Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku (transl. You are my beaming light) 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.[1][2]
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.
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.[3] 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.[4] Filming wrapped in April 2021.[5]
Music
The original background score is composed by Sunny-Saketh. The songs are composed by Sagar. The first single "Anicha Poove" was released on 9 June 2022.
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."[6] A critic from Dinamalar gave the film a rating of 2.25 out of 5.[7]
