Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam
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| Directed by | Dhanush |
| Written by | Dhanush |
| Produced by | Dhanush Kasthuri Raja Vijayalakshmi Kasthuri |
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| Cinematography | Leon Britto |
| Edited by | Prasanna GK |
| Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production companies | Wunderbar Films RK Production |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam (shortened as NEEK, transl. Girl, why is the moon angry with me?) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film co-written, directed, and produced by Dhanush, jointly with Kasthuri Raja and Vijayalakshmi Kasthuri, under Wunderbar Films and RK Production. It stars an ensemble cast of Mathew Thomas, Anikha Surendran, Priya Prakash Varrier, Pavish, Venkatesh Menon, Rabiya Khatoon, and Ramya Ranganathan.
Initially, Soundarya Rajinikanth was to direct the film, announced in 2016, with Dhanush in the lead role, but it failed to materialise. Later, Dhanush borrowed the script and planned to direct it himself. It was revived and announced in December 2023, under the tentative title DD3, as it is Dhanush's third directorial film, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced the same month. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Leon Britto, and editing by Prasanna GK.
Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam is scheduled to release theatrically on 21 December 2024.
Cast[edit]
- Mathew Thomas as Arjun
- Anikha Surendran as Neethu
- Priya Prakash Varrier as Priya
- Pavish as Karthik
- Venkatesh Menon as Venky
- Rabiya Khatoon as Rubina vincent
- Ramya Ranganathan as Ramya
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On 27 September 2016, Soundarya Rajinikanth announced her next directional titled Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam, produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under V Creations and starring her brother-in-law Dhanush in the lead role.[1] Actresses Kajal Aggarwal, Manjima Mohan and Sonam Kapoor were approached to pair alongside Dhanush in the film. Soon after, however, the project failed to materialise. Soundarya, Thanu and Dhanush began instead working together on a sequel for the 2014 film Velaiilla Pattadhari, which became Velaiilla Pattadhari 2.[2]
On 24 December 2023, Christmas Eve, Dhanush's production house Wunderbar Films and his father Kasthuri Raja and mother Vijayalakshmi Kasthuri's production house RK Production officially announced that they would produce Dhanush's third directorial film after Pa Paandi (2017) and D50. It was revealed that the project was the dropped venture that was to be done by Soundarya, Dhanush and Thanu. Along with the title of the film, principal cast and crew were announced, where the cast consists of Pavish, Anikha Surendran in her second collaboration with Dhanush after D50, Priya Prakash Varrier, Mathew Thomas in his second Tamil film after Leo (2023), Venkatesh Menon, Rabiya Khatoon and Ramya Ranganathan, and the crew consists of cinematographer Leon Britto, editor Prasanna GK, music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, production designer Jackie, visual director and costume designer Kavya Sriram and publicity designer Kabilan.[3][4] The film's title was derived from a song from Policekaran Magal (1962).[5]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography commenced with the first schedule on 16 December 2023.[6]
Release[edit]
Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam is scheduled for a theatrical release on 21 December 2024.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Soundarya Rajinikanth joins hands with Kabali producer, announces second film". The Indian Express. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Soundarya Rajinikanth to direct Dhanush in VIP 2". The Hindu. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Dhanush's 3rd directorial titled 'Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam'". The Times of India. 24 December 2023. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ #NEEK - Official Motion Poster | Dhanush | Pavish | Anikha Surendran | Priya Varrier | G.V Prakash. Wunderbar Films. 24 December 2023. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam: Dhanush unveils motion poster of his third directorial venture". The Indian Express. 25 December 2023. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Dhanush's third directorial shoot is under process; lead and supporting cast revealed". The Times of India. 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Dhanush announces his third directorial venture, shares release date". The Indian Express. 22 December 2023. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
