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'''''Ennodu Vilayadu''''' ({{Translation|Play with Me}}) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language [[thriller film]] written and directed by Arun Krishnaswami. The film stars [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]], [[Sanchita Shetty]] and [[Chandini Tamilarasan]], with [[Radha Ravi]] and [[Yog Japee]] in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by newcomer Moses and Sudharshan M. Kumar, ''Ennodu Vilayadu'' was released on 17 February 2017 to negative reviews.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ennodu-vilayadu/movie-review/57200909.cms|title=Ennodu Vilayadu Movie Review {2/5}: The writing isn’t forceful enough and the film spends too much time on inane romantic tracks|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

The film opens creating some expectations as we meet Vikram ([[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]), who works for a construction company and is in heavy debts as he is a horse punter who loses because of fixing by the big guns.  He meets Minnie ([[Chandini Tamilarasan]]) and it is love at first sight. On the other hand Sridhar ([[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]]) lands in Chennai and goes to stay at a house recommended by a friend where, to his surprise he finds that it’s a girl Inba ([[Sanchita Shetty]]). Forty five lakhs to retrieve her house from a bank loan.  Vikram plans a getaway with fifty lakhs of bribe money that horse owner Nagulan ([[Radha Ravi]]) pays to another owner Sharma ([[Yog Japee]]) to fix a race. The money lands in Sridhar's car and this leads to a collision of all the characters and what happens next is the rest of the screenplay.

In late January 2017, the team finalised a release date of 24 February 2017 and began promotions, though the rescheduling of [[Raghava Lawrence]]'s ''[[Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva]]'' (2017) from 17 to 24 February, meant that the makers of ''Ennodu Vilayadu'' chose to prepone the release by a week.<ref>http://cinemareels.com/ennodu-vilaiyadu-release-preponed-by-a-week/</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' gave the film a mixed review citing that "it slacks momentum when required" and that "the film would have been a riveting thriller, if only it had more punch and fizz with the second part spruced up a bit". However, the reviewer added "in 106 minutes of viewing time, ''Ennodu Vilayadu'' is a promising work from a debutant maker".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/feb/18/ennoduhellip-slacks-momentum-when-required-1571771.html|title=Ennodu… slacks momentum when required|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' also gave the film a mixed review and stated "the writing isn't forceful enough and the film spends too much time on inane romantic tracks" which "drain the film of mood and rob its energy".<ref name="auto"/> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' stated the film "doesn't live up to expectations" and that the film "had all the potential to become an interesting thriller had the director Arun Krishnasway concentrated on the core theme and made it crisper".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/180217/ennodu-vilayadu-movie-review-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations.html|title=Ennodu Vilayadu movie review: Doesn't live up to expectations|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=18 February 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Another reviewer from Indiaglitz.com called the film "mundane" and stated "writer-director Arun Krishnaswamy, after choosing a fairly good idea for a plot, has hampered it with a wayward screenplay". The reviewer added "a film in this genre can escape if it is fast paced or thrilling, but this one is neither".<ref name="auto"/>