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Nenjuku Needhi

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ASP Officer Vijay Araghavan gets transferred to the village of Pollachi, where he is shocked to see the caste differences amongst the villagers. He soon learns that three girls, belonging to an oppressed class, are being sexually abused by someone from the village. Soon, news travels of two girls hanging from a tree, and one girl still missing. Racing against time, ASP Vijay continues to investigate and search for Sathya, the missing girl. Along the way he faces a lot of opposition and demands to cease his investigation. Despite the hardships, Vijay learns about the sordid details in the village. Eventually, the missing girl's sister, Kurinji, confesses to ASP Vijay that the minister's brother-in-law, Gunasekaran, is involved in this. As the investigation moves forward, Vijay unravels a nefarious nexus, and at last with the help of the villagers and fellow police officers, Vijay is able to bring peace and balance to the village.

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Film Companion Staff Film Companion Unlike Article 15, which attempts to be as grounded and minimal for us to learn about the complex caste relations, its remake Nenjuku Needhi is amplified and slides into melodrama ever too often, portraying things in sharp black and white. May 27, 2022 Full Review Ranjani Krishnakumar Film Companion In the context of Tamil cinema’s history of anti-caste films, Nenjuku Needhi, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin, is rather weak. May 27, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis ASP Officer Vijay Araghavan gets transferred to the village of Pollachi, where he is shocked to see the caste differences amongst the villagers. He soon learns that three girls, belonging to an oppressed class, are being sexually abused by someone from the village. Soon, news travels of two girls hanging from a tree, and one girl still missing. Racing against time, ASP Vijay continues to investigate and search for Sathya, the missing girl. Along the way he faces a lot of opposition and demands to cease his investigation. Despite the hardships, Vijay learns about the sordid details in the village. Eventually, the missing girl's sister, Kurinji, confesses to ASP Vijay that the minister's brother-in-law, Gunasekaran, is involved in this. As the investigation moves forward, Vijay unravels a nefarious nexus, and at last with the help of the villagers and fellow police officers, Vijay is able to bring peace and balance to the village.
Director
Arunraja Kamaraj
Screenwriter
Anubhav Sinha
Distributor
ZEE Studios International
Production Co
Bayview Projects
Genre
Drama, Crime, Action
Original Language
Tamil
Release Date (Theaters)
May 20, 2022, Limited
Runtime
2h 18m