Indru Netru Naalai

Indru Netru Naalai (lit. 'Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow') is a 2015 Tamil-language Indian science fiction comedy film[2] written and directed by R. Ravikumar in his debut feature. The film is jointly produced by Thirukumaran Entertainment and Studio Green,[3] and features Vishnu Vishal and Miya in the lead while Karunakaran, T. M. Karthik and Jayaprakash play supporting roles.[4][5] The film received positive reviews from critics and became a box office hit.

Indru Netru Naalai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. Ravikumar
Produced by
Written byR. Ravikumar
Starring
Music byHiphop Tamizha
CinematographyA. Vasanth
Edited byLeo John Paul
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Abi & Abi Pictures
  • Dream Factory
Release date
  • 26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
[1]
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

In the year 2065, a scientist (Arya) invents a time machine. To prove its capability, he sends it back in time to 2015, programming it to return within forty seconds. However, the machine does not return.

The time machine is seen by three people in 2015 — Elango (Vishnu Vishal), a budding entrepreneur whose ideas are rejected by all and is struggling to maintain his relationship with his rich girlfriend Anu (Miya George), who is embarrassed at the fact that Elango is unemployed; Elango's best friend Pulivetti Arumugam (Karunakaran), a fake astrologer; and an inventor Giridhara Parthasarathy (T. M. Karthik), who makes a living by repairing home appliances. The three of them are involved in an accident and witness the time machine while recovering from the shock. While Parthasarathy decides to keep the time machine for himself, he suffers an electric shock and ends up in a coma, prompting Elango and Arumugam to steal the time machine from Parthasarathy's shop. The duo use the time machine to make Arumugam's astrology practice extremely successful by going back in time and finding things lost by people under the guise of astrology. Elango further uses the machine to impress Anu's industrialist father Rajarathinam (Jayaprakash) by going to the future, obtaining the stock market results and successfully "predicting" them in front of Rajarathinam and his company's board of directors. Rajarathinam soon approves the marriage of Anu with Elango.

Things go smoothly until Elango and Arumugam inadvertently thwart an encounter to kill Kuzhandaivelu (P. Ravi Shankar), a dreaded gangster and extortionist who is targeting Rajarathinam, during one of their trips to the past to find yet another item of one of Arumugam's clients. In the present day, Kuzhandaivelu is plotting to kill Rajarathinam for his role in planning the encounter and also Elango and Arumugam for (unknowingly) attacking him in a parking lot. Elango and Anu's marriage is postponed indefinitely as a result.

Elango and Arumugam go back to the past to fix their mistake, but Kuzhandaivelu accidentally shoots the time machine while fighting a police officer during the encounter, damaging it. The duo find Parthasarathy, who has woken up from his coma but doesn't remember them, and ask him to fix the time machine. While Parthasarathy manages to fix the time machine, due to a lack of specific parts which have not yet been developed, it can only take the user to a specific time in the past (when Kuzhandaivelu damaged the time machine) and also as the date cannot be changed, the user cannot return to the future. Therefore, the duo decide not to use it. Later, Kuzhandaivelu spots Elango, Arumugam and Anu at a mall and pursues them. He opens fire during the chase, killing Anu. To ensure that Anu remains alive, Elango decides to use the time machine to return to the past and kill Kuzhandaivelu, even though he cannot return. But Kuzhandaivelu spots the duo and while fighting them, all three of them fall into the time machine and go to the past. In the past, Kuzhandaivelu destroys the time machine, but Elango manages to kill Kuzhandaivelu. Then, Elango and Arumugam stop themselves from finding the time machine by thwarting the accident involving them and Parthasarathy.

The next morning, Elango wakes up in a bed, remembering only the events of the previous night. He soon finds out, to his surprise, that he is in a marriage hall and that he will marry Anu on that day. He does not remember, to Anu's bewilderment, any of the events which had occurred in the past two months as a result of his usage of the time machine during that period. He finds out that, without finding the time machine, he got a job and managed to impress Rajarathinam with one of his business ideas, leading to his marriage with Anu. Arumugam, who also doesn't remember anything over the past two months, is happily married. Elango and Arumugam soon find out that Kuzhandaivelu had died two months ago. They also run into Parthasarathy, who does not recognise them as they had never met.

Since the time machine was never seen, it returned to 2065, making it a success.

Cast

Production

Principal photography lasted 43 days. The CG for this film was done by Phantom FX, a Chennai-based VFX Studio.[6]

Music
Indru Netru Naalai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Hiphop Tamizha
Released12 June 2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length14:54
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
Hiphop Tamizha chronology
Aambala
(2015)		 Indru Netru Naalai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2015)		 Thani Oruvan
(2015)

The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks.

Indru Netru Naalai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLyricsSingerLength
1."iPhone 6 Nee Yendral"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha02:42
2."Kadhale Kadhale"VivekShankar Mahadevan, Padmalatha03:27
3."Naane Thaan Raja"Muthamil, Hiphop TamizhaAnthony Daasan, Hiphop Tamizha03:35
4."Indru Netru Naalai"Hiphop TamizhaShankar Mahadevan, Aalap Raju03:05
5."The Conquest of Time Theme"  02:05
Total length:14:54

Release and reception

Indru Netru Naalai was released on 26 June 2015,[7] and received positive reviews from critics.[8] Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu called it "A fun ride with a time machine".[9] S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com gave the film 3.5/5 stars, praising the direction, screenplay, and performances of the cast members. She concluded by saying that Indru Netru Naalai is "worth watching".[10] Behindwoods stated in its review that Indru Netru Naalai was "A well executed sci-fi film".[11] The movie is also widely applauded for its minimal but perfect execution of visual effects, handled by PhantomFX.[12] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave it 3.5/5 and appreciated the director's way of handling the film's theme.[13]

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References
  1. "Indru Netru Naalai release date confirmed". Movie Clickz. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "'Indru Netru Naalai' is a Sci-Fi comedy:Ravikumar". Sify. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. "Vishnu Vishal's Madras Eye Stalls Shoot". Newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. "Vishnu's next is Indru Netru Naalai". The Times of India. 3 October 2014.
  5. "Mia opts out of Suresh Gopi's next film". The Times of India. 10 November 2014.
  6. "Director Ravikumar talks about his first film Indru Netru Naalai, a film on time travel". Behindwoods. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. V.P, Nicy. "'Indru Netru Naalai' Box Office Collection: Vishnu Vishal Starrer Collects ₹3 Crore in Three Days". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. Nicy V. P. (26 June 2015). "'Indru Netru Naalai' Movie Review: An Entertaining Sci-Fi Flick Starring Vishnu Vishal, Mia George". International Business Times. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. Baradwaj Rangan (27 June 2015). "Indru Netru Naalai: A time-travel thriller with more comedy than thrills". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. S. Saraswathi (26 June 2015). "Review: Indru Netru Naalai is a total entertainer". Rediff. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  11. "Indru Netru Naalai Movie Review". Behindwoods. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  12. "Indru Netru Naalai (aka) Indru Naetru Naalai review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  13. M. Suganth (26 June 2015). "Indru Netru Naalai Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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