Nellai Santhippu
{{short description|2012 Tamil film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nellai Santhippu
| image =
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| director = K.B.B. Naveen
| producer = Thirumalai
| writer = K.B.B. Naveen
M. G. Kanniyappan (dialogues)
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Rohith
- Bhushan
- Megha Nair
- Devika
}}
| music = Yugendran
| cinematography = Seviloraja
| editing = K.B.B. Naveen
| studio = T. Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|9|18}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
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Nellai Santhippu ({{Translation|Tirunelveli meeting}}) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by K.B.B. Naveen and starring Rohith, Bhushan, Megha Nair, and Devika.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Rohith
- Bhushan
- Megha Nair as Lalitha
- Devika Madhav as Manju
- P. L. Thenappan
- Saravana Subbiah as Sethu
- Shankarguru Raja
- Yogi Devaraj as Annachi
- Mayilsamy as a textile seller{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/09/14122211/Nellai-santhippu-tamil-movie-r.vpf|title=நெல்லை சந்திப்பு|date=14 September 2012|website=maalaimalar.com}}
- Lakshmy Ramakrishnan as a doctor
- Meera Krishnan
- Babilona
- Dinakaran Devaraj
}}
Production
K.B.B.Naveen, who worked as an assistant director to K. S. Ravikumar, made his directorial debut with this film. The film is produced by Thirumalai. Newcomer Rohith plays the lead while P. L. Thenappan plays the antagonist. The film was shot in Tirunelveli.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-nellai-santhippu/article3387504.ece|title=Audio Beat: Nellai Santhippu|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 May 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}} The other lead roles are played by newcomer Bhushan, Megha Nair, and Devika while Saravana Subbiah plays an important role.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/The-making-of-Nellai-Santhippu/articleshow/7247466.cms|title=The making of 'Nellai Santhippu'!|newspaper=The Times of India|last=Manigandan|first=KR|date=18 January 2011|access-date=20 June 2021}}
Soundtrack
The songs are composed by Yugendran.
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| Song
! Lyricist(s) ! Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| "Idhuthane Engal Veedu" | Andal Priyadarshini | Prasanna, Yugendran |
| "Kalavani Kalavani" | M. G. Kanniappan | Mukesh Mohamed, Anuradha Sriram |
| "Kannamuchi Kannamuchi" | Eknath | Yugendran, Rita |
| "Vizhigalil Udhiruthe" | Anbudan Buhari | Vijay Yesudas, Bala Abirami |
| "Manitha Manitha" | K. B. B. Naveen, D. J. Kumar | Yugendran |
Release
The Times of India gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "The fairly engaging script even helps gloss over the fact that the lead actors can't emote".{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/nellai-santhippu/movie-review/16393095.cms|title=Nellai Santhippu Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Nellai Santhippu by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India }} The New Indian Express wrote that "The knot did have the potential to turn into an engaging thriller, but fails".{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/sep/18/nellai-santhippu-tamil-407418.html|title='Nellai Santhippu' (Tamil)|website=The New Indian Express|date=18 September 2012 }} A critic from Dinamalar praised the story, but criticized the below par execution.