Overview
A chaotic day unfolds as a jobless man races against time to settle debts and win back his love.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- brooding
- irreverent
- weekend viewing
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic and technically inventive debut, praising its performances, nonlinear narration, editing, cinematography, and quirky presentation despite uneven humor and familiar plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film’s single-day crises are presented through a notably nonlinear screenplay that gradually connects Vettri’s debt, romance, family pressure, and police trouble.
Vettri’s inability to repay Vatti Raja, the threat of police pursuit, and the accumulating personal disasters are treated with darkly comic momentum.
Joblessness, loan repayment, family demands, and an eloping girlfriend all require resolution before 5pm on the same day.
Critics specifically praised Alphonse Puthren’s editing, while the film’s presentation uses energetic cutting and stylized narration to animate its mounting crises.
Films like Neram, and why
Pulp Fiction
nonlinear black comedy, escalating criminal complications, and energetic editing
The Big Lebowski
romantic crime comedy built around debt, bad luck, and sharply timed comic reversals
Run Lola Run
compressed-time thriller structure, ordinary protagonists under mounting pressure, and playful formal style
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
young lovers, comic misfortune, and a lively blend of romance and criminal chaos
Movie Details
- Director
- Alphonse Puthren
- Release Date
- 2013-05-10
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (51)
Cast
- Nivin Pauly
- Nazriya Nazim
- Bobby Simha
- Krishna Shankar
- Ananth Nag
- Lalu Alex
- Thambi Ramaiah
- Shammi Thilakan
- John Vijay
- Charle
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sun Nxt
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Neram about?
- A jobless young man races through one disastrous day of debt, family pressure, forbidden love, and police trouble before time runs out.
- What is Neram like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Neram as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Neram violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Neram as mild.
- What did critics think of Neram?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic and technically inventive debut, praising its performances, nonlinear narration, editing, cinematography, and quirky presentation despite uneven humor and familiar plotting.
- Which films are like Neram?
- Films with a similar feel include Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Run Lola Run, and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
- How long is Neram?
- Neram runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Neram?
- In United States, Neram streams on Sun Nxt.
