Nellai Santhippu (transl. Tirunelveli meeting) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by K.B.B. Naveen and starring Rohith, Bhushan, Megha Nair, and Devika.
| Nellai Santhippu | |
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| Directed by | K.B.B. Naveen |
| Written by | K.B.B. Naveen M. G. Kanniyappan (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Thirumalai |
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| Cinematography | Seviloraja |
| Edited by | K.B.B. Naveen |
| Music by | Yugendran |
Production company | T. Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
K.B.B.Naveen, who worked as an assistant director to K. S. Ravikumar, made his directorial debut with this film. The film is produced by Thirumalai. Newcomer Rohith plays the lead while P. L. Thenappan plays the antagonist. The film was shot in Tirunelveli.[2] The other lead roles are played by newcomer Bhushan, Megha Nair, and Devika while Saravana Subbiah plays an important role.[3]
The songs are composed by Yugendran.[2]
| Song | Lyricist(s) | Singer(s) |
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| "Idhuthane Engal Veedu" | Andal Priyadarshini | Prasanna, Yugendran |
| "Kalavani Kalavani" | M. G. Kanniappan | Mukesh Mohamed, Anuradha Sriram |
| "Kannamuchi Kannamuchi" | Eknath | Yugendran, Rita |
| "Vizhigalil Udhiruthe" | Anbudan Buhari | Vijay Yesudas, Bala Abirami |
| "Manitha Manitha" | K. B. B. Naveen, D. J. Kumar | Yugendran |
The Times of India gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "The fairly engaging script even helps gloss over the fact that the lead actors can't emote".[4] The New Indian Express wrote that "The knot did have the potential to turn into an engaging thriller, but fails".[5] A critic from Dinamalar praised the story, but criticized the below par execution.[1]