Nirangal Moondru review: This Atharvaa-starrer suffers from bland narration

Movies By Th inkal Menon Nov 21, 2024 Read the article

Director Karthick Naren’s last two films were direct-to-OTT projects. With Nirangal Moondru, he got a theatrical release after a four-year hiatus.

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Rahman joining hands with the filmmaker after the latter’s debut vehicle Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) was considered as one of the reasons behind the film’s hype.

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Sarath Kumar playing a key role was another factor to look forward to in this thriller flick starring Atharvaa in the lead.

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Atharvaa is apt in the role of an ambitious filmmaker who is at a crossroads, owing to personal reasons.

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However, the character should have been fleshed out more for the audience to connect to his woes on a personal level.

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Nirangal Moondru isn’t the film one expects from Karthick Naren who made a stellar debut in 2016.

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With the non-linear narration he resorted to in this thriller flick, he could have created wonders had he focused more on the screenplay and conflicts of each character.

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