Nene Naa

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{{Short description|2023 Indian Telugu thriller mystery film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nene Naa
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Caarthick Raju]]
| writer = Caarthick Raju
| producer = Raj Shekar Varma
| starring = {{ubl|[[Regena Cassandrra]]|[[Akshara Gowda]]|[[Vennela Kishore]]|[[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]]}}
| cinematography = Gokul Benoy
| editing = [[V. J. Sabu Joseph]]
| music = [[Sam C. S.]]
| studio = Appletree Studios Pvt. Ltd.
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2023|08|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
''''' Nene Naa..?!''''' ({{translation|Is it me..?!}}) is a 2023 Indian Telugu language mystery thriller film directed by [[Caarthick Raju]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Regina Cassandra starrer "Nene Naa"(Telugu) directed by Caarthick Raju |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/regina-cassandra-starrer-nene-naatelugu-directed-by-caarthick-raju-to-release-this-summer/articleshow/98225355.cms?from=mdr |access-date=19 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=25 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819182705/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/regina-cassandra-starrer-nene-naatelugu-directed-by-caarthick-raju-to-release-this-summer/articleshow/98225355.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live}}</ref> The film stars [[Regena Cassandrra]],<ref>{{cite news |title='Nene Naa' trailer: A spine-chilling murder mystery is on the way |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nene-naa-trailer-a-spine-chilling-murder-mystery-is-on-the-way/articleshow/86222560.cms |access-date=19 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=15 September 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819040108/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nene-naa-trailer-a-spine-chilling-murder-mystery-is-on-the-way/articleshow/86222560.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Akshara Gowda]], [[Vennela Kishore]] and [[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]].

The plot of the film is set in two time periods, modern and 1920s with [[Regena Cassandrra]] playing an archaeologist in the present and [[Akshara Gowda]] portraying a girl belonging to a landowners family from the past. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as ''Soorpanagai'', and remains unreleased. Its Tamil title is derived from the epic [[Ramayana]]'s antagonist character [[Shurpanakha|Soorpanagai]], sister of the king [[Ravana]].

The film was released theatrically on 25 August 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nene Naa release date: When and where to watch Regina Cassandra's thriller directed by Caarthick Raju |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/nene-naa-release-date-when-and-where-to-watch-regina-cassandras-thriller-directed-by-caarthick-raju/3e307ac8b9979 |access-date=19 August 2023 |work=OTT Play |date=4 August 2023 |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819040110/https://www.ottplay.com/news/nene-naa-release-date-when-and-where-to-watch-regina-cassandras-thriller-directed-by-caarthick-raju/3e307ac8b9979 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is set in two periods, the present and the 1920s. In modern times an archaeologist, as part of her job, unearths something antique which leads to mysterious events.

A foreigner is attacked and sucked into quicksand by an ethereal force. Archaeologist heroine Divya explores the situation and discovers a 120-year-old woman's skeleton.Shortly after that, the forensic reports say that the skull facial features resemble those of Divya. Shortly after the local DSP was brutally murdered with a spear perched into him.

The forensic report identifies fingerprints on the spear that are consistent with those of a young woman. Heroine Divya tells her brother, who is assaulted by a lady who resembles his sister, about the bizarre occurrences.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Regena Cassandrra]] in a dual role as Divya and Damayanti
*[[Akshara Gowda]] as Mallika
*[[Vennela Kishore]] as Bobbili Raja<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pecheti |first1=Prakash |title=Nene Naa review: Vennela Kishore's humour garners praise in this crappy horror thriller |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/nene-naa-movie-review/ |access-date=8 March 2024 |publisher=South First |date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]] as Nalgonda DSP
*[[Thagubothu Ramesh]]
* [[Jeeva Ravi]]
* Michael
* Kaushik
* Yogi
* Ravi Raja
* [[K. Sivasankar]]
* [[Sampath Ram]] as Police Inspector R. Venkateshwarulu
{{Colend}}

==Production==
Set in two time periods the film has cast of [[Regina Cassandra]] and [[Akshara Gowda]]. In the current period Regina plays role of an archaeologist while in the period of 1920s, Akshara plays a member of land owners family.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/akshara-gowda-look-from-soorpanagai-revealed/articleshow/79937501.cms |title=Akshara Gowda look from Soorpanagai revealed |access-date=20 September 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923101027/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/akshara-gowda-look-from-soorpanagai-revealed/articleshow/79937501.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> The film is shot simultaneously in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] languages has been titled ''Soorpanagai'' in Tamil, and in Telugu it is called ''Nene Naa..?!''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/soorpanagai-trailer-regina-cassandra-mystery-thriller-seems-to-be-a-mix-of-chandramukhi-and-arundhati-7508672/ |title=Soorpanagai trailer: Regina Cassandra's mystery thriller seems like a mix of Chandramukhi, Arundhati |date=14 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213003/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/soorpanagai-trailer-regina-cassandra-mystery-thriller-seems-to-be-a-mix-of-chandramukhi-and-arundhati-7508672/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2020 |title=Nene Naa?: Call of the wild for Regina Cassandra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2020/mar/11/nene-naa-call-of-the-wild-for-regina-cassandra-2114620.html |access-date= |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001040109/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2020/mar/11/nene-naa-call-of-the-wild-for-regina-cassandra-2114620.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Principal photography began in early March 2020 in a Tamil village [[Courtallam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/regina-cassandra-s-soorpanagai-first-look-intriguing-119583 |title=Regina Cassandra's 'Soorpanagai' first look is intriguing |website=The News Minute |date=5 March 2020 |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213322/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/regina-cassandra-s-soorpanagai-first-look-intriguing-119583 |url-status=live}}</ref> The filming resumed on 5 January 2021 after lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/regina-cassandras-soorpanagai-shoot-resumes-today/articleshow/80110311.cms |title=Regina Cassandra's Soorpanagai shoot resumes today |date=5 January 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424093847/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/regina-cassandras-soorpanagai-shoot-resumes-today/articleshow/80110311.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> and was [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped up]] in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/regina-cassandra-wraps-up-soorpanagai-shoot-see-posters-1842374-2021-08-18 |title=Regina Cassandra wraps up Soorpanagai shoot. See posters |author=Janani K |work=India Today |date=18 August 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212958/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/regina-cassandra-wraps-up-soorpanagai-shoot-see-posters-1842374-2021-08-18 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Release==
===Streaming rights===
The streaming rights of the movie were later acquired by [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]] on 22 September 2023 and it was also released on both [[Lionsgate Play]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 21 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nene Naa OTT release date: When and where to watch Regina Cassandra’s thriller|url=https://www.ottplay.com/amp/news/nene-naa-ott-release-date-when-and-where-to-watch-regina-cassandras-thriller/9333cc5a4f812?|work=OTTplay|accessdate=23 September 2023}}</ref>

== Reception ==
A critic from ''The South First'' wrote that "Except for Vennela Kishore’s humour, this horror thriller is unbearable. The way the reincarnation theme is handled is not so convincing. The backstory of Damayanthi isn’t so exciting".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/nene-naa-movie-review/ |title=Nene Naa review: Vennela Kishore's humour garners praise in this crappy horror thriller |work=The South First |first=Prakash |last=Pecheti |date=27 August 2023 |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927170122/https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/nene-naa-movie-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{imdb title|28692097}}
* ''Nene Naa'' at [https://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/movies/nene-naa/ET00314900 Book My Show]

[[Category:2023 Indian films]]
[[Category:2023 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1920s]]
[[Category:Films shot in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sam C. S.]]
[[Category:Films directed by Caarthick Raju]]
[[Category:Unreleased Tamil-language films]]

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