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Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum

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Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum
Poster
Directed byN. J. Srikrishna
Produced byV. S. Rajkumar
P. Arumugakumar
StarringArulnithi
Remya Nambeesan
CinematographyMahesh Muthuswami
Edited byV J Sabu Joseph
Music byB. R. Rejin
Production
company
Leo Visions
Distributed byJSK Film Corporation
Release date
  • 24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum (transl. Four policemen and a town that used to be prosperous) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Srikrishna. The film stars Arulnithi and Remya Nambeesan[1] while Bagavathi Perumal, Singampuli, Rajkumar, and Yogi Babu play supporting roles. The film was highly panned by critics for its poor story and screenplay. The movie failed to perform well at the box office. It is loosely based on the British film Ask a Policeman (1939) and the Swedish film Kopps (2003).[2]

Plot

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The film starts with an outsider coming to a village to provide invitations to the people there. There is a police station with one sub-inspector Chelladurai (Bagavathi Perumal) and three constables. The village wins an award from the president (Thirumurugan) for being a model village. People are very honest and hardworking, and there are no problems in the village. The policemen lead a very peaceful life because of the villagers. They work from 9 to 5 and are closed on Sundays. The police station is used for playing board games and watching TV along with the villagers. Constable Shanmugapandian (Arulnithi) is a daydreamer and has a liking to a schoolteacher named Subha (Remya Nambeesan). However, he is unable to propose to her. Since the village is clean without any crimes, the higher officials plan to transfer them to another village known for riots. Saddened by this, the four policemen create trouble for the villagers. Padhinettam Pandiyan (Singampuli) and Chelladurai ask for a favor from a thief (Yogi Babu) to steal things so they can file a case, but all their attempts fail. How their actions cause change among the villagers and their lives is the rest of the film.

Cast

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Production

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Arulnithi began filming for the project in December 2013 and revealed he played a day-dreaming cop constantly brought back to reality by his superior, adding that it will be his first comedy film.[3] Arulnithi leads a four-man police team composed of Singampuli and actors Bagavathi Perumal and Rajkumar, who had starred in the production house's first venture Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012).[4] Ramya Nambeesan plays Arulnithi's love interest.[5]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by newcomer B. R. Rejin.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Enna Nadakuthu Ethu Nadakuthu"Hariharasudhan 
2."Kadhal Kani Rasam" (Remix)Mohamed Aslam, Nincy 
3."Kadhal Kani Rasam"M. M. Madhu, JSK Shruthi 

Critical reception

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Sify said, "Naalu Policeum Nalla Iruntha Oorum is yet another film where the core story is unique and novel but the execution falls short."[6] Sudhir Srinivasan of The Hindu wrote, "On the whole, NPNO is an admirable film, mainly for its irreverence to elements that are typically thought of as being forced by producers".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Naig, Udhav (20 July 2013). "Friends and fisticuffs". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Srinivasan, Sudhir (24 July 2015). "Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum: Small joys". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (7 December 2013). "Etcetera: Salim into post-production". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b Suganth, M (6 April 2014). "Arulnithi's next is an offbeat contemporary comedy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Remya Nambeesan-Keeping fingers crossed". Sify. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Review: Naalu Policeum Nalla Iruntha Oorum". Sify. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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