Ninaivellam Neeyada
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| director = Aadhiraajan
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| producer = Royal Babu
| starring = {{plainlist|*Prajin
- Manisha Yadav
- Sinamika
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| cinematography = Raja Bhattacharjee
| editing = Ashish
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio =Lekha Theatres
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| released ={{Film date|df=yes|2024|2|23}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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Ninaivellam Neeyada ({{Translation|All my thoughts are about you}}) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Aadhiraajan and starring Prajin, Manisha Yadav and Sinamika.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/prajin-manisha-yadavs-ninaivellam-neeyada-teaser/articleshow/107330967.cms|title=Prajin & Manisha Yadav's 'Ninaivellam Neeyada' teaser|date=1 February 2024|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 April 2024|archive-date=17 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417080446/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/prajin-manisha-yadavs-ninaivellam-neeyada-teaser/articleshow/107330967.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/manisha-yadav-to-star-opposite-prajin-in-a-romantic-drama/articleshow/88542480.cms|title=Manisha Yadav to star opposite Prajin in a romantic drama|date=28 December 2021|work= The Times of India}} The film was released to mixed to negative reviews.
Cast
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- Prajin as Goutham
- Manisha Yadav as Anandhi
- Sinamika as Haritha (Malarvizhi)
- Sri Priyanka as real Malarvizhi
- Rohit as younger Goutham
- Yuvalakshmi as younger Malarvizhi
- Redin Kingsley
- Manobala
- Jangiri Madhumitha
- R. V. Udayakumar as psychiatrist
- Muthuraman
- P. L. Thenappan as Anandhi's father
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Production
As of February 2022, seventy percent of the shooting was completed in Chennai.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ninaivellam-neeyada-first-look-poster-launched/articleshow/89564771.cms|title='Ninaivellam Neeyada' first look poster launched|date=14 February 2022|work=The Times of India}} Filming was wrapped in September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ninaivellam-neeyada-shooting-wrapped-up/articleshow/93927571.cms|title='Ninaivellam Neeyada' shooting wrapped up|date=1 September 2022|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 April 2024|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221140114/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ninaivellam-neeyada-shooting-wrapped-up/articleshow/93927571.cms|url-status=live}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film features the song "Idhayame Idhayame" written by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/yuvan-sings-a-song-penned-and-composed-by-llaiyaraaja/articleshow/89704562.cms|title=Yuvan sings a song penned and composed by llaiyaraaja|date=21 February 2022|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 April 2024|archive-date=17 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417080451/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/yuvan-sings-a-song-penned-and-composed-by-llaiyaraaja/articleshow/89704562.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/yuvan-shankar-raja-sings-a-song-for-ninaivellam-neeyada-which-is-penned-by-his-father-ilaiyaraaja/articleshow/89703979.cms|title=Yuvan Shankar Raja sings a song for 'Ninaivellam Neeyada' which is penned by his father Ilaiyaraaja|date=20 February 2022|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 April 2024|archive-date=17 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417080446/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/yuvan-shankar-raja-sings-a-song-for-ninaivellam-neeyada-which-is-penned-by-his-father-ilaiyaraaja/articleshow/89703979.cms|url-status=live}}
Reception
A critic from The Times of India rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "Ninaivellam Neeyada is basically an overlong romantic drama that goes on and on and on. The film just doesn't come to an end, and a reason for that is the completely unwarranted songs that's poorly integrated into the screenplay".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ninaivellam-neeyada/movie-review/107964523.cms|title=Ninaivellam Neeyada Movie Review : An overlong romantic drama filled with superfluous and silly moments|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-date=9 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309020733/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ninaivellam-neeyada/movie-review/107964523.cms|url-status=live}} A critic from Maalai Malar rated the film three out of five stars and praised the film's unique setup with romance during two different periods including school days, the acting the music, cinematography and the editing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/ninaivellam-neeyada-157907|title=Ninaivellam Neeyada|date=23 February 2024|website=www.maalaimalar.com|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-date=27 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327200252/https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/ninaivellam-neeyada-157907|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|15561918}}, [https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/ninaivellam-neeyada.html Filmibeat]