Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja

Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (transl. You've got a heart, you've got integrity, so run boy) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language Comedy-drama film written and directed by Karthik Venugopalan in his directorial debut.[1] The film stars Rio Raj in his lead acting debut, Shirin Kanchwala, and RJ Vigneshkanth in the lead roles, while Nanjil Sampath, Vivek Prasanna, Radha Ravi, and Mayilsamy play supportive roles.[2] The film is produced by actor Sivakarthikeyan under his production banner Sivakarthikeyan Productions.[3] Singaporean composer Shabir was roped into score music for the film.[4]

Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja
Directed by	Karthik Venugopalan
Produced by	Sivakarthikeyan
Starring	Rio Raj Shirin Kanchwala RJ Vigneshkanth Radha Ravi Nanjil Sampath Vivek Prasanna Mayilsamy
Music by	Shabir
Cinematography	U. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited by	Fenny Oliver - Tamil Arasan
Production company	Sivakarthikeyan Productions
Release date	14 June 2019
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The film starts with Shiva (Rio Raj) and Vicky (RJ Vigneshkanth) getting a lift in car because their bike got repaired when they were going to a place. Then, they are thinking about their past life. A few months ago, their childhood brother Ram (Chutti Aravind) and they both are living in a house for rent. Ram has a little respect on his house owner (Mayilsamy), but they both are not.

Then, the film tells that Shiva and Vicky both have a YouTube channel called "Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu". One day, they went to a mall and did a prank. They both keep the knives on the necks of a big businessman named "Jeepakaran" (Radha Ravi) and a press reporter named "Nisha" (Shirin Kanchwala). Then, Jeepakaran realised that the two men are doing a prank and openly told them that both of them are doing a prank. In that anger, Nisha slapped Shiva. Then, Jeepakaran called Shiva and Vicky and asked them why are they doing these pranks, to which they said that they are doing the pranks for money. The next day, Shiva, Vicky, and Ram helped two beggars in Marina Beach, and Nisha sees this. She and Shiva both fall in love themselves, but they both do not know that the other one is loving themselves.

The same day, Shiva and Vicky realized that Jeepakaran's PA (Put Chutney Rajmohan) is following them. Shiva and Vicky are assigned to do three tasks by Jeepakaran: be part of a breaking news, elect a mentally-challenged guy as an MLA, and stop a murder in a railway station. They successfully complete the previous two tasks and want to know the reason behind the third task. Here, Jeepakaran unfolds his flashback. His son Anbu ("Idhu Adhu Illa" Ayaz) wished to be a reporter, but his father wants him to take over his business. An uninterested Anbu joins a TV channel. One day, he overhears a plan of a murder and plans to stop it. Unfortunately, he fails in the attempt because the people had not helped him, and he got killed.

In that anger, Jeepakaran decides to elect a mentally challenged man as an MLA and fulfill his son's wish by using Shiva and Vicky. They successfully complete the third task and save the girl from the plan of murder.

Cast

• Rio Raj as "Prank Star" Shiva
• Shirin Kanchwala as Nisha
• RJ Vigneshkanth as Vicky
• Nanjil Sampath as a Politician, Nisha's father
• Radha Ravi as Jeepakaran, Anbu's father
• Mayilswamy as House Owner
• Vivek Prasanna as Local Goon
• Bijili Ramesh as Bijili Ramesh, a politician
• Janani Balasubramaniyam as Jeepakaran's Assistant
• "Idhu Adhu Illa" Ayaz as Anbu
• Chutti Aravind as Ram, Shiva's brother
• "Naan Komali" Ram Nishanth as Mani
• Put Chutney Rajmohan as Jeepakaran's PA
• Settai Sherif as Minister's son
• "Kutty Munji" Vivek Anandan as Kutty Munji
• Prakash Arumugam as Reporter
• "Kadavul" Vj Vishnu as Reporter
• "Mirugam" Aravind Seiju as Subscriber
• "Machakaaran" Kutti Vino
• "Adirchi" Arun as a Subscriber
• Sherif Basha as a Subscriber
• Sabari as Newsreader
• Balaji Thyagarajan as Youngster
• Narendra Prasath "NP"
• Nandhini
• Anbu Thasan

Production

The film cast consists mainly of YouTube personalities (YouTubers) from a YouTube channel called Black Sheep including the director, VJ turned-lead actor Rio Raj and RJ-turned comedian RJ Vigneshkanth. It also includes many YouTube personalities.[5][6] The film was announced by debutant director Karthik Venugopal and chose his close YouTube mates Rio Raj and RJ Vigneshkanth to play the pivotal roles in the film.[7] Actor Sivakarthikeyan willingly came forward to help the filmmakers as producer, marking his second production venture after the critically acclaimed Kanaa. It was revealed that the producer initially set a tentative title as Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu and it was later modified as Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja.[8] The film title is also apparently taken from a 1970 film, En Annan which starred veteran actor-politician MGR in the lead role.[9]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shabir.

Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja
Soundtrack album by Shabir
Released	2019
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	18:34
Language	Tamil
Producer	Shabir
Shabir chronology
Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 (2019) Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (2019) Raju Gari Gadhi 3 (2019)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (Title Track)"	Kannadasan	Shabir	04:44
2.	"Internet Pasanga"	RJ Vigneshkanth	Shabir, Rockstar Ramani Ammal, Diwakar	03:20
3.	"Thuppuna Thodachikuven"	Kumaran Kumanan	Anthony Dassan	02:22
4.	"Anbin Vazhi"	Priyan	Shabir, Sharanya Srinivas, Aishwarya, Sahana Niren Kumar	04:26
5.	"Muttathey Muttathey"	Kiran Varthan	K.G. Ranjith, Janani Venkat	03:42
Total length:				18:34

References

1. "Rio Raj's film titled 'Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu'? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
2. "Rio Raj begins dubbing for his debut film – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
3. "Title of Sivakarthikeyan's second production announced". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
4. "Sivakarthikeyan ropes in 'Dhillukku Dhuddu 2' fame Shabir to compose music of his sophomore production". DNA India. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
5. "Sivakarthikeyan's next production titled Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
6. "Fun and frolic on the sets of Rio Raj's next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
7. "Rio Raj's film titled 'Nenjam Undu Nermai Undu Odu Raja' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
8. "Sivakarthikeyan's second production gets a title". The Indian Express. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
9. "சிவகார்த்திகேயன் தயாரிக்கும் இரண்டாவது படத்திற்கு எம்.ஜி.ஆர் பாடல் தலைப்பு…?". NDTV Tamil Cinema (in Tamil). Retrieved 19 March 2019.