I will come myself) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film[1] directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under V Creations.
The film stars Dhanush in dual roles as the hero and villain, alongside Indhuja Ravichandran, Elli AvrRam, Prabhu, and Yogi Babu, while Selvaraghavan makes a cameo appearance.
The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography handled by Om Prakash and editing by Bhuvan Srinivasan.
Years later, Prabhu is a well settled family man with a loving wife, Bhuvana, and a daughter, Sathya.
After repeatedly hearing his daughter talk to herself in the middle of the night, Prabhu plants a baby monitor in her room.
At the middle of the night, the team finds footprints.The door is locked, where they start hearing Sathya's voice again.
It is revealed that Kathir, who was abandoned by his mother and Prabhu, struggled to find livelihood, where he was abused by people.
The psychiatrist, Guna, Prabhu, and Sathya travel to Chopda, a North Indian hill town backed by huge acres of lush green forests.
Possessed by Sonu, Sathya exhibits her archery skills and hurts Kathir to stop him from killing Prabhu.
However, Manu asks Prabhu to feel Kathir's existence, using twin telepathy, to confirm whether he is dead or not, by closing his eyes.
Thanu was revealed to be producing the film under the banner V Creations,[12] while Selvaraghavan was announced to be directing the film marking his 5th collaboration with Dhanush after Thulluvadho Ilamai, Kaadhal Kondein, Pudhupettai and Mayakkam Enna and Yuvan Shankar Raja was announced as the music composer.
[citation needed] Dhanush plays dual roles in this film,[19] doing so for the third time after Kodi and Pattas.
[11] Comedian Yogi Babu is also playing a key role in this film, collaborating with Dhanush for the second time after Karnan.
[27] The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja collaborating with Dhanush for the seventh time, followed by Maari 2, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Pudhupettai, Kaadhal Kondein, Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan and Thulluvadho Ilamai.
[5] Firstpost rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Selvaraghavan and Dhanush and back together after a decade and this time, they choose yet another dark theme.
[34] Krishna Selvaseelan of Tamil Guardian rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing, “‘Naane Varuvean’ is not Selvaraghavan’s strongest output, but even his weakest work is much more interesting than the majority of Tamil cinema.”[35] Janani K of India Today rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Naane Varuven sees Dhanush exploring the psychological horror genre.
[37] Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote "Naane Varuvean still falls slightly short of excellence with a predictable and flat drama, especially in the second half.
"[38] M Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote "We get an underwhelming climax that is left open-ended just so there is room for a sequel.
"[39] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times wrote "Yuvan Shankar Raja's score plays a key role in amplifying the mood of the film.
"[40] Arvind V of Pinkvilla rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Yuvan Shankar Raja's background score is moody in a good sense.