Nugam (transl. Yoke) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Jeffy and produced by Synergy Creations. The film features Jeybala, Ineya, Vijayakumar and Preethi in the lead roles. The film opened to negative reviews upon release on 18 October 2013.[1][2]

Nugam
Film poster
Directed byJeffy
StarringJai Bala
Vijayakumar
Ineya
Preethi
CinematographyE. K. Ramesh
Edited byA. L. Ramaweffegeggesh
Music byD. J. Gopinath
Thashi
Production
company
Synergy Creations
Release date
  • 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Production

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Jeffy, making his second film after the unreleased Eerppu, shot scenes for the film in France and Switzerland as well as across Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. Jai Bala, who played the lead role in Eerppu, was also signed on by the director again to essay a lead role.[3]

The audio of Nugam was released in Paris at the entrance to the Eiffel Tower by French actress Nadège Beausson-Diagne in April 2012. The team also later released a promotional song titled Share Love And Peace composed by Laurendo Joseph.[4]

Release

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The film opened to negative reviews from critics. The Times of India gave 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "Nugam wants to be a nail-biting, high-concept thriller but the only nail-biting that you do while watching the film is out of sheer frustration...the ham-fisted filmmaking and the even more amateurish performances (Jey's weird dialogue delivery is a definite contender for the worst line-reading ever in a film) turn it into an unintentional comedy".[1] Behindwoods.com gave the film 0.75 out of 5 stars, labelling it as "poorly executed" and adding it was "a tiresome movie viewing experience".[5] The New Indian Express labelled that the film had a "good plot gone awry".[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nugam movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ Features, Express (29 June 2013). "A suspense thriller on terrorism". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ^ S.R. Ashok Kumar (7 April 2012). "Audio Beat: Nugam". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Now, a song on anti-terrorism". The Times of India. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Nugam Movie Review Nugam, Ganja Karuppu, Iniya". Behindwoods.com. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. ^ Malini Mannath | ENS (19 October 2013). "Good plot gone awry". Newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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