Prabhu and Kathir, played by Dhanush’s twin brother, are the focus of the narrative. Prabhu and Kathir split up and start living separate lives on their own terms following a series of incidents. Years later, Prabhu is still married and devoted to his daughter Sathya. He does not want to share his love for his daughter with another kid, therefore he rejects the thought of having one. He starts having some strange occurrences in his home one day, and his daughter is impacted by them.
He contacts a guru who is also a psychiatrist because he believes she is possessed. He recruits a group of young ghost hunters to assist him in saving his daughter, but he has no idea that his efforts will ultimately lead him to the person responsible for the possession. The main plot of the narrative is how the revelation causes him to run into his long-lost identical brother.
Once more, Dhanush turns up a strong performance. Prabhu and Kathir (Dhanush) are completely dissimilar in every manner, including their body language, voice modulation, and English accents. Even while his portrayal of Prabhu fits the narrative, he also makes Kathir, the antagonist, come off as swagger.
The entire supporting cast, particularly Hiya Davey, the protagonist who unites the brothers, is excellent in their various roles. Even Yogi Babu, albeit a restrained performance, has his own tiny moments. The young actors deliver professional performances as well.
With their ground-breaking blockbuster smashes, the Dhanush-Selvaraghavan-Yuvan trio revolutionized Tamil film. After roughly 12 years, the group has teamed up with “Naane Varuven.” The movie’s plot is quite straightforward and, in some ways, predictable. The spirit needs to inflict revenge on someone, much as in other horror movies, so it takes on a human form. We’re on the verge of our seats throughout the first half. Thankfully, the movie stays away from cheap jump scares despite having some scary themes. In the second half, the narrative struggles to gain momentum, and it ends with a cliched manhunt. The movie’s second half follows a formulaic plot line, and the conclusion is poorly executed.
It’s understandable why Yuvan Shankar Raja saves his best work for Selva and Dhanush as his background score is a delight to the ears. By keeping us at a distance from Sathya and letting us get up close to Kathir, Omprakash’s lenses highlight the unsettling quality of her prophecy.
Overall, Naane Varuven is entertaining and has interesting character development. The movie’s plot is quite straightforward. The entire first half, we are on the edge of our seats, but the second half follows a conventional plot line 3/5