Name: Nesippaya
Director: Vishnuvardhan
Genre: Film
Released: 2025-01-14
Cast: Aditi Shankar, R. Sarathkumar, Prabhu, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt

Synopsis

Nesippaya

In 2016, during his college days, Arjun Vishwanathan fell in love with Diya Ramalingam. Their relationship is soon disrupted when Diya received a job offer in Portugal and she is prepared to relocate. When Arjun asks to accompany her to Portugal, she advised him to focus on his career and expresses her need for space in their relationship. Arjun informed both their families about their relationship, hoping to arrange their marriage before Diya's departure. Diya resisted the idea of immediate marriage, leading to a heated argument. A misunderstanding about a delayed visa application further escalated the situation, culminating in a public breakup. Seven years later, Arjun, now running a software startup with his friend Subramaniaraju, is shocked to learn that Diya had been arrested in Portugal for murdering Karthik Adhinarayanan, the son of a wealthy and influential businessman, Adhinarayanan. Despite their breakup, Arjun immediately rushes to Portugal to help Diya. There, he meets Diya's mother, Geeta, and consults with Diya's lawyer, Indirani "Indira" Jahan, to understand the case. Arjun attempts to meet Adhinarayanan to plead on Diya's behalf but is dismissed by Adhinarayanan's business associate, Varadharajan. Diya, overwhelmed by guilt for avoiding Arjun in the past, refuses to meet him. In prison, Diya is attacked by a fellow inmate, Jenni, resulting in hospitalisation. Determined to uncover the truth, Arjun sought out Monty, Jenni's lover, to gather information.

Director: Vishnuvardhan
Release: 14 Jan 2025
Run time: 147 min
Language: Tamil

Cast & crew

Aditi Shankar Diya Ramalingam

R. Sarathkumar Adhinarayanan

Prabhu Gautham

Kalki Koechlin Indirani Jahan "Indira"

Shiv Panditt Monty RA Raja Varadharajan GE George Kora Karthik Adhinarayanan SR Sriranjani Vaidehi PA Parvathi T. Geeta

Vishnuvardhan Director A. A. Sreekar Prasad Editor

Yuvan Shankar Raja Composer

Reviews

Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Mixed

Across 2 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Nesippaya, reception is mixed.

Best forViewers looking for Tamil cinema.

Reception Order

All 2 reviews shown

Cinema Express Jayabhuvaneshwari B

2025-01-14

With this writing nuance taking the film up to a crescendo, Nesippaya falls back to underwhelming territory as it misses out on one key area. After their breakup, Arjun and Diya go about their lives in Chennai and Portugal, respectively, and seem to have moved on without any regrets. Yet, the minute Arjun sees Diya in trouble, he makes an impulsive decision to go to her, leaving his future and career at stake. While Arjun is described as a spontaneous person throughout the film, the fact that they didn’t contact each other for two years makes it difficult for us to accept how much they still care for each other. Such writing issues cause an emotional disconnect, which makes it difficult for us to root for the couple.

Read at source

India Today Janani K

2025-01-14

When it comes to the suspense angle, Nesippaya falters and the screenplay isn't effective enough to hold your attention throughout. There are far and few twists in the initial portions, which makes it tough to take the story forward. Arjun casually finds people connected to the murder, even before the lawyer, who knows the terrain could. He lands up at their homes and talks about the murder.Â

Read at source