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Nenjuku Needhi

  • 2022
  • 2h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.7K
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Suresh Chakravarthi, Aari Arujunan, Udhayanidhi Stalin, and Tanya S Ravichandran in Nenjuku Needhi (2022)
An upright city-bred police officer launches an attack against the caste system after caste-based discrimination and other crimes are dismissed.
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An upright city-bred police officer launches an attack against the caste system after caste-based discrimination and other crimes are dismissed.An upright city-bred police officer launches an attack against the caste system after caste-based discrimination and other crimes are dismissed.An upright city-bred police officer launches an attack against the caste system after caste-based discrimination and other crimes are dismissed.

  • Director
    • Arunraja Kamaraj
  • Writers
    • Arunraja Kamaraj
    • Tamizharasan Pachamuthu
    • Anubhav Sinha
  • Stars
    • Aari Arujunan
    • Suresh Chakravarthi
    • Kevin Fernandez
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arunraja Kamaraj
    • Writers
      • Arunraja Kamaraj
      • Tamizharasan Pachamuthu
      • Anubhav Sinha
    • Stars
      • Aari Arujunan
      • Suresh Chakravarthi
      • Kevin Fernandez
    • 26User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Aari Arujunan
    • Kumaran
    Suresh Chakravarthi
    • Inspector Sundaram Iyer
    Kevin Fernandez
    • S.vijayaraghavan's friend
    • (credit only)
    Ilavarasu
    Ilavarasu
    • Sub-Inspector Malaichami
    Sivaangi Krishnakumar
    Abdool Lee
    Abdool Lee
    • Vasan
    Mayilsamy
    Mayilsamy
    • Villalan
    Pasupathi Raj
    • Moorthy
    Shivani Rajashekar
    • Kurinji
    Shivathmika Rajashekar
    Jeeva Ravi
    • Superintendent of Police
    Tanya S Ravichandran
    Tanya S Ravichandran
    • Adhithi Vijayaraghvan
    • (as Tanya)
    Saravanan
    • Constable Natraj
    Udhayanidhi Stalin
    Udhayanidhi Stalin
    • S. Vijayaraghavan
    Ramesh Thilak
    Ramesh Thilak
    • Venkat
    Ravi Venkatraman
    • Kesavan
    • Director
      • Arunraja Kamaraj
    • Writers
      • Arunraja Kamaraj
      • Tamizharasan Pachamuthu
      • Anubhav Sinha
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    User reviews26

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    10prajabhadhanav

    Born equal ❤💯

    Everyone should watch this movie.

    Perfect remake Arunraja kamaraj 💯💥🔥 BGM 🔥 Udhay Anna acting perfect for the role 2022 best movie Some will give negative reviews 🤣 , they won't accept this type kind of movie because it tell story line (everyone are born equal ) .
    10chellapandidani

    Much needed movie!

    Dialogues are razor sharp. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. This movie portrays the ground reality of cast hierarchy. Director doesn't compromise to show about cast reality. But its really weird why people are not celebrating this movie who celebrated Pariyerum Perumal and Asuran in past. This is one of gem in Tamil cinema industry and it needs to be appreciated. Best part of the movie is smooth narration without unhurried. I really love this movie.
    vijayvenkat-72613

    Remakes are mostly bad

    Usually its a Tamil movie they take and remake it into a bad movie in other language but Kollywood played uno reverse and they took a fantastic movie (Article 15) and made this mediocre movie. I have seen Article 15 first and then tried to watch this movie, it was very difficult. Udhayanidhi Stalin acting did not convince me it was ok and I preferred Ayushman Kurana's acting. I know the movie is slow paced but after the interval it got way slower than its Hindi counterpart. Inspector Sundaram role played by Suresh Chakravarthy did a good job he made everyone hate him. The cinematography was nice, I kind of like the dark themed colors throughout. Music in the movie was good. Arunraja Kamaraj is a nice director but I think he missed the mark in this movie.
    5ngandacinema

    Inspiring dialogues, cliche story

    Many scripts are being recycled these days without adding a new touch 😔 It's fantastic to tell stories on casteism but if the main point is to glorify the lead actor, then the purpose is defeated...

    DELICIOUS

    ---The dialogues in Nenjuku Needhi were impressive and inspirational. We actually wrote down some of the lines :)

    Arunraja Kamaraj (the writer) intentionally challenged the status quo by raising valuable questions on patriotism and highlighting the hypocrisy of the caste system/division within the same caste.

    -A big applause to the art director & team for the realistic environments produced, especially the police station flooded by the septic tank

    -The supporting cast and background actors 'held the ship together'. They were engaging and dynamic in their performances, big ups to Suresh Chakravarthy and Ilavarasu

    -The handheld camera movements intensified the melancholic mood of each scene notably during the beating and fighting segments

    BLAND

    ---The typical issue with movies on casteism is the glorification of the lead actor. Udhayanidhi Stalin was portrayed as this messianic figure who came to town in order to blow a new wind of change.

    He was the ideal police officer who enforced law & justice and was a savior to the weak & lowly

    -Udhayanidhi Stalin and his wife Adithi (Tanya Ravichandran) mostly had a one-note facial expression throughout the movie

    -Are movies about casteism made more for publicity's sake or to revolutionize people's attitudes?

    The majority of these films don't even use actual low-caste individuals as lead actors or supporting cast. It's as if they're just showcasing the wrongs of society without truly being the change.
    4saru2020

    so artificial, does fit TN

    Untouchability is an offence and it is still being practised in many regions across India but majorly in the northern side of the country only this film is a remake of the Hindi film, it feels very unnatural and doesn't seem to fit into the Tamilnadu's context, hence the attempt of this remake itself should've been discussed upfront before jumping into the making.

    This film somehow felt like being directed by pa. Ranjith at a certain point because of this factor of untouchability & fight b/w upper & lower middle-class people. I just don't get the fact of why these directors are making such non-sensical flicks and spreading negativity, there is always a good & bad thing with any given event, these guys take only the bad part of the event and try to make films for their own purpose but claim outside that they're making it to make the society aware of it just for the sake of it. I have a totally opposite opinion to that, I'd say that if these assholes stop making such a nuisance, the society would eventually forget the caste system itself and finally become one but it doesn't look like they're willing to let the society change.

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2022 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Ради справедливости
    • Production company
      • Bayview Projects
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      • $17,110
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      2 hours 18 minutes
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      • 2.39 : 1

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