Film Review Much like the Bollywood original, Nenjuku Needhi turns oppression into spectacle and denies dignity to the very people it claims to represent.Bharathy SingaravelCourtesy/ZeeStudiosSince Nenjuku Needhi is a remake of the Anubhav Sinha directorial Article 15, there isn’t too much by way of spoilers I can drop in this review, so fair warning. Like the Bollywood original, the remake, follows the story of a caste-privileged police officer transferred to a remote posting. He finds himself having to solve the gang-rape and murder of two minor Dalit girls in the face of a hostile law enforcement system completely in the grips of the local dominant caste. Udhayanidhi Stalin steps into the role of Ayushmann Khurrana’s caste-blind but 'honest' police officer. Nenjuku Needhi is more or less a faithful remake, story-wise, of Article 15. Too faithful, in fact. The first ten minutes are a graphic, detailed description of atrocities:...
- 5/20/2022
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
ENTERTAINMENTAari Arjuna bagged the ‘Bigg Boss’ winner’s trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh. Digital NativeAfter 105 days of participating in Bigg Boss Tamil 4, Aari Arjuna emerged as the winner of the show during Sunday’s finale episode. He was presented the trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh by host Kamal Haasan. After more than three months of being a part of the show, five contestants-- Aari Arjuna, Balaji Murugadoss, Ramya Pandian, Som Shekar and Rio Raj-- emerged as the finalists. During the finale, Ramya and Som Shekar were evicted early on. Balaji and Rio came in second and third respectively, while Aari bagged the first place. The episode started with welcoming back all the season 4 contestants and after a chit-chat, Kamal Haasan presented some personalised gifts to each finale contestant. The Bigg Boss Tamil 3 title winner Mugen Rao emerged on stage, showing the winner’s trophy,...
- 1/18/2021
- by AditiKumar
- The News Minute
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