Neram (2013)
- Original title
- നേരം
- Directed by
- Alphonse Puthren
- Genre
- comedy thriller
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 51 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A man has one day to pay back a loan to a dangerous moneylender. He tries to find the money while dealing with a series of escalating problems and misunderstandings.
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What happens
Neram (transl. 'Time') is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. Malayalam and Tamil languages versions of the film were simultaneously made. The Malayalam version also contains several scenes in Tamil, as both versions of the movie take place in Chennai. It is an extended version of the short film of the same name, which Puthren directed in 2009. It stars Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim (in their Kollywood debuts) and Bobby Simha in both versions. Supporting roles were played by Manoj K. Jayan, Shammi Thilakan, Lalu Alex, and Willson Joseph in the Malayalam version, while Nassar, Thambi Ramiah, John Vijay and Shabareesh Varma portrayed the characters in the Tamil version. The whole film is set within one day in Chennai. Shooting for the film commenced on mid-2012, were completed in March 2013. The music was scored by debutant Rajesh Murugesan, while cinematography was handled by Anend C. Chendran. The Malayalam version was released on 10 May 2013, while the Tamil version was released a week later, on 17 May 2013. Neram's both versions received positive reviews upon release and was a commercial success at the box-office. The film is remade in Telugu as Run (2016) starring Sundeep Kishan and in Kannada as Kismath (2018) starring Vijay Raghavendra. This film is about to be remade in Hindi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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