Lakshmy’s directorial debut Aarohanam was labeled as a woman-centric film because it centered on a mother. Hence, in NVM, she proved she can make a commercial film with a male lead, but even here she has a strong female character, once again played by Viji Chandrasekhar. Pia Bajpai shines in her intense role, quite contrary to the bubbly characters she’s played in her career so far. Debutant Shabeer has an important character to essay, and he plays it to the hilt.
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