Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014)

A narcoleptic becomes a vigilante when tragedy strikes.

Director:

Thiru

Writer:

Thiru

Stars:

Vishal, Lakshmi Menon, Iniya

Cast

Cast overview:
Vishal	...	Indran
Lakshmi Menon	...	Meera
Iniya
Saranya Ponvannan	...	Indran's Mother
V. Jayaprakash	...	Meera's Father
Sunder Ramu	...	Indran's Friend
Jagan	...	Indran's Friend
Pyramid Natarajan
Jayabalan
Prinz Nithik
Nisha Krishnan

Storyline

Indran (Vishal) is a boy suffering from Narcolepsy since childhood. It is a rare neurological disorder that affects the control of sleep and he falls asleep at any point of time when he experience any extreme form of excitement or emotion. Indran has 10 specific desires in life which he wants to fulfill. He is aided by his friends (Jagan and Sundar Ramu) as he ventures forth to fulfill his life ambitions, egged on by his loving and caring mother (Saranya Ponvannan). Indran meets Meera (Lakshmi Menon) daughter of a rich business man (Jayaprakash) and her curiosity in him slowly turn into love. But her dad fears that Indran cannot lead a happy married life and will not be able to make him a grand-father. But the brave girl takes an extreme step to help her lover overcome his disorder. However fate intervenes cruelly as she is brutally gang raped in front of Indran who is on sleep-mode. Whether Indran identifies the real culprits forms the rest of the plot.

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Plot Keywords:

love | desire | narcolepsy | water | flashback | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil Telugu

Release Date:

11 April 2014 (India)

Also Known As:

Indrudu

Company Credits

Production Co:

UTV Motion Pictures, Vishal Film Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

149 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Idhayam Unnai Theduthe
Produced by G.V. Prakash Kumar
Performed by G.V. Prakash Kumar & Saindhavi

User Reviews

A Revenge thriller that will keep you engaged

Vishal's Naan Sigapu Manithan is a Revenge thriller film with a medical disorder tale in the plot. It can be compared to Gajini though this will not make a huge impact like Gajini because of some commercial elements here and there in the plot. Vishal has justified the role of a Narcolepsy patient and portrays the problem they face with the social world. Saranya Ponvannan as usual plays the caring mother character yet it's not boring what she does, make us laugh. Lakshmi Menon for a change as the modern rich man's city girl impresses us with her new looks and acting (credits to the makeup man for using enough touch up coats and colour contacts). She had a good scope in the first half of the movie and in the second half she goes as the sleeping beauty. Iniya the vaagai soodava girl has played the similar role of Thirutu payale Malavika which perfectly fits with her new transformed stunning looks. Her role is short but important and impressive. Supporting roles by Jagan and Mayakam Enna fame Sudar Ramu gives a good hand to the plot. Jayaprakash comes in a short role. The screenplay was good and quite engaging except for the fact of misplacement of songs. Story is also fresh keeping in mind that without digging much into the real medical syndrome if see this as something newly presented it feels fresh. BGM so much was mostly stolen from myakam enna and Gajini. Music was average not impressive by GV. The controversial lip-lock was not so laudable but of course the plot had adultery in so many sections justifying U/A certification. Second half twist might offend so many people particularly female viewers. Overall 3/5. -Reviewed by Sivakumar Balachandran