Natchathiram Nagargiradhu (transl. The star is moving) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical drama film directed by Pa. Ranjith starring Dushara Vijayan, Kalidas Jayaram and Kalaiyarasan. Tenma replaced Pa. Ranjith's regular, Santhosh Narayanan, as the music composer for the film.[1][2][3][4]
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Directed by | Pa. Ranjith |
Written by | Pa. Ranjith |
Produced by | Vignesh Sundaresan Manoj Leonel Jahson |
Starring | Kalidas Jayaram Dushara Vijayan Kalaiyarasan |
Cinematography | A. Kishor Kumar |
Edited by | Selva R. K. |
Music by | Tenma |
Production companies | Yaazhi Films Neelam Productions |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Transgender actress Sherin Celin Mathew, who played Sylvia in the film, died by suicide on 17 May 2022 at Kochi.[5]
Natchathiram Nagargiradhu was released worldwide in theatres on 31 August 2022 and received positive reviews from critics and audience.[6]
The film was released theatrically on 31 August 2022.
The digital rights of the film has been bagged by Netflix. The film began streaming on Netflix from 28 September 2022.[7]
M Suganth of The Times of India rated the film with 3.5/5 stars stating, "Several blending of forms like love, caste, honour killings and music, actually gives the film a vibe that is very new-age, and makes it an experience that shouldn't be missed".[8] Director Anurag Kashyap posted that "the uncensored version of the film is like the director's (Pa.Ranjith) chaotic mind, where so many of his identities are having conversations and conflicting with each other, but want to be in order". Kashyap concluded that it was his favourite film of Pa.Ranjith's, so far.[9]
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