Natchathiram Nagargiradhu

Natchathiram Nagargiradhu (transl. The star is moving) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film directed by Pa. Ranjith, starring Dushara Vijayan, Kalidas Jayaram and Kalaiyarasan.

Natchathiram Nagargiradhu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pa. Ranjith
Written by	Pa. Ranjith
Produced by	Vignesh Sundaresan Manoj Leonel Jahson
Starring	Kalidas Jayaram Dushara Vijayan Kalaiyarasan
Cinematography	A. Kishor Kumar
Edited by	Selva R. K.
Music by	Tenma
Production companies	Yaazhi Films Neelam Productions
Release date	31 August 2022 (2022-08-31)
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Tenma replaced Ranjith's regular, Santhosh Narayanan, as the music composer for the film.^[1][2]

Natchathiram Nagargiradhu was released worldwide in theatres on 31 August 2022.

Plot

As a motley theatre troupe sets out to stage a play about love, the drama reaches new heights as attitudes around sexuality and castes begin to clash.

Cast

• Kalidas Jayaram as Iniyan
• Kalaiyarasan as Arjun
• Dushara Vijayan as Rene (Tamizh)
• Sindhuja Viji
• Gautham Vasudev Menon as Sagar
• Shabeer Kallarakkal as Sagas Ratchagan
• Geetha Kailasam as Arjun's mother
• Charles Vinoth as Sekar
• Selvaraghavan as Manimaran
• Manisa Tait as Medellin
• Hari Krishnan Anbudurai as Yashvandhiran
• Munishkanth as Donald
• Subatra Robert as Karpagam
• Vinsu Rachel Sam as Roshini
• Lizzie Antony as Indhumathi
• Regin Rose as Subeer
• Gnanaprasad as Ayya Durai
• Sumeet Borana as Dayana
• Arjun as Praveen
• Stephen Raj as Tharu
• Uthaiya Surya as Maru
• Joel as Thakkali Soru
• Sherin Celin Mathew as Sylvia

Production

In 2021, it was reported that Ranjith's next film after the action film Sarpatta Parambarai would be a romance, titled Natchathiram Nagargiradhu.^[3][4] Filming concluded that December.^[5] Transgender actress Sherin Celin Mathew, who played Sylvia in the film, died by suicide on 17 May 2022 in Kochi.^[6]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 31 August 2022.^[7][8]

Home media

The film's streaming rights were bought by Netflix. The film began streaming there from 28 September 2022.^[9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10.

M Suganth of The Times of India rated the film with 3.5/5 stars stating, "Several blending of forms like love, caste, honour killings and music, actually gives the film a vibe that is very new-age, and makes it an experience that shouldn't be missed".^[10] Krishna Selvaseelan of Tamil Guardian rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, “‘NN’ is the first chapter of the New Testament for the portrayal of love in Tamil cinema. Pa Ranjith has only continued to impress me with every subsequent film.”^[11] Director Anurag Kashyap posted that "the uncensored version of the film is like the director's (Pa.Ranjith) chaotic mind, where so many of his identities are having conversations and conflicting with each other, but want to be in order". Kashyap concluded that it was his favourite film of Ranjith's, so far.^[12]