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Nesippaya Movie Review: Aditi Shankar and Akash Murai’s film is racy in parts and inadequate for most

Nesippaya Movie Review: While it could have been more compelling, the film offers a decent, engaging experience.

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Nesippaya Movie Review: Aditi Shankar and Akash Murai’s film is racy in parts and inadequate for most
Nesippaya

Last Updated: 07.25 PM, Jan 14, 2025

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Nesippaya Movie Story:

Diya (Aditi Shankar) gets wooed by Arjun (Akash Murali) during their college days and eventually, the two get together. However, after Diya moves to Bangalore for work, and Arjun follows her, troubles brew between the two. Arjun’s impulsive nature and wanting to be close to Diya irritates the latter and eventually breaks up with him. When Diya accepts a job transfer to Portugal, a series of events take place as she gets framed for the murder of her boss’ son and put into jail. Coming to know of this, Arjun travels to Portugal to rescue her.

Nesippaya
Nesippaya

Nesippaya Movie Review:

Now that you read the plot of Nesippaya, it might sound very similar to a particular 2008 Tamil film which sees two love birds separated after one goes to a foreign country and gets accused of a crime they did not commit. There is a similar local lawyer of Tamil origin who advocates for the innocent protagonist in both cases. Nesippaya, which marks the return of director Vishnuvardhan to Tamil cinema after almost 10 years, is all about being a racy thriller with moments of romance, that sometimes it tends to forget to sink the audience in its screenplay.

Nesippaya begins on a rather slow note and wants us to know its protagonists, Diya and Arjun. There are several meet-cute setups we get before they enter a relationship. We are neither told how they get attracted to each other nor made understand what binds them together, as much as they begin to live together in Bengaluru after Arjun moves in with Diya for a low-paying job. The reason is he just wants to be with her. We see how the couple could still afford a house that is fully furnished and has a spacious balcony, but seldom do we understand why they want to be with each other. But that’s a grouse for another day when the story soon shifts to Portugal and the Indian couple finds themselves landing in trouble. Diya faces danger while being in a woman’s prison filled with every inmate fit to be called a gym trainer, Arjun randomly is able to connect the dots in cases and find the right evidence while being in a foreign land. It gets more unbelievable when the local lawyer Indrani (Kalki Koechlin) is unable to do so and needs Diya to spill out her side of the truth.

Vishnuvardhan takes cinematic liberties to make life simpler for Arjun. A man who isn’t afraid to flex his muscles or even hold a school bus of children at gunpoint to make sure he gets what he wants, it feels Nesippaya had to give itself more challenges for its protagonist in a land that is not his. Actors Sarath Kumar and Khushboo make their limited roles crisp and convenient. The characters, who play crucial roles towards the end, have their roles written only for the last-minute twist.

Nesippaya
Nesippaya

Nevertheless, Nesippaya is still a good watch given how the film never sulks you down. Akash makes a decent debut, and Aditi gets a fair share of screen time than her previous films. Kalki gets a role tailor-made for her, and it comes off easily for her to play a European resident of Tamil origin. On the whole, Nesippaya does not want to leave a moment for you to think and almost manages to do so. Despite certain lows and illogical writing, Nesippaya manages to entertain to an extent.

Nesippaya Movie Verdict:

Nesippaya is a racy thriller entwined with romance. The film’s leads feel like individuals we don’t connect to, but there are also stretches that can keep you engrossed. A certain revelation and character arc may be found under-utilized, but Nesippaya comes out as a decent entertainer that could have been a lot better.

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