Nayyapudai (Strike Hard Evil/Obstacle) is a 2016 Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vijay Kiran. The film stars S. A. Chandrasekhar, Pa. Vijay, M. S. Bhaskar and Chandini Tamilarasan in the leading roles. The film began production during November 2015, and was released in February 2016.[1]

Nayyapudai (Strike Hard (Evil/Obstacle))
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Directed byVijaya Kiran
StarringS. A. Chandrasekhar
Pa. Vijay
M. S. Bhaskar
Chandini Tamilarasan
CinematographyM. Jeevan
Edited byV. Don Bosco
Music byTaj Noor
Production
company
6 Face
Distributed byCosmopolitan Village
Release date
  • 26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Vellaichamy (S. A. Chandrasekhar) is a retired army professional who lives individually in Chennai and takes care of the children from the impoverished families of the neighborhood. With his brave act he saves a public bus taken hostage by the accomplices of a don who has been arrested for smuggling redstanders.

The old man gives refuge to Vijay (Pa. Vijay) a reporter in a prominent Tamil news channel and (Chandini Tamilarasan), as they have eloped as a couple. Meanwhile, Vellaichamy crosses swords with the local don (Rajendran) by wreaking havoc to some of his criminal activities and a corrupt police officer (M. S. Bhaskar) who is loyal to the don.

The rest is how Vellaichamy with the help of Vijay takes on the dreadful don and uses the corrupt police officer for that.

Cast

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Production

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The project materialised in late 2015 with Kalaipuli S. Thanu offering young director, Vijaya Kiran, the opportunity to make his first film. Pa. Vijay, Chandini Tamilarasan and S. A. Chandrasekhar signed on to play the lead roles.[2] Chandrasekhar revealed he would portray a 70-year-old character in the film and would be a disciplinarian who works with Vijay, who appears as a journalist.[3] The film was launched in December 2015 at Prasad Labs and filming started thereafter, with the team releasing promotional stills in early 2016.[4] Prior to the release of the film, S. Thanu sold his rights to Cosmo Village, while 6Face Studios were announced as the sole producer.

Soundtrack

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The songs of this movie were composed by Taj Noor.

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
1 "Idhu Pol Oru Sugam" Yazin Nizar, Surmukhi Raman 04:20
2 "Lovukku Logic Ille" Vijay Antony 3.49
3 "Engirundho Vandhaan" Mahalingam 04:31
4 "Naan Foreign Car Engine" Nincy Vincent 04:03
5 "Nayyappudai Theme" S. A. Chandrasekhar, Pa. Vijay 01:38

Release

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The film opened to mixed reviews from critics, with a reviewer from Indiaglitz.com adding it is "an uninspiring film saved to an extent by SAC's acting". Subsequently, the film did not perform well at the box office and took a poor opening in Chennai in its opening weekend.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "S Thanu to produce Nyappudai starring SA Chandrasekhar and Pa.Vijay". Behindwoods. 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "'I Wanted to Play Role of a Slum Dweller'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (13 December 2015). "First full-length role". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "SA Chandrasekar opens up about Vijay". Behindwoods. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Nayyapudai box office collection". Behindwoods. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Nayyapudai review. Nayyapudai Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "'நையப்புடை' திரைவிமர்சனம்". Samayam (in Tamil). 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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