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Nirangal Moondru (transl. Three Shades) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren. The film stars Atharvaa in the lead role alongside R. Sarathkumar and Rahman in important roles. The film also features Ammu Abhirami, Dushyanth Jayaprakash, Murali Radhakrishnan, John Vijay, Santhana Bharathi, Chinni Jayanth and others in supporting roles. The film is produced by K. Karunamoorthi under his Ayngaran International banner. The technical crew consists of Tijo Tomy as the cinematographer, Sreejith Sarang as the editor and Jakes Bejoy as the music composer.
Nirangal Moondru was released in theatres on 22 November 2024.




Cast


Atharvaa as Vetri
R. Sarathkumar as Inspector K. Selvam
Rahman as Vasanth
Ammu Abhirami as Parvathy
Dushyanth Jayaprakash as Sri
Murali Radhakrishnan
Sha Ra
John Vijay
Santhana Bharathi
Snehan
Chinni Jayanth
Vaiyapuri




Production






= Development

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In early December 2021, it was reported that Atharvaa would be joining hands with Karthick Naren for his next project. In late December, it was reported that the 'Ponniyin Selvan' duo R. Sarathkumar and Rahman will play crucial roles in the film, thereby marking Rahman's second collaboration with Naren after Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016). On the occasion of New Year, Karthick Naren offficially announced the project with the tentative title Production #25 and confirmed the genre of the film to be a hyperlink thriller. The next day, the title Nirangal Moondru was revealed, with the title referring to the three shades - black, white and grey that exists within every human being. The film also features Ammu Abhirami, Dushyanth Jayaprakash, Murali Radhakrishnan, John Vijay, Santhana Bharathi, Chinni Jayanth and others in supporting roles.
The film is produced by K. Karunamoorthi under his Ayngaran International banner. The technical crew consists of Tijo Tomy as the cinematographer, Sreejith Sarang as the editor, Jakes Bejoy as the music composer and Don Ashok as the stunt choreographer.




= Filming

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Principal photography began on 5 January 2022 in Chennai after a formal puja ceremony. The entire filming was planned to be carried out in Chennai and was wrapped on 1 May 2022.




= Post-production

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The dubbing process was completed on 7 January 2023. On 4 June 2023, the makers announced that the re-recording session had begun.




Music



The soundtrack and background is composed by Jakes Bejoy in his third collaboration with Karthick Naren after Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) and Mafia: Chapter 1 (2020). The first single "Megham Pol Aagi" was released on 3 January 2024.




Release






= Theatrical

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Nirangal Moondru was released in theatres on 22 November 2024. The film has received a U/A certification by the Central Board of Film Certification.




Reception


Abhinav Subramanian of Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Nirangal Moondru is an interesting movie, but the human nature aspect of it could have been more powerful if they showed it through natural progression, rather than an abrupt shift in the latter portions." Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Nirangal Moondru builds everything to a technicolour explosion of emotions, only to end up as a gentle nudge in black-and-white." Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Nirangal Moondru sets out to be a film that wants to explore the human psyche. But with some disjoined pieces of narrative, and a hyperlink screenplay, falls short of being an intriguing thriller with a deserving payoff."
Narayani M of Cinema Express gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Nirangal Moondru allows its characters to breathe, and it takes its time to reach the finish line when the worlds collide and rapid twists are unveiled. In spite of these, the writing never allows the stories to go deeper into the soul of the film, leaving little to no impact on the viewer." Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Nirangal Moondru would have worked better as an anthology of three different stories arriving at the same morals about the importance of parenting."
Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "Even if Nirangal Moondru might not pass with flying colours, it’s a step on the right path for its young director, who is more adept at working with high-concept scripts than high-flying stars, for that’s what brings out his true colours as a filmmaker."




References






External links


Nirangal Moondru at IMDb

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• Nirangal Moondru
• Atharvaa
• Karthick Naren
• List of Tamil films of 2024
• Jakes Bejoy
• Kapil Kapilan
• R. Sarathkumar filmography
• Rahman (actor)
• Thamarai filmography
• Ayngaran International