Nedunalvaadai (U)
15/Mar/2019 Family, Drama

3.25

Emotionally Engaging And Well Made Rural Drama

Selvakannan is an able filmmaker and makes excellent use of the visual medium. You are captivated to the screen even when it is just two people walking a certain distance. The day to day activities of the rustic milieu are captured with a certain aesthetics that leaves you wanting for more.It is never about the story but how something is shown and narrated on screen that defines cinema and by that yardstick Nedunalvaadai is good cinema and Selvakannan is someone to watch out for.(more)

Source: Bharath Vijaykumar, MovieCrow

3.00

Ample dose of family bonding and relationships

Nedunalvaadai is a film which has got its emotions at the right place. Barring some cliched moments which are quite predictable in stories that unfold in rural milieu, the film has some good performances from its artistes. (more)

Source: Thinkal Menon, Times Of India

3.50

Debutant director Selvakannan gifts a pleasant surprise

With the brilliant performance of Poo Ramu as an ageing farmer and the engaging writing of Selvakannan, Nedunalavadai, starring many newcomers, is definitely a surprise this month. Watch the film for its story and performances. (more)

Source: Kirubakaran Purushothaman, India Today

3.00

Superlative performances elevate this rural drama

It's hard not to notice the detailing in every scene. Be it the Nellai dialect in which they refer to atrocity as 'odi sandi thanam', or minute details like the increase in the number of chains worn by the initially bare-necked Pechiyamma (Sendhi) as the film progresses, the film shines. There are constant reality checks throughout the film, and whenever, say, a love scene seems to be getting out of hand, co-actors speak for the audience when they say something like, "Loosa pulla nee?" (more)

Source: Editorial board, The New Indian Express