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''Iravin Nizhal'' () is a 2022 Indian
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written, produced, co-edited and directed by R. Parthiban under the banner Akira Productions and
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. The film stars Radhakrishnan Parthiban, Brigida Saga, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Robo Shankar, Sai Priyanka Ruth in the lead roles. The background score and music for the film is composed by
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and the film has six songs. It is touted to
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single shot film. The film entered the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records for being the first Asian non-linear single-shot film. Released on July 15, 2022, the film received positive reviews from critics and audiences. At the 69th National Film Awards the film won the award for Best Female Playback Singer for
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for the song "Mayava Chayava".


Plot

The film opens with Nandu, a film financier, learning that the cops are about to arrest him, and making a run, with a gun, which he hopes to use ostensibly on Paramaanandha, a fake godman, who is one of those to have put him in this precarious position. As he waits at the godman's dilapidated ashram, he recounts his eventful life, the people who pushed him into darkness, his sins and the one flicker of light that's still part of his life. His birth resulted from his mother's extramarital affair with their landowner. She's murdered by her husband in a jealous rage. He's raised by neighbours until he runs away aged 10. After being raped by a cop, he's given refuge by a trans-woman, who uses him to deal marijuana. At 18 he falls in love with a girl who seems to reciprocate his feelings, but ends up cheating on him for money, breaking his heart. Then he falls in love with Chilakkamma, a devout girl who reciprocates his feelings. They marry and set up a small shop with the help of a trader who encourages him to get involved in the hawala trade which he's forced to quit when the law catches up, rendering him unable to pay loan sharks who abuse his wife causing her to kill herself. He seeks refuge at the fake godman's ashram, where he's soon disillusioned upon discovering the latter's true colours. An acolyte who was the godman's consort Prema Kumari exposes him, getting him arrested, to get his wealth. Upon discovering this, Nandu, who has a subsequent affair with, and impregnates her, demands half of it, and kills her when she refuses. He's then haunted by the cries of the unborn foetus. He then becomes a notorious loan shark. He coerces one of his debtors into marrying him and has a daughter Arputha on whom he showers his love. His wife eventually warms to him. But when they find out that a debtor of his killed himself along with his family due to his harassment, they leave him. Nandu reflects on all this, and out of guilt, pain and hopelessness he shoots himself dead.


Cast


Production


Development

The film was announced by director R. Parthiban on 1 January 2020 with a poster coinciding with the New Year stating that the film would be produced under his production venture in single shot. However, the film took off late a year later due to the commitments of Parthiban in Mani Ratnam's highly anticipated long-awaited film ''
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'' and also due to the impact of the
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Cast and crew

The film marked the first collaboration between R. Parthiban and A. R. Rahman. Parthiban insisted that he and A. R. Rahman were supposed to work for a film titled ''Yelelo'' in 2001 but the film was shelved or dropped for unknown reasons. Parthiban also revealed that he wanted to make a film of this nature after gaining the confidence from his previous directorial ''Oththa Seruppu Size 7''. Arthur A. Wilson was roped in as the cinematographer of the film. Kunal Rajan was roped in as the Supervising sound Designer and Audiography was done by AM Studios Sivakumar . The film crew includes music composer
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, Craig Mann who worked as a Supervising sound editor for the film, and Cottalango Leon worked as a VFX supervisor for the film.


Filming

The film was shot entirely in a single take with 136228 frames but the filmmakers incurred a huge budget for the filmmaking. The production team installed 50 sets in 75 acre land in OMR and the film was shot with a non-linear narrative. A rehearsal was also done for about 90 days prior to the shooting of the film.


Music

The music for the film is composed by
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. Parthiban himself had stated that Rahman was roped in not to give viral hits; but to rather give an album filled with evergreen songs. A single from the music album was released in the presence of A.R. Rahman on 1 May 2022, coinciding with the International Labour Day. The official audio launch of the film was held in
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on 5 June 2022 in the presence of
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and
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.


Marketing

On 2 February 2022, the filmmakers released a video clip from the film and the first look poster was unveiled on 19 March 2022 by veteran director
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in his official
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handle, which was also later unveiled by
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in Twitter. The official teaser of the film was released on 1 May 2022 in
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coinciding with the
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Release


Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 15 July 2022 along with Ram Pothineni’s starrer '' The Warriorr'' which was released one day before the film.


Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were bought by
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, while the satellite rights of the film has been sold to
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. The film was digitally streamed through the streaming platform from 1 November 2022. The film was telecast through Kalaignar TV on 25 June 2023.


Reception

Director
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heaped praise on the film calling it as a lighthouse to Tamil cinema. Ganesh Aaglave of ''Firstpost'' after reviewing the film wrote "Courage and foolishness sail in the same boat. If an idea works, the ideator will be hailed as a trailblazer. And if it doesn’t work, the ideator will be called a fool. It’s as simple as that. And since Iravin Nizhal comes with many labels attached to it, I’d say it’s a courageous project. It’d have been a better movie, however, if the story had more depth than a two-litre water bottle." Srivatsan S of ''
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'' after reviewing the film wrote "Nevertheless, Parthiban does dare to dream big. He seems to enjoy taking risks, outdoing himself. Keep daring, Parthiban." Manoj Kumar R of ''
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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars stating that "Parthiban has a reputation to keep. He is expected to do something different every time he makes a movie. And so he keeps inventing new ways to tell a story. But, it seems he isn’t changing the story much. He is just changing the way he tells it." Bhavana Sharma of ''
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'' rated 3 out of 5 and wrote "The captain of the ship has done a good job as a director and actor as well. Though there are certain ups and downs in the story, impressive filmmaking is something that you will get bowled over." M Suganth of ''
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'' gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated "There are several moments when you marvel at the smoothness with which the scenes transition from one time period to the next. Parthiban also uses music (AR Rahman, whose stirring score is like a ray of light in this film's dark world) sound effects cleverly to make us forget that entire film has been shot in one place, inside the huge set that we are shown in the making-of video. In that sense, this 'project' is definitely a success as Parthiban achieves what he set out to do." Saibal Chatterjee of ''
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'' wrote "But in the end, in terms of its style and spunk, Iravin Nizhal ploughs its own distinct furrow. It is a movie unlike any other." R. Krishnakumar of ''
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "Parthiban sets the episodic flashbacks to good pace, their staging elevated by a terrific score from A R Rahman." Bharathy Singaravel of ''
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'' rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Iravin Nizhal is at the least a crashing bore; at the worst, single-take magic aside, a noxious mix of misogyny and self-indulgence." Soundarya Athimuthu of ''
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'' rated 3 out of 5 stars and called the film "A phenomenal addition to Parthiban's unique list of films". A critic for ''Behindwoods'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Strong performances, technical prowess and Parthiban's craziness makes Iravin Nizhal a film you shouldn't miss!" Gopinath Rajendran of ''
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote " The film shows that with excellent workmanship and technological mastery, the boundaries of storytelling and filmmaking can be pushed to great limits—and sometimes, even if the story isn’t great, this is its own type of gratification." A critic for ''India Herald'' wrote that "In that regard, this "enterprise" is unquestionably a success because parthiban accomplishes his goals." Vijaya Shankar of ''
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'' rated the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that "Iravin Nizhal too comes with its flaws like its protagonist Nandhu but is an impressive experiment with technical mastery and unconventional storytelling from a filmmaker who always wants to give the audience something new and unique, which needs to be appreciated." ''
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'' rated the film 42 out of 100.


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* {{Radhakrishnan Parthiepan Films scored by A. R. Rahman Films directed by R. Parthiban 2022 thriller films 2022 films Indian nonlinear narrative films One-shot films