Neram

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Neram
Posters in Malayalam and Tamil
Directed byAlphonse Puthren
Written byAlphonse Puthren
Produced byKoral Viswanathan
Starring
CinematographyAnend C. Chandran
Edited byAlphonse Puthren
Music byRajesh Murugesan
Production
company
Winner Bulls Films
Distributed by
Release dates
    • 10 May 2013 (2013-05-10)
    (Malayalam)
    • 17 May 2013 (2013-05-17)
    (Tamil)
Running time
  • 109 minutes (Malayalam)
  • 117 minutes (Tamil)
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Malayalam
  • Tamil
Budget₹1.5 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹18 crore[2] (both versions)

Neram (transl. 'Time') is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. It is simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages. It is an extended version of the short film of the same name, which he directed in 2009. It stars Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim (in their Kollywood debuts) and Bobby Simha in both versions. Supporting roles were played by Manoj K. Jayan, Shammi Thilakan, Lalu Alex, and Willson Joseph in Malayalam version, while Nassar, Thambi Ramiah, John Vijay and Shabareesh Varma portrayed the characters in Tamil version.

The whole film is set within one day in Chennai. Shooting for the film commenced on mid-2012, were completed in March 2013. The music was scored by debutant Rajesh Murugesan, while cinematography was handled by Anend C. Chendran.[3] The Malayalam version was released on 10 May 2013, while the Tamil version was released a week later, on 17 May 2013.[4]

Neram's both versions received positive reviews upon release and was a commercial success at the box-office.[5] The film is remade in Telugu as Run (2016) starring Sundeep Kishan and in Kannada as Kismath (2018) starring Vijay Raghavendra.[6][7][8][9] This film is about to be remade in Hindi.[10]

  1. ^ "Tamil director Alphonse Putharen to make a Hindi remake of 'Neram'". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013.
  2. ^ Anu James (11 October 2015). "Happy Birthday Nivin Pauly: Journey of an engineer who has become youth icon of Malayalam films". International Business Times.
  3. ^ "Nazriya has her hands full". IndiaGlitz. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ "The Pistah song is a tribute to Jagathy Sreekumar". The Times of India. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  5. ^ Deepa Gauri. The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013 26 December 2013 Khaleej Times [1] Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "'Neram' Review Roundup: Worth Watching for Brilliant Narration". International Business Times. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  7. ^ "'Neram' Nivin Pauly - Keeping fingers crossed!". Sify.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Udhayanidhi Stalin upbeat with Neram Response". Indiaglitz.com. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. ^ Mythily Ramachandran (23 May 2013). "Neram is a tale of life". Gulf Times. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  10. ^ Asha Prakash (27 May 2013). "Neram to be remade in Hindi". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2013.