Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam OTT release: Netizens get brutal on Dhanush’s third directorial, call it 'most probably the worst film of this year already'

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam, the 2025 Tamil film, shortened as NEEK, marks the third directorial of actor Dhanush, after making Pa Paandi and Raayan. The coming-of-age romantic comedy wasreleased in theatres in February, and is now available for streaming on Prime Video. Those who haven’t watched the film on big screens, gave it a shot, on streaming and had some opinions to share. Read on to know what they have to say.

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam out on OTT: Netizens give a thumbs down

Actor Dhanush’s third directorial Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam has made its streaming debut on Prime Video. While a few of them are disappointed that the Telugu version of the film is not available, others who watched the film for the first time shared their views on social media.

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Here is what netizens think of NEEK:

The film marks the acting debut of Pavish Narayan, alongside Mathew Thomas and Anikha Surendran. The narrative follows a young chef who, on the cusp of agreeing to an arranged marriage, decides to attend his ex-lover's wedding to determine if he has truly moved on. Rabiya Khatoon, Venkatesh Menon, Priya Prakash Varrier and Ramya Ranganathan also play important roles in the film along with senior actors like Saranya Ponvannan and Sarathkumar.

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The film features music composed by G.V. Prakash Kumar, with cinematography by Leon Britto and editing by Prasanna GK. Critically, NEEK received mixed to positive reviews. While performances, particularly by Mathew Thomas and Ramya Ranganathan, were praised, some critics felt the narrative lacked depth and the romantic chemistry was underwhelming.

Where to watch Dhanush’s last film Raayan on OTT?

Dhanush was last seen in the gangster action drama Raayan, which was directed by himself. The film is available for streaming on SunNXT and OTTplay Premium. Featuring Kalidas Jayaram, Sundeep Kishan, Dushara Vijayan and others, Raayan is produced by Sun Pictures, with AR Rahman scoring the music.