Nimir

<p>“National” Selvam is a small-time photographer who lives with his father “National” Shanmugham. They run a digital photography studio in . Next to the studio is a flex-board printing shop owned by Selvam’s friend Sadha. His assistant Vigadakavi designs the flex-boards. Selvam is in a relationship with Shenbaghavalli, his high school sweetheart. Sadha becomes involved in a trivial argument with a loafer in the centre of the town. The dispute escalates, but passersby calm them down. However, Vigadakavi appears and attacks the man who had argued with Sadha. The man, joined by a ruffian Vellaiyappan, jumps on Vigadakavi in retaliation. Noticing the commotion, Selvam tries to calm everyone down, but Vellaiyappan, furious at Selvam’s authoritative stance, beats him up. Shanmugham breaks up the fight. Embarrassed, Selvam vows to get back at Vellaiyappan and pledges that he will not wear slippers until he has avenged his humiliation. Shenbaghavalli is forced to end her relationship with Selvam, who learns about Vellaiyappan’s whereabouts from Vigadakavi and visits the garage where he apparently works as a . Its owner tells him that Vellaiyappan left for a better job in . Despite Sadha’s advice that he should forget the incident, Selvam resolves to wait for Vellaiyappan’s return; several weeks later, he enrolls in a course. Malarvizhi, a college student, goes to Selvam’s studio. She tells Selvam that she wants to participate in a women’s magazine’s cover photo competition and asks him to make her look as good as possible. Perplexed at the unusual request, Selvam conducts the photoshoot. Malar’s photograph turns out to be unimpressive, and her irritation makes Selvam question his skill as a photographer. Upset, he turns to his father for advice. Shanmugham explains photography as an art to his son. Selvam goes through his father’s photograph collection, finally understanding their angles and lighting, and gets an idea. Instead of his familiar still photography, Selvam photographs Malar in motion and sends the best photo to the magazine. Shortly afterward, Malar goes to Selvam’s house with the magazine containing her photo. Although she rebukes him for photographing her without permission, she also praises the photo. They become interested in each other and soon fall in love. Malar realises this first and calls Selvam to talk about their future. She tells him that she is Vellaiyappan’s younger sister, but his agitation is overshadowed by love and he decides to continue their relationship. Several weeks later, Vellaiyappan is fired from his job for slapping his manager and is deported back to India. The following day, Selvam and Sadha challenge him to a hand-to-hand combat. After a few minutes of fighting, Selvam pins down Vellaiyappan, and Sadha declares him the winner. Selvam visits Vellaiyappan in a hospital the next day and introduces himself to his mother in front of Malar. He admits his love for Malar and asks Vellaiyappan for his sister’s hand in marriage, as Vellaiyappan and his mother look at each other in disbelief. In the credits, Selvam is seen uniting with Malar. In June 2017, it was announced that the 2016 film would be remade in with as director and as the lead actor. Priyadarshan made changes to the screenplay to suit the cultural and regional tastes of Tamil audiences. penned the dialogues and also played the role of the antagonist. The title was suggested by who plays Udhayanidhi’s father in the film. The title was accepted and acknowledged by Priyadarshan. The film was produced by Santhosh T. Kuruvilla under his banner Moonshot Entertainment. Udhayanidhi was Priyadarshan’s only choice for playing Selvam, the male lead. Malayalam actress was cast as the female lead character Malarvizhi, making her debut in Tamil cinema. She stated that, despite being familiar with Tamil, she chose not to dub her own lines because her lines “required [her] to talk fast and had difficult words.” was cast as Selvam’s childhood love interest Valli, reprising the role originally played by . The character was changed from a nurse to a college student. handled the cinematography. began in July 2017, and lasted for approximately 36 days; the film in its entirety was shot in except for a short bit in . The film score was composed by Ronnie Raphael, while the songs featured in the film were composed by and . The song “Nenjil Maamazhai”, sung by and , was released as a single on 19 December 2017, while the rest of the album was released on 18 January 2018. was released on 26 January 2018, and was distributed by Udhayanidhi’s company . called the film a “faithful remake” of that would work for those audiences who did not see the Malayalam original. M. Suganth of rated it 2.5 out of 5. Vishal Menon of wrote, “It might be an easy watch for first-timers, but for those who’ve watched the original, feels blasphemous”.</p>