Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku

Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written, produced, and directed by Karthik Adwait. The film stars Vikram Prabhu and Vani Bhojan. It was released on 23 June 2023, to mixed reviews from critics.

Plot
Aravind is a smart young man who suffers from nyctalopia. He has a supportive family and works in the cybersecurity field. He is planning for his cousin's wedding when weird attacks start happening and he loses his uncle, a father figure, to one such attack. How he tackles the problems with shortcomings in his sight forms the rest of the movie.

Cast

 * Vikram Prabhu as Aravind
 * Vani Bhojan as Uthra
 * Dhananjaya as Jeevan
 * Anand
 * Vela Ramamoorthy as Aanamalaiyar
 * Vivek Prasanna
 * Jeeva Ravi
 * Vettai Muthukumar

Production
The project was announced by newcomer Karthik Adwait as his debut directorial venture. In 2020, Vikram Prabhu signed the film after the success of Vaanam Kottattum. In April 2020, Vani Bhojan was signed in as the female lead. Kannada actor Dhananjaya (in his Tamil debut) was also signed to play a crucial role in this film. Filming wrapped in April 2021.

Music
The original background score is composed by Sunny-Saketh. The songs are composed by Sagar Mahati. The first single "Anicha Poove" was released on 9 June 2022.

Reception
Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The promising initial set-up makes us believe that we are in for an intense thriller, but within half-an-hour into the film, things fall apart." Siddarth Srinivas of Only Kollywood gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku is a fine thriller that packs in some good sequences and keeps the ball rolling until the end."

Manigandan K. R. of The South First gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film is refreshingly new and the manner in which it is narrated keeps you engrossed in the plot." A critic from Dinamalar gave the film a rating of 2.25 out of 5.