Indru Netru Naalai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. Ravikumar
Written byR. Ravikumar
Rajan Radhamanalan (dialogue)
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyA. Vasanth
Edited byLeo John Paul
Music byHiphop Tamizha
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Abi & Abi Pictures
  • Dream Factory
Release date
  • 26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Indru Netru Naalai (transl. Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language science fiction comedy film[1] written and directed by R. Ravikumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal and Miya, while Karunakaran, T. M. Karthik, P. Ravi Shankar and Jayaprakash play supporting roles. It revolves around two men coming into possession of a time machine and abusing it for their own benefits, leading to chaotic consequences.

Indru Netru Naalai is the feature debut of Ravikumar, previously a short film director. The film is jointly produced by Thirukumaran Entertainment and Studio Green. It was released on 26 June 2015 and received positive reviews from critics. Ravikumar won the Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Screenplay Writer.[2]

Plot

In 2065, a scientist invents a time machine. To prove its capability, he sends it back in time to 2015, programming it to return within forty seconds. However, the machine does not return.

The time machine is seen by three people in 2015 — Elango, a budding entrepreneur whose ideas are rejected by all and is struggling to maintain his relationship with his rich girlfriend Anu, who is embarrassed at the fact that Elango is unemployed; Elango's best friend Pulivetti Arumugam, a fake astrologer; and an inventor Giridhara Parthasarathy, who makes a living by repairing home appliances. The three of them are involved in an accident and witness the time machine while recovering from the shock. While Parthasarathy decides to keep the time machine for himself, he suffers an electric shock and ends up in a coma, prompting Elango and Arumugam to steal the time machine from Parthasarathy's shop. The duo use the time machine to make Arumugam's astrology practice extremely successful by going back in time and finding things lost by people under the guise of astrology. Elango further uses the machine to impress Anu's industrialist father Rajarathinam by going to the future, obtaining the stock market results and successfully "predicting" them in front of Rajarathinam and his company's board of directors. Rajarathinam soon approves the marriage of Anu with Elango.

Things go smoothly until Elango and Arumugam inadvertently thwart an encounter to kill Kuzhandaivelu, a dreaded gangster and extortionist who is targeting Rajarathinam, during one of their trips to the past to find yet another item of Arumugam's client. In the present day, Kuzhandaivelu is plotting to kill Rajarathinam for his role in planning the encounter and also Elango and Arumugam for (unknowingly) attacking him in a parking lot. Elango and Anu's marriage is postponed indefinitely as a result.

Elango and Arumugam go back to the past to fix their mistake, but Kuzhandaivelu accidentally shoots the time machine while fighting a police officer during the encounter, damaging it. The duo find Parthasarathy, who has woken up from his coma but doesn't remember them, and ask him to fix the time machine. While Parthasarathy manages to fix the time machine, due to a lack of specific parts which have not yet been developed, it can only take the user to a specific time in the past (when Kuzhandaivelu damaged the time machine) and also as the date cannot be changed, the user cannot return to the future. Therefore, the duo decide not to use it. Later, Kuzhandaivelu spots Elango, Arumugam and Anu at a mall and pursues them. He opens fire during the chase, killing Anu. To ensure that Anu remains alive, Elango decides to use the time machine to return to the past and kill Kuzhandaivelu, even though he cannot return. But Kuzhandaivelu spots the duo and while fighting them, all three of them fall into the time machine and go to the past. In the past, Kuzhandaivelu destroys the time machine, but Elango manages to kill Kuzhandaivelu. Then, Elango and Arumugam stop themselves from finding the time machine by thwarting the accident involving them and Parthasarathy.

The next morning, Elango wakes up in a bed, remembering only the events of the previous night. He soon finds out, to his surprise, that he is in a marriage hall and that he will marry Anu on that day. He does not remember, to Anu's bewilderment, any of the events which had occurred in the past two months as a result of his usage of the time machine during that period. He finds out that, without finding the time machine, he got a job and managed to impress Rajarathinam with one of his business ideas, leading to his marriage with Anu. Arumugam, who also doesn't remember anything over the past two months, is happily married. Elango and Arumugam soon find out that Kuzhandaivelu had died two months ago, having been killed in the encounter. They also run into Parthasarathy, who does not recognise them as they had never met.

Since the time machine was never seen, it returned to 2065, making it a success.

Cast

Production

Indru Netru Naalai is the directorial debut feature of R. Ravikumar, previously a short film director.[3] After making the short Zero Kilometer, based on the wormhole concept, he wanted to make a feature film on the same subject, but later found it unsuitable. Nalan Kumarasamy then suggested he make a film based on time travel, and Ravikumar conceived the story of Indru Netru Naalai. The visual effects and CGI were handled by Phantom Effects.[4] Vishnu Vishal announced he was part of the project in October 2014.[5] Miya signed on as the lead actress, and to honour her commitments to this film, opted out of My God.[6] Principal photography began in late October 2014.[7] In early November, Vishal took a brief hiatus from filming due to developing conjunctivitis.[8] Filming wrapped in January 2015.[9]

Music

Indru Netru Naalai
Soundtrack album by
Hiphop Tamizha
Released12 June 2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length14:54
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
Hiphop Tamizha chronology
Aambala
(2015)		 Indru Netru Naalai
(2015)		 Thani Oruvan
(2015)

The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha. The audio launch was held on 12 June 2015.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSingerLength
1."iPhone 6 Nee Yendral"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha02:42
2."Kadhale Kadhale"VivekShankar Mahadevan, Padmalatha03:27
3."Naane Thaan Raja"Muthamil, Hiphop TamizhaAnthony Daasan, Hiphop Tamizha03:35
4."Indru Netru Naalai"Hiphop TamizhaShankar Mahadevan, Aalap Raju03:05
5."The Conquest of Time Theme" Hiphop Tamizha02:05
Total length:14:54

Release and reception

Indru Netru Naalai was released on 26 June 2015,[11] and received positive reviews from critics.[12] Baradwaj Rangan, writing for The Hindu, called it "A fun ride with a time machine".[13] S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com gave the film 3.5/5 stars, praising the direction, screenplay, and performances of the cast members. She concluded by saying that Indru Netru Naalai is "worth watching".[14] Behindwoods stated in its review that Indru Netru Naalai was "A well executed sci-fi film".[15] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave it 3.5/5 and appreciated the director's way of handling the film's theme.[16]

Sequel

On 18 January 2021, a sequel was announced with a puja ceremony. The filmmakers revealed that Vishal and Karunakaran have been retained for the sequel. It will be directed by debutant Karthik Ponraj SP with music composed by Ghibran. This film is to be CV Kumar's 25th production venture.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "'Indru Netru Naalai' is a Sci-Fi comedy:Ravikumar". Sify. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Project with Ravi Kumar will be very ambitious, says Sivakarthikeyan". The Indian Express. 16 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Indru Netru Naalai director's next is a fantasy". The Times of India. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Jyothsna (23 June 2015). "THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR TAMIL FILMS..." Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Vishnu's next is Indru Netru Naalai". The Times of India. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Pillai, Radhika C (10 November 2014). "Mia opts out of Suresh Gopi's next film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vishnu's fantasy comedy Indru Netru Naalai goes on floors!". Only Kollywood. 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Vishnu Vishal's Madras Eye Stalls Shoot". The New Indian Express. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Vandhana (7 January 2015). "Indru Netru Naalai is Over". Silverscreen India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Indru Netru Naalai audio on June 12". The Times of India. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  11. ↑ V.P, Nicy (1 July 2015). "'Indru Netru Naalai' Box Office Collection: Vishnu Vishal Starrer Collects ₹3 Crore in Three Days". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  12. ↑ V.P, Nicy (26 June 2015). "'Indru Netru Naalai' Movie Review: An Entertaining Sci-Fi Flick Starring Vishnu Vishal, Mia George". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (27 June 2015). "Indru Netru Naalai: A time-travel thriller with more comedy than thrills". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Saraswathi, S. (26 June 2015). "Review: Indru Netru Naalai is a total entertainer". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Indru Netru Naalai Movie Review". Behindwoods. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Suganth, M. (26 June 2015). "Indru Netru Naalai Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "'Indru Netru Naalai 2' kick-starts with a pooja today". The Times of India. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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