Nethraa Explained

Nethraa
Director:A. Venkatesh
Producer:S. Pararajasingam,
A. Venkatesh
Starring:Vinay
Thaman Kumar
Subiksha
Cinematography:A. Jeyaprakash
Editing:N. Vinaj
Music:Srikanth Deva
Studio:Swetha Cine Arts
Vengatesh Pictures
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Nethraa is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language thriller film co-produced and directed by A. Venkatesh. The film features Vinay, Thaman Kumar and Subiksha in the lead roles. The music was compoed by Srikanth Deva with cinematography by A. Jeyaprakash and editing by N. Vinaj. The film, predominantly shot in Canada, began production in August 2016 and was released on 9 February 2019. The film received highly negative reviews.[1]

Cast

Production

The film materialised during August 2016, with Vinay announcing that he would work with on a film with A. Venkatesh and subsequently the shoot began during August 2016.[2] Venkatesh then selected Subiksha to play the leading female role, that of the titular character who travels from Karaikudi to Canada. Venkatesh picked the actress after being impressed with her performance in Vijay Milton's Kadugu (2016), which the pair worked on. Thaman Kumar was also selected to portray a role in the film, while a comedy track with Rajendran and Robo Shankar was filmed during September 2016.[3] [4] Further portions of the film were shot in Karaikudi and in Germany.[5] Many critical and mind blowing visuals of the film was done by cinematographer A. Jeyaprakash. Shoot was completed by early 2017.[6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva in his fifth collaboration with Venkatesh.[7]

Reception

Cinema Express wrote "Witnessing A Venkatesh, a filmmaker who has been in the industry for three decades, make such a film is, to put it lightly, disheartening".[8] The Times of India wrote "the film-making lets you down, with crude staging, amateurish performances, haphazard editing and over loud score".[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 September 2016 . Venkatesh tries his hands on a thriller . . 8 September 2016 . 8 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160908014958/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/080916/venkatesh-tries-his-hands-on-a-thriller.html . live .
  2. Web site: Menon . Thinkal . August 17, 2016 . Vinay's next with Venkatesh . 2016-09-03 . . 22 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822064320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vinays-next-with-Venkatesh/articleshow/53723064.cms . live .
  3. Web site: Suganth . M . 2 September 2016 . Venkatesh's next is a heroine-centric film . 2016-09-03 . . 22 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522023342/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Venkateshs-next-is-a-heroine-centric-film/articleshow/53962056.cms . live .
  4. News: 10 September 2016 . Etcetera . . 1 December 2018 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125805/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Etcetera/article14640025.ece . live .
  5. News: Menon . Thinkal . 4 August 2018 . Working with two veterans was a memorable experience: Subiksha . . 1 December 2018 . 12 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012210712/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/working-with-two-veterans-was-a-memorable-experience-subiksha/articleshow/65258728.cms . live .
  6. Web site: Karthik . Janani . 22 September 2017 . Vinay Rai Interview: 'I Had to Wait 11 Years to Shed My Chocolate Boy Image' . Silverscreen India . 10 April 2024 . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101052354/https://silverscreenindia.com/tamil/features/vinay-rai-interview-i-had-to-wait-11-years-to-shed-my-chocolate-boy-image/ . live .
  7. Web site: Nethraa . . 10 February 2019 . 12 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011338/https://gaana.com/album/nethraa . live .
  8. Web site: Darshan . Navein . 8 February 2019 . Nethraa Review: An awful suspense drama that leaves you cringing . . 10 February 2019 . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329132203/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/feb/08/nethraa-review-10016.html . live .
  9. News: Suganth . M . 8 February 2019 . Nethraa Movie Review . . 10 February 2019 . 12 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190212093010/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/nethraa/movie-review/67900422.cms . live .