Ner Mugam

Ner Mugam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Murali Krishna
Written by	Murali Krishna
Produced by	Rafee
Starring	Rafee Meenakshi Sarkar Meera Nandan
Cinematography	Jagadeesh V Viswam
Edited by	Suresh Merlin
Music by	Murali Krishna
Production company	Hi-tecH Pictures
Distributed by	G Studios
Release date	23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ner Mugam (transl. Straight Face) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed and music by Murali Krishna. Produced by Rafee, the film stars himself, Meenakshi Sarkar, Meera Nandan, Pandiarajan Adithya Menon. editing by Suresh Merlin and cinematography by Jagadeesh V Viswam. The film was released on 23 December 2016.[1]

Cast

• Rafee
• Meenakshi
• Meera Nandan
• Pandiarajan
• Adithya Menon
• Madhan Bob
• Cool Suresh
• Scissor Manohar
• Nellai Siva

Soundtrack

Ner Mugam
Soundtrack album by Murali Krishna
Released	2016
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	13:34
Label	Mango Music
Producer	Rafee

All lyrics are written by Murali Krishna

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kannukku Mai"	Vikram, Priyadarshini	4:45
2.	"Poravale"	Vikram, Girish, Shiva	5:11
3.	"Un Kangalil Minnale"	Erode Shiva	3:38
Total length:			13:34

Reception

A critic from iFlicks wrote "Murali Krishna, who was behind love films such as Parvai Ondre Pothume and Pesatha Kannum Pesuma has directed this film too. With twist after twist, the director has scripted a film that's well suited for the current generation. But the director has failed in directing, casting and sqeezing the work from them. Jagadeesh Viswam could've been better, so is Murali Krishna's music. Overall, Nermugam could've been straighter".[2] A critic from Dinamalar panned the acting of lead pair, antagonist, cinematography and humour. The critic praised Murali Krishna's lyrics but criticised his music and felt he had something in mind for visualisation and direction but messed it up by doing something else which became a huge drawback.[3] A critic from Maalai Malar wrote director tried to add too many twists and gave a thriller for today's trend but felt he could have concentrated on direction and acting choices.[4]

References

1. Shashikanth, Madhav (23 November 2015). "Actress Meenakshi slaps assistant on 'Ner Mugam' sets". Chitramala. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
2. "Nermugam". iFlicks. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
3. "நேர்முகம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
4. "நேர்முகம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

External links

• Ner Mugam at IMDb