''Natchathiram Nagargiradhu'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film directed by Pa. Ranjith, starring

Dushara Vijayan Dushara Vijayan (born 14 October 1997) is an Indian actress who is known for her works in Tamil cinema. She made her debut in the Tamil film '' Bodhai Yeri Budhi Maari'' (2019), and gained recognition for her performances in '' Sarpatta Paramba ...

Kalidas Jayaram Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film '' Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal'' (2000) ...

and

Kalaiyarasan Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan (born 20 February 1986) is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry along with few Malayalam films. He has collaborated with directors Mysskin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for ...

Tenma Tenma, known as ASTRO-B before launch (COSPAR 1983-011A, SATCAT 13829), was a Japanese X-ray astronomy X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical obje ...

replaced Ranjith's regular,

Santhosh Narayanan Santhosh Narayanan (born 15 May 1983) is an Indian film composer and musician who has predominately worked in Tamil cinema, while also having some Telugu and Malayalam films to his credit. He is known for his collaborations with Pa. Ranjith ...

, as the music composer for the film. ''Natchathiram Nagargiradhu'' was released worldwide in theatres on 31 August 2022.

Plot

As a motley theatre troupe sets out to stage a play about love, the drama reaches new heights as attitudes around sexuality and castes begin to clash.

Cast

Production

In 2021, it was reported that Ranjith's next film after the action film '' Sarpatta Parambarai'' would be a romance, titled ''Natchathiram Nagargiradhu''. Filming concluded that December. Transgender actress Sherin Celin Mathew, who played Sylvia in the film, died by suicide on 17 May 2022 in Kochi.

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 31 August 2022.

Home media

The film's streaming rights were bought by

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

. The film began streaming there from 28 September 2022.

Reception

M Suganth of

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

rated the film with 3.5/5 stars stating, "Several blending of forms like love, caste, honour killings and music, actually gives the film a vibe that is very new-age, and makes it an experience that shouldn't be missed". Krishna Selvaseelan of ''

Tamil Guardian ''Tamil Guardian'' is an online, English language news site based in London. Published internationally for over 20 years, the media site was originally published as a print broadsheet newspaper in English from the UK and Canada. It has run op-eds ...

'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, “‘''NN''’ is the first chapter of the New Testament for the portrayal of love in Tamil cinema. Pa Ranjith has only continued to impress me with every subsequent film.” Director

Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to films, the Government of France made him a Knight of the Ordre ...

posted that "the uncensored version of the film is like the director's (Pa.Ranjith) chaotic mind, where so many of his identities are having conversations and conflicting with each other, but want to be in order". Kashyap concluded that it was his favourite film of Ranjith's, so far.

References

External links

* {{Pa. Ranjith 2020s Indian films 2020s romantic musical films 2020s Tamil-language films 2022 LGBTQ-related films Films about honor killing Films about the caste system in India Films directed by Pa. Ranjith Indian LGBTQ-related films Indian romantic musical films Tamil-language Indian films 2022 musical films