Niram Marum Ulagil is a much anticipated Tamil drama directed by Britto JB and authored by him, making it one of the best works in the present-day Tamil cinema. The movie boasts of an excellent cast with a star already established like Bharathiraja, the veteran television host cum actor Rio Raj, the multi-skilled performer Natty Subramaniam, the renowned choreographer Sandy Master and the popular comedian Yogi Babu playing very important parts in the film. Their performances add complexity and richness to a tale that explores the issues of transformation, identity, and strength.
It was produced under Signature Productionz and GS Cinemas International banners by Lenin and L. Catherine Shoba, has a good production value and a catchy plot. Cinematography of Mallika Arjun and Manikanda Raja adds emotional aspects and visual attractiveness to the movie, perfectly portraying the sense of every setting. The emotional focus of the story is also enhanced by the background score by Dev Prakash Regan to give the story a unique rhythm.
In the editing, performed by Tamil Arasan, the movie has a tight and immersible flow, with the 2-hour and 26 minutes seeming well-timed and exciting. The work of the technical team can be seen in each frame and this works to gain a rich and complete experience of the cinema.
Niram Marum Ulagil was released in theatres officially on 7 March 2025 and has been praised due to its touching plot and good performances. Humorous and emotional at the same time, the movie presents a tragicomic picture of life issues. Although it might not be the movie that would normally attract one to intense dramas, It is a movie that will leave a memorable effect on the movie screen, a movie that is worth watching on the big screen.
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Niram Marum Ulagil, which is characterized by the acquaintance with the sense of motherhood, is set in four stories that are linked with one another and presented through the character of Yogi Babu in a train ride. The sacrifices and hardships of mothers of various walks of life are discussed in each segment. Although the purpose is sincere, the performance usually fails on the burden of melodramatic feelings and cliched archetypes.
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The film has started well enough, the story of guilt and redemption by Natty Subramanie touched the heart and was backed by impressive visuals that interact with light and shade to perfection. The depiction of the old parents as they struggle against poverty and desertion is very gentle but sometimes heavy-handed with sentimentality as illustrated by Bharathiraja and Vadivukkarasi. In the meantime, the confrontation along the coast of Rio Raj and the strange friendship of Sandy with an elderly man provide temporary scenes of pleasure before falling into the usual twists of the story and logical contradictions.
The film with its impressive cast and good cinematography by Mallika Arjun and Manikanda Raja fails to do anything new with the theme. Its portrayal of the mothers is somehow idealized, devoid of the complexity and represented in black and white. Instead of looking into the subtle facts of parenthood, the movie glorifies it, and there was an opportunity to look at the subject more truthfully and maturely.
The background score used by Dev Prakash Regan does elevate some of the emotional scenes, but the 146 minutes of length seem lengthy. The movie is often played to the heart and not earned, where scenes are intended to make one cry and not to develop a real feel.
In conclusion, Niram Marum Ulagil is supposed to be a tribute to the motherhood, but its melodramatic sound and dependence on trite affect it with a sense of emotional exhaustion rather than emotion elevation. Some of the performances transcend the sentimentality, but the movie might have been more restrained and subtle to produce a memorable emotional reaction.
Cast
The group of Niram Marum Ulagil performs music that gives this anthology of feelings a sense of seriousness. The old and experienced filmmaker-actor, Bharathiraja, as Rayappan, an aged father residing in a welfare home, is full of abandonment and poverty. On his other side, there is Vadivukkarasi who glows as his loyal wife, Kuzhandhai. This gentle romance is the foundation of one of the most touching and more rooted stories in the anthology.
Natty Subramaniam is a great actor as Abdul Malik a man who is struggling with the emotional trauma of his troubled mother. His subtle and muted performance gives the initial piece a richness, and enhances its emotional appeal. As Athiyan, Rio Raj is very successful in portraying the emotions of a young man who has found himself in a financial crunch but his plot at times follows the same path.
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Sandy Master plays Anbu, a driver of automobiles and who develops a very unlikely friendship with Annakili, demonically played by Tulasi with all her charms and warmth. Although the plot contains some logical flaws, the good acting of the two makes their relationship look legit and heartrending.
Yogi Babu also assumes the role of Na, a more down-to-earth and tamed version of his typical comic character. In the meantime, Muthukumar, a train ticket examiner and the one to narrate the film, takes the emotional flow of the anthology in a quiet yet powerful manner.
The film is also enhanced emotionally with supporting roles played by Viji Chandrasekhar as the tortured mother Viji, Lovelyn Chandrasekhar as Abi, Suresh Menon as Lal Bhai and RJ Vigneshkanth as Bala. Despite the fact that Ayra Krishnan as Mahi and Mime Gopi as Magimai might not have many screen time, their presence is felt.
Critical Reviews
Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave the movie 2 in 5 and called it overwrought and excessive. He pointed out that the premise is good and the cast is good but it is over the top and it is more of emotional drama than true-to-life. The pace slows down at 146 minutes, and characters act their parts but no longer feel. He was too uncouth in his film to get to the kind of emotion the movie evoked with the use of certain dramatic cinematography and music.
The film also received 2 out of 5 stars by Narayani M of The Cinema Express terming it as an overused amma sentiment drama. She believed that motherhood was idealized but never was investigated as the multifaceted reality it is. She says all of the four stories are predictable and sentimental with no subtlety, full of black and white caricatures. Although she agrees with the good performances and technical workmanship, she managed to conclude that the movie is shallow in theme, focusing on emotion-baiting, rather than telling a story.
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Critic of Dinamalar gave the film 2.75 out of 5 stars and enjoyed the fact that it is a glorification of motherhood with four emotional narratives intertwined by the narration of Yogi Babu. The review did commend the playing, and the camera work and the background music of the film, but noted that its constant melancholy weighed heavily on the emotional senses of the viewer.
Audiences Reviews
Niram Marum Ulagil was getting a mixed to decent response among audiences. About 5,300 users on IMDb rated the film 6.2/10, meaning that the film was rated fairly appropriately. Interestingly, there are no single written reviews on the platform yet there are thousands of ratings, and it is difficult to understand whether such numbers fully reflect the sentiment of the audience.
Songs
The soundtrack in Niram Marum Ulagil is a low key but effective composition with three songs, which have been crafted well to match the emotional intensity of the film. The album begins with the energetic song, Rangamma, which is the composition of A. S. Dawood and was sung by Arivu and Dev Prakash Regan. Published under TrendMusic, this catchy song is full of vibrant rhythm and soulful lyrics, which immediately gives the listener a theme that is easily catchy.
The second song, a folk-style song “Poi Vaadi” again by A. S. Dawood and performed by Ananthu, is in a calmer and more philosophical tone. Its thought-provoking nature offers a touching crescent of disruption to the soundtrack, which reflects the emotional essence and motifs of self-reflection of the film.
The album ends with Aazhi, which is a song composed by Acksharah Balakrishnan and translated by Shakthisree Gopalan and Dev Prakash Regan. This melodic comforting finale has a multifaceted, smooth warmth, supplemented by expressive singing and a refined form.
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The three pieces combined (the total length of the pieces is less than 11 minutes) form a brief but classy music experience. The soundtrack of the film is meaningful and memorable as each song relates to the film in change, emotion, and self-discovery.
How to Watch The Niram Marum Ulagil Movie
The film Niram Marum Ulagil has been through with its theatrical release and is yet to be released on any streaming services. Up to this point, no official date has been confirmed as to when it was released digitally.
Nevertheless, changes are likely to happen in the nearest future, with the discussions of streaming rights underway. The possible partners will be Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, SonyLIV, ZEE5, and JioCinema. After its digital release, the movie will be legally streamed or downloaded based on a premium subscription system and will also allow access to a vast collection of films, series, and original content.