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Filmi Score
Good
6 reviews
58
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Critics call this remake of Article 15 solid and hard-hitting, crediting Udhayanidhi's committed performance and sharp writing, but many find it thinner and more predictable, with the original's political bite and atmosphere lost along the way.
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Summary
Nenjuku Needhi (2022, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on SonyLIV in India.
An upright city-bred IPS officer investigates a mysterious case of three missing Dalit girls in a rural part of Tamil Nadu. While two are found dead, one is missing without any trace. Can he crack the case and get hold of the culprits?
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Arunraja Kamaraj · written by Arunraja Kamaraj & Anubhav Sinha & Tamizharasan Pachamuthu · music Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Arunraja KamarajDirector · Writer
Anubhav SinhaWriter
Tamizharasan PachamuthuWriter
Dhibu Ninan ThomasMusic
Dinesh Krishnan B.Cinematography
Antony L. RubenEditing
Udhayanidhi StalinLead
Tanya Ravichandran
Aari Arjuna
Shivani Rajashekar
Yamini Chander
Suresh Chakravarthy
Mayilsamy
Abdool Lee
Saravanan
Ilavarasu
Ramesh Thilak
Sayaji Shinde
Full crew
SoundG. Suren · S. Alagia Koothan
Production designVinoth Rajkumar · Lalgudi N. Ilayaraja
CostumeAnu Vardhan
ChoreographyLeelavathi Kumar
LyricsYugabharathi · Arunraja Kamaraj
ActionStunner Sam
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Summary
An upright city-bred IPS officer investigates a mysterious case of three missing Dalit girls in a rural part of Tamil Nadu. While two are found dead, one is missing without any trace. Can he crack the case and get hold of the culprits?
Nenjuku Needhi (2022, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on SonyLIV in India.
Where to watch
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What the critics said
6 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 6 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
20 May 2022
விகடன் அணி இயக்குனர் அருண்ராஜாவின் தழுவலைப் பாராட்டுகிறது — வசனங்கள், நடிப்பு, ஒளிப்பதிவு பலம் என்கிறது; ஆனால் தேர்தல் அரசியல் காட்சிகள்… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Logesh Balachandran · 20 May 2022
Nenjuku Needhi Movie Review: A deeply-affecting and powerful film on caste disparities and inequality Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Ashameera Aiyappan · 20 May 2022
Nenjukku Needhi movie review: Udhayanidhi's towering presence rules in this solid remake of Anubhav Sinha's Article 15-Entertainment News , Firstpost Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 78
60
Praveen Sudevan · 20 May 2022
Sudevan finds the remake competent but thinner than Article 15: Udhayanidhi's restrained turn and the Tamil Nadu-specific caste texture land well,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
48
20 May 2022
Mint Lounge finds Nenjukku Needhi a faithful but uninspired remake, well-intentioned yet undercut by an inauthentic, inconsistent protagonist and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
33
Bharathy Singaravel · 20 May 2022
Singaravel argues the remake repeats Article 15's saviour-complex, trauma-as-spectacle failures, using Ambedkar and Periyar as political dressing… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
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What did critics say about Nenjuku Needhi?
Nenjuku Needhi has a Filmi Score of 58 (Good), the mean of 6 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (The News Minute) to 80 (Ananda Vikatan). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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