Naanga

<p>Five college friends reunite after many years to help Devi, one of their friends who has woken up from a coma, get back with her lover, Babu. For the lead roles in the film, Selva had cast children of noted film personalities; Sanjay Krishna, son of actor-director , Nivas, actor Adithan’s son, Muneesh, who was Telugu music composer Vasu Rao’s son, production executive Gurusamy’s son Vinod and film distributor Chandrasekhar’s son Uday. The film’s antagonist role was played by popular playback singer ‘s son Shakir, while producer V. Swaminathan’s Ashwin Raja, who previously had appeared in the comedy entertainer , played the comedian. Vishnu Priya, , Vaidehi and Arasi, who enacted the lead female characters, also made their debut in Tamil films, although the former two had starred in Malayalam films before. Former lead actress was roped in for a pivotal role. Bala Bharathy and Balamurugan, who had been part of Selva’s (1993), were signed on as the composer and cinematographer, respectively, rejoining with Selva after nearly twenty years. Selva introduced Raghavan Urs as the editor, son on , himself a noted editor in Indian cinema. Soundtrack was composed by Balabharathi. Bala Bharathy composed eights songs for the film in the same ragas used by in the 1980s. M Suganth from gave 3 out of 5 and said: “While the broad strokes with which he paints this story let you get the rough feel of the film, doesn’t really leave you wistful and yearning for a charming, not-so-distant past”. s critic Malathi Rangarajan in her review wrote: “A host of new faces, a fresh approach to narration, a rare storyline that gives equal importance to an entire group of friends — five in all — decent portrayals, a few clichés and a dose of melodrama comprise Selva’s “. A reviewer from Behindwoods.com gave the film 1.5 out 5, noting that it was an “episodic and disjointed affair which never really takes off”. Indiaglitz.com cited: ” promises aplenty. Selva has proved his worth yet again by narrating a feel-good story with rightly recreating the ambience and mood of 1980s”. Rohit Ramachandran from Nowrunning.com rated the film 2 out of 5, while calling it an “honest failure”.</p>