Ajith Kumar aka Thala, as his fans call him, is returning as the leading man in Nerkonda Paarvai. The movie marks the debut of Boney Kapoor as a producer in Tamil Cinema, made as per the wishes of his late wife, actress Sridevi. Nerkonda Paarvai, directed by H Vinoth, is a remake of the 2016 Bollywood film, PINK, that starred Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in the lead. Ajith Kumar steps into Amitabh Bachchan's shoes, playing a lawyer defending three innocent girls accused of attempt to murder on a bureaucrat's son. At the same time, through his arguments, the character also exposes the narrowmindedness the society has towards women, especially the ones with a modern mindset. With Nerkonda Paarvai, Sridevi’s Dream of Ajith Kumar Working with Boney Kapoor Is Fulfilled.
Nerkonda Paarvai also stars Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang, Arjun Chidambaram, Adhik Ravichandran, Sujith Shankar and Delhi Ganesh. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan makes her Tamil debut with the movie, playing the character of the hero's wife.
The makers of Nerkonda Paarvai had arranged a special screening for the press in Chennai, a couple of days before its release on August 8. And the reactions from the show have been overwhelmingly positive. Special praise has been reserved for Ajith's powerful performance, and how the director has changed the narrative of PINK to suit its lead actor's image.
Check out the Twitter reactions below:
The Most Socially Relevant Tamil Movie Ever Made
#NerKondaPaarvai [4.5/5] : The Most Socially Relevant Tamil Movie Ever Made.. #Thala #Ajith Mass outside the court in the 1st Half..
Verithanam in the court in the 2nd half.. #ThalaAjith dialogues are hard hitting..
He sends out powerful message to men and society.. 👏👏
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) August 6, 2019
Thala Ajith Completely Owns the Film
#NerKondaPaarvai - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thala Ajith completely owns the film , easily his career best work. The actor's baritone voice and majestic screen presence are just wow in the courtroom scenes. Hats off for accepting this film and performed it with great elan, kudos 🙏🙏🙏
— Rajasekar (@sekartweets) August 6, 2019
Mass and Powerful!
#NerKondaPaarvai - 3.75/5
A fitting answer to all those who wished to see #Thala #Ajith in a strong content based film. He does it so well. Sema characterization - Bharath Subramaniam, mass and powerful👌😎
Courtroom scenes - thought provoking & fiery. Clapworthy moments galore
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) August 6, 2019
The Message is Great!
A good film taken by Ajith if a girl says no " No means No".As a film it gives commercial hit or not the message he want to convey to his fans is great #NerKondaPaarvai
— i (@subalekha_) August 6, 2019
A Faithful Remake
Such a faithful remake #NerKondaPaarvai is.
The number of female fans for #Thala #Ajith is going to increase by millions. #Hvinoth and his dialogues 💪
Takes immense maturity to handle a film of this sorts.
You have a winner @BoneyKapoor 💥
— S Abishek (@cinemapayyan) August 6, 2019
It looks like Ajith has another winner in his hands, this time it would be a blockbuster that is also being received well by the critics. A quality some of his recent hits can't claim.
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