Ninnu Vilayadu

Ninnu Vilayadu (transl. Enroll and play) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. Soundarajan and starring Dinesh Kumar, Nandana Anand and Deepa Shankar.^[1] The film was released on 3 May 2024 to negative reviews.

Ninnu Vilayadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. Soundararajan
Written by	C. Soundararajan
Produced by	M. Karthick M. Sarathkumar Keerthivaasan
Starring	Dinesh Kumar Nandana Anand Deepa Shankar
Cinematography	S. Pitchumani
Edited by	Shankar Ki.
Music by	Sathya Dev Uthayasankar
Production company	Raj Peacock Movies
Release date	3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The film follows a family's search for their lost jallikattu bull Karuppan.

Cast

• Dinesh Kumar as Velu
• Nandana Anand as Keerthy
• Deepa Shankar as Velu's mother
• Bull as Karuppan
• Pala. Karuppiah
• Pasanga Sivakumar as Keerthy's father
• Madurai Kumaran
• Savithri
• Sangavi D. as Velu's sister
• Jothi

Soundtrack

Music by Sathya Dev Uthayasankar.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Alanganallur[3]"	Kavi Arasu	Senthil Ganesh	4:01
2.	"Kanne Maniye[4]"	LA Varadhan	Yadhu Krishna, Gayathry Rajiv	3:59
Total length:				8:00

Reception

A critic from The Times of India rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "With a runtime exceeding two hours, Ninnu Vilayadu, directed by C. Soundararajan, demands patience".^[5] A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film the same rating and wrote that the film's emotions are not taken itself seriously while praising the acting, calling the music mediocre and criticising the cinematography, which doesn't match the direction.^[2]