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{{Short description|2017 Indian film by Suseenthiran}}
{{distinguish|Nenjile Thunivirunthal}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Nenjil Thunivirundhal
| image = Nenjil Thunivirundhal poster.jpg
| caption = Poster of Tamil version
| director = [[Suseenthiran]]
| producer = Antony Xavier Chakri Chigurupati
| writer = Suseenthiran Sathya
| starring = [[Sundeep Kishan]] [[Vikranth]] [[Mehreen Pirzada]] Shathiga
| music = [[D. Imman]]
| cinematography = [[Laxman Kumar]]
| editing = [[Kasi Viswanathan]]
| studio = Annai Film Factorie [[Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments]]
| distributor = [[Clap Board Production]]
| released = {{Film date|2017|11|10|df=y}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil Telugu
| gross =
}}
'''''Nenjil Thunivirundhal''''' ({{translation|If You Dare}}) is a 2017 Indian [[action drama film]] written and directed by [[Suseenthiran]]. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled '''''C/O Surya'''''. The film stars [[Sundeep Kishan]], [[Mehreen Pirzada]], [[Vikranth]], and Shathiga with [[Soori (actor)|Soori]], [[Satya (Telugu actor)|Satya]], and [[Harish Uthaman]] also in pivotal roles. Featuring music composed by [[D. Imman]], the venture began production in December 2016 and was released on 10 November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamanna without makeup_5 |url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/58801/First-Look-Sundeep-Mehreen-in-C-o-Surya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615111048/http://www.gulte.com/movienews/58801/First-Look-Sundeep-Mehreen-in-C-o-Surya |archive-date=15 June 2017 |access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |title=Actors and producers refused to knock on my door after Rajapattai |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Actors-and-producers-refused-to-knock-on-my-door-after-Rajapattai/articleshow/55400874.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215113318/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Actors-and-producers-refused-to-knock-on-my-door-after-Rajapattai/articleshow/55400874.cms |archive-date=15 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 August 2017 |title=Suseenthiran gets new title for Aram Seidhu Pazhagu |url=https://top10cinema.com/article/43647/suseenthiran-gets-new-title-for-aram-seidhu-pazhagu |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816105809/https://top10cinema.com/article/43647/suseenthiran-gets-new-title-for-aram-seidhu-pazhagu |archive-date=16 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017 |work=Top 10 Cinema}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 August 2017 |title=Director Suseenthiran's film undergoes a title change |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/160817/director-suseenthirans-film-undergoes-a-title-change.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815204503/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/160817/director-suseenthirans-film-undergoes-a-title-change.html |archive-date=15 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>

The film was dubbed into Hindi under the title of the Telugu version in 2018.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/c-S7ufVisDI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190111084753/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-S7ufVisDI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web |title=C/O Surya (Hindi Dubbed) {{!}} South Hindi Dubbed Movies {{!}} Sundeep Kishan, Vikranth, Mehreen Pirzada |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-S7ufVisDI |website=[[YouTube]] | date=15 December 2018 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Plot==
Kumar ([[Sundeep Kishan]]) (Surya in Telugu version) is a somewhat timid young man who, after losing his father to a negligent operation, takes care of his mother ([[Tulasi (actress)|Thulasi]]) and medical student sister Anuradha (Shathiga) by running a catering outfit. His best friend is Mahesh ([[Vikranth]]) who likes talking with his fists and the comedy duo ([[Soori (actor)|Soori]]) and ([[Appukutty]]) (in Telugu played by [[Satya (Telugu actor)|Satya]] and another actor). Mahesh and Anu are secretly in love, and they hide it from Kumar / Surya as it would spoil their friendship. Durai Pandi / Sambasivudu ([[Harish Uthaman]]) is an assassin whose modus operandi is to double-cross his clients and earn double the money for his kills. Ensuing circumstances seemingly make Mahesh the target of Durai Pandi / Sambasivudu. However, there is a twist there, and whether the good guys and their dear ones survive against the powerful and ruthless enemy forms the rest of the screenplay.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Cast (Tamil)
!Cast (Telugu)
!Role (Tamil)
!Role (Telugu)
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Sundeep Kishan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Kumar
| style="text-align:center;"|Surya
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Vikranth]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Mahesh
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Mehreen Pirzada]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Janani
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Shathiga
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Anuradha
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Soori (actor)|Soori]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Satya (Telugu actor)|Satya]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Ramesh
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Appukutty]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Kumar/Surya's friend
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Harish Uthaman]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Durai Pandi
| style="text-align:center;"|Sambasivudu
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Tulasi (actress)|Thulasi]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Kumar's mother
| style="text-align:center;"|Surya's mother
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Aruldoss]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Gang leader
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Vinoth Kishan]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Durai Pandi's henchmen
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Sambasivudu's henchmen
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Dileepan]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Arjunan (actor)|Arjunan]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Janani's lover
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[T. Siva]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Nagineedu]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Krishnamurthy
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Poraali Dileepan
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Praveen (actor)|Praveen]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Suicidal man
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Supergood Subramani]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gundu Sudarshan]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Lecturer
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Pradeep K. Vijayan
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Techie
|-
! colspan="2" | Cast (Telugu)
! colspan="2" | Role (Telugu)
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[Dhanraj (Telugu comedian)|Dhanraj]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Assistant to Gang Leader
|}

==Production==
In November 2016, [[Suseenthiran]] began working on an untitled film as director with [[Sundeep Kishan]] and [[Vikranth]] signed on to play lead roles. Initial reports suggested that the film would be a bilingual Tamil and Telugu venture, where Kishan would replace Vikranth in the Telugu version, but later both were included in the cast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2016 |title=Vikranth, Suseenthiran join hands? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/051116/vikranth-suseenthiran-join-hands.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214184241/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/051116/vikranth-suseenthiran-join-hands.html |archive-date=14 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Vikranth worked on the film alongside his commitments in Suseethiran's production venture ''[[Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2]]'' (2017) and [[Samuthirakani]]'s action drama ''[[Thondan (2017 film)|Thondan]]'' (2017). [[Harish Uthaman]] and [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] also joined the cast in November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2016 |title=Harish part of Suseenthiran's next |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/nov/29/harish-part-of-suseenthirans-next-1543567.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214182940/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/nov/29/harish-part-of-suseenthirans-next-1543567.html |archive-date=14 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Sundeep Kishan reunited with Suseenthiran after a previous venture, the Telugu version of ''[[Jeeva (2014 film)|Jeeva]]'' (2014), had been shelved midst production.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=4 November 2017 |title='You're finished if you fail with a star,' says director Suseenthiran |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/suseenthiran-talks-about-nenjil-thunivirundhal-sundeep-kishan-and-vikrams-rajapattai/article19981479.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807004151/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/suseenthiran-talks-about-nenjil-thunivirundhal-sundeep-kishan-and-vikrams-rajapattai/article19981479.ece |archive-date=7 August 2022 |access-date=16 January 2018 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Actress [[Mehreen Pirzada]] was brought in to make her acting debut in Tamil films, and recruited a Tamil instructor to help her learn the language. Production began in December, and the film was shot across Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Nellore and Tirupathi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2016 |title=Meet Suseenthiran's new find! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/111116/meet-suseenthirans-new-find.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214190213/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/111116/meet-suseenthirans-new-find.html |archive-date=14 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The film's initial title, ''Aram Seidhu Pazhagu'', and first look poster were revealed to the media on 14 February 2017. When the title was changed to ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'', the team again released the first look with the new title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2014 |title=Director Suseenthiran's next movie title "ARAM SEIDHU PAZHAGU" |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/director-suseenthirans-next-movie-title-aram-seidhu-pazhagu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214224427/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/director-suseenthirans-next-movie-title-aram-seidhu-pazhagu/ |archive-date=14 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |publisher=Kollywoodtoday.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Suseenthiran's next title changed to 'Nenjil Thunivirunthal' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suseenthirans-next-title-changed-to-nenjil-thunivirunthal/articleshow/60074337.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819100131/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suseenthirans-next-title-changed-to-nenjil-thunivirunthal/articleshow/60074337.cms |archive-date=19 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The team has wrapped up the filming in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 June 2017 |title=Suseenthiran wraps up next with Maanagaram actor |url=https://www.top10cinema.com/article/42787/suseenthiran-wraps-up-next-with-maanagaram-actor |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816105152/https://www.top10cinema.com/article/42787/suseenthiran-wraps-up-next-with-maanagaram-actor |archive-date=16 August 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017 |work=Top 10 Cinema}}</ref>

When speaking about the heroine's role in the film, the director [[Suseenthiran]] said, "usually my scripts will have importance for the role of female leads, but in this particular movie, [[Mehreen Pirzada]] is having a cliché role". Despite being a bilingual, the entire film in two languages was shot in 55 days.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 August 2017 |title="My heroine in Nenjil Thunivirundhal has no importance" – Suseenthiran |url=https://top10cinema.com/article/43762/my-heroine-in-nenjil-thunivirundhal-has-no-importance-suseenthiran |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826114444/https://top10cinema.com/article/43762/my-heroine-in-nenjil-thunivirundhal-has-no-importance-suseenthiran |archive-date=26 August 2017 |access-date=26 August 2017 |work=Top 10 Cinema}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Nenjil Thunivirundhal / C/O Surya
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 5 October 2017
| recorded =2017
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length =24:05 / 24:08
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] / [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Saregama]]
| producer = [[D. Imman]]
| prev_title = [[Ippadai Vellum]]
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = [[Panjumittai]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
The film's music was composed by [[D. Imman]], while the audio rights of the film were acquired by Saregama. The album was released on 5 October 2017 and featured five songs and two theme tracks.

{{track listing
| headline = Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =24:05
| title1 = Yechacha Yechacha
| lyrics1 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra1 = [[Jithin Raj (singer)|Jithin Raj]]
| length1 = 4:35
| title2 = Rail Aaraaroo
| lyrics2 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra2 = [[Pradeep Kumar (singer)|Pradeep Kumar]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length2 = 4:57
| title3 = Aram Seyya Virumbu
| lyrics3 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra3 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Sophia
| lyrics4 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra4 = Aditya Rao, Sharanya Gopinath
| length4 = 4:04
| title5 = Aei Arakka
| lyrics5 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra5 = [[Benny Dayal]]
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = Dark Rooster Theme
| note6 = [[Instrumental]]
| length6 = 1:53
| title7 = Badass Theme
| note7 = Instrumental
| length7 = 0:54
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Telugu
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:08
| title1 = Yechacha Yechacha
| lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
| extra1 = [[Vedala Hemachandra]]
| length1 = 4:35
| title2 = Mudalaothonda
| lyrics2 = [[Ananta Sriram]]
| extra2 = Pradeep Kumar, Shreya Ghoshal
| length2 = 4:57
| title3 = Sadaa Manchikoraku
| lyrics3 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra3 = Hariharan
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Takkari
| lyrics4 = [[Sri Mani]]
| extra4 = Aditya Rao, Sharanya Gopinath
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = Rudrakshaa
| lyrics5 = [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
| extra5 = Benny Dayal
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = Dark Rooster Theme
| note6 = [[Instrumental]]
| length6 = 1:53
| title7 = Badass Theme
| note7 = Instrumental
| length7 = 0:55
}}

==Release==
The makers originally planned to release the film in early October 2017 to coincide with [[Diwali]], but postponed the release owing to the lack of available screens.

The Tamil version of the film opened to mixed reviews from critics on 10 November 2017. A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that Suseenthiran "is out-of-form in this action drama", while ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that the film was an "uninspired thriller" and that it "pretends to be an enterprising thriller, but what it actually is, is your garden-variety cliché-ridden film."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=10 November 2017 |title=Nenjil Thunivirundhal: Heart attacked |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nenjil-thunivirundhal-heart-attacked/article20104167.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111142055/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nenjil-thunivirundhal-heart-attacked/article20104167.ece |archive-date=11 November 2023 |access-date=16 January 2018 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nenjil Thunivirundhal review: An uninspired thriller |date=10 November 2017 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/nov/10/nenjil-thunivirundhal-review-an-uninspired-thriller-1697530.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117011958/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/nov/10/nenjil-thunivirundhal-review-an-uninspired-thriller-1697530.html |archive-date=17 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> In a more positive review, ''The Indian Express'' wrote the "movie is an average thriller". Sify.com called the film "entertaining", explaining that "the movie has a charming friendship angle, middle-class family issues, a social message and a deadly villain".<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2017 |title=Nenjil Thunivirunthal movie review: This Sundeep Kishan movie is an average thriller |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/nenjil-thunivirunthal-movie-review-sundeep-kishan-mehreen-pirzada-star-rating-4930013/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117011835/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/nenjil-thunivirunthal-movie-review-sundeep-kishan-mehreen-pirzada-star-rating-4930013/ |archive-date=17 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nenjil Thunivirunthal review: Packed with some smart surprises and shrewd twists |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nenjil-thunivirunthal-review-packed-with-some-smart-surprises-and-shrewd-twists-review-tamil-rljjUghfdbebh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109111311/http://www.sify.com/movies/nenjil-thunivirunthal-review-packed-with-some-smart-surprises-and-shrewd-twists-review-tamil-rljjUghfdbebh.html |archive-date=9 November 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "The premise is similar to what the director handled to far better effect in Naan Mahaan Alla and Pandiya Naadu, where ordinary men found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. The story has terrific potential. (It's the tragedy with so many of our films: great story, lousy screenplay.)"<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2017 |title=Nenjil Thunivirunthal has an interesting plot that's ruined by careless writing |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/nenjil-thunivirunthal-movie-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202085807/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/nenjil-thunivirunthal-movie-review |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>

The film garnered a poor commercial response at the Chennai box office, owing to the [[Sleeper hit|unexpected success]] of ''[[Aramm]]'', which was released on the same day. Coupled with the success of the horror film ''[[Aval (2017 film)|Aval]]'' and ''[[Mersal (film)|Mersal]]'', ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' underperformed commercially.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Suseenthiran returns to Angelina |url=http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2017/dec/28/suseenthiran-returns-to-angelina-3819.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116193423/http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2017/dec/28/suseenthiran-returns-to-angelina-3819.html |archive-date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=28 December 2017 }}</ref> Within four days of the release of the film, Suseenthiran re-edited and trimmed nearly 20 minutes of the film to re-release, with many scenes featuring Mehreen Pirzada being removed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2017 |title=Sundeep-Suseenthiran's Nenjil Thunivirunthal re-trimmed, Mehreen's portions chopped off |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sundeep-suseenthirans-nenjil-thunivirunthal-re-trimmed-mehreens-portions-chopped-off/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116193441/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sundeep-suseenthirans-nenjil-thunivirunthal-re-trimmed-mehreens-portions-chopped-off/ |archive-date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> As the new version failed to get an immediate positive response, Suseenthiran chose to pull the film from the theatres on 16 November 2017 and later announced that there would be a re-release on 15 December 2017. Owing to the busy schedule at the box office, the idea was later scrapped, meaning that the film only ran for six days in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Nenjil Thunivirundhal' to re-release on December 15 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nenjil-thunivirundhal-to-re-release-on-december-15-news-tamil-rlqqhUigciiic.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116152600/http://www.sify.com/movies/nenjil-thunivirundhal-to-re-release-on-december-15-news-tamil-rlqqhUigciiic.html |archive-date=16 November 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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Nenjil Thunivirundhal - Revision history

MinnieZox45714 at 20:26, 27 March 2026