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{{Short description|2023 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku
| image = Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Karthik Adwait
| writer = Karthik Adwait
| producer = Karthik Adwait
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogue by
| data1 = Dilsuyan J
}}
| starring = {{Ubl|[[Vikram Prabhu]]|[[Vani Bhojan]]|[[Dhananjaya (actor)|Dhananjaya]]|[[Vela Ramamoorthy]]}}
| cinematography = Sridhar
| editing = C. S. Prem Kumar
| music = '''Score'''<br />Sunny{{ndash}}Saketh<br/>'''Songs'''<br/>[[Mahati Swara Sagar|Sagar]]
| studio = Karthik Movie House
| distributor = SP Cinemas
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|6|23|ref1=}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku''''' ({{Translation|You are my beaming light}}) is a 2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] written, produced, and directed by Karthik Adwait. The film stars [[Vikram Prabhu]] and [[Vani Bhojan]]. It was released on 23 June 2023, to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2023 |title=Tamil Film Payum Oli Nee Enaku Wins Hearts, Recommended To All Age Groups |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/tamil-film-payum-oli-nee-enaku-wins-hearts-recommended-to-all-age-groups-8164525.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726051359/https://www.news18.com/movies/tamil-film-payum-oli-nee-enaku-wins-hearts-recommended-to-all-age-groups-8164525.html |archive-date=26 July 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2023 |title=விக்ரம் பிரபு புதிய படத்தின் ரிலீஸ் தேதி இதோ! |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=113768 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606060908/https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=113768 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Aravind (Vikram Prabhu) suffers from partial low-light blindness following an accident in his childhood. He runs a software company that helps protect sensitive data from cyberthreats and illegal hacking. Arvind happens to meet Uthra (Vani Bhojan), a wedding planner, who helps organise his sister's wedding. The two start getting along well and even express their love for each other.
Things take a turn when Arvind's father, his only source of strength, gets killed by a group. He now embarks on a dangerous journey to find the reason behind his father's murder, and unravels some shocking truth that involves many big shots, including Jeevan (Dhanajaya), who was once the right hand of an influential politician.

== Cast ==
*[[Vikram Prabhu]] as Aravind
*[[Vani Bhojan]] as Uthra
*[[Dhananjaya (actor)|Dhananjaya]] as Jeevan
*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]]
*[[Vela Ramamoorthy]] as Aanamalaiyar
*[[Vivek Prasanna]]
*[[Jeeva Ravi]]
*Vettai Muthukumar

== Production ==
The project was announced by newcomer Karthik Adwait as his debut directorial venture. In 2020, [[Vikram Prabhu]] signed the film after the success of ''[[Vaanam Kottattum]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2020 |title=Vikram Prabhu's next is 'Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-next-is-paayum-oli-nee-yenakku/articleshow/74131256.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213042232/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-next-is-paayum-oli-nee-yenakku/articleshow/74131256.cms |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In April 2020, [[Vani Bhojan]] was signed in as the female lead. Kannada actor [[Dhananjaya (actor)|Dhananjaya]] (in his Tamil debut) was also signed to play a crucial role in this film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2020 |title=விக்ரம் பிரபு நடிக்கும் பாயும் ஒளி நீ எனக்கு |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/594731-vikram-prabhu-next-movie-announced.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213042234/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/594731-vikram-prabhu-next-movie-announced.html |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> Filming [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2021 |title=Shooting of Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku wrapped |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/apr/05/shooting-of-paayum-oli-nee-yenakku-wrapped-23787.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204012245/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/apr/05/shooting-of-paayum-oli-nee-yenakku-wrapped-23787.html |archive-date=4 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

== Music ==
The original background score is composed by Sunny-Saketh. The songs are composed by [[Mahati Swara Sagar|Sagar]]. The first single "Anicha Poove" was released on 9 June 2022.

{{track listing
| title1 = Anicha Poove
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_music = [[Mahati Swara Sagar|Sagar]]
| extra1 = Sanjana Kalmanje
| title2 = Hey Papa
| lyrics2 = [[Ku Karthik]]
| extra2 = [[Kapil Kapilan]]
| length1 = 3:29
| lyrics1 = [[Karthik Netha]]
| total_length = 3:29
}}

== Reception ==
Logesh Balachandran of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The promising initial set-up makes us believe that we are in for an intense thriller, but within half-an-hour into the film, things fall apart."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=24 June 2023 |title=Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku Movie Review : Vikram Prabhu's thriller has nothing new to offer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/paayum-oli-nee-yenakku/movie-review/101234139.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726051341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/paayum-oli-nee-yenakku/movie-review/101234139.cms |archive-date=26 July 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.25 out of 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பாயும் ஒளி நீ எனக்கு - விமர்சனம் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3317/Paayum-Oli-Nee-Yenakku/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626085228/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3317/Paayum-Oli-Nee-Yenakku/ |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|15029754}}

[[Category:2023 Indian films]]
[[Category:2023 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2023 action thriller films]]
[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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