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Neethaane En Ponvasantham

Name: Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2012-12-14
Cast: Jiiva, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Santhanam, Anupama Kumar, Vidyullekha Raman

2012 | 155 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With mixed reviews and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Tailor-made for anyone nostalgic for their awkward years and anyone in the mood for a love story. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young. Same wavelength as The Breakfast Club.
The mood: Warm and romantic.
The pace: Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 35 min.
What might put you off: It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

Childhood friends Varun and Nithya are in love with each other but due to different career choices, they break up with each other. Years later, Varun meets her and tries his best to win her back.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsSolid
9 wins and 15 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 87K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon

JiivaVarun Krishnan
Samantha Ruth PrabhuNithya Vasudevan
SanthanamMahesh
Anupama KumarVarun's mother
Vidyullekha RamanJenny
Ravi RaghavendraVarun's father
SriranjiniNithya's mother
Dhanya BalakrishnaNithya's friend
Ravi PrakashHarish
AshvathVasu's Friend