''Navarasa Thilagam'' is a 2016 Indian
Tamil
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-language
comedy film
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directed by Kamran, starring
Ma Ka Pa Anand
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and
Srushti Dange
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. Produced by Sudharshan Vembatty, the film began production in early 2015 and released in February 2016.
Cast
Production
Ma Ka Pa Anand shot for the film simultaneously alongside his commitments for ''
Panjumittai
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'', ''Atti'' and ''Deepavali Thuppakki''. The film was predominantly shot in
Pollachi
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and was completed by September 2015. Songs were also shot in
Kutralam and
Thenkasi
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. The lead pair refused to shoot a kissing scene in the film, and stated that the director failed to disclose the shot in the original narration of the script.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
Siddharth Vipin.
Critical reception
M. Suganth of ''
The Times of India
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'' wrote, "Navarasa Thilagam is a film that thinks of itself as a comedy while not making an effort to be one. The writing is quite bland (there is zero effort in building up the central romantic track) and the narrative predictable (we even get a hapless 'foreign mapillai'), and it is left to the cast to shore up the film." Malini Mannath of ''
The New Indian Express
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'' wrote, "The screenplay is more verbal in its take. The script may have seemed good on paper, but on the screen it falls flat. If only it had some punch and was crafted more interestingly
.Navarasa Thilagam is, at most, a promising effort from a debutant maker." ''
Sify
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'' wrote "Overall, Navarasa Thilagam is a damp squib and the joke is only on us!."
References
External links
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2010s Indian films
2010s Tamil-language films
2016 comedy films
2016 directorial debut films
2016 films
Films scored by Siddharth Vipin
Films set in Tamil Nadu
Films shot in Pollachi
Films shot in Tamil Nadu
Indian comedy films
Tamil-language comedy films
Tamil-language Indian films