Amazon MGM Studios and Color Yellow have set “Nayyi Navelli,” an Indian fantasy household entertainer starring Yami Gautam Dhar, for launch in cinemas this October, timed to the Dussehra pageant interval.
Balaji Mohan directs from a script by Himanshu Sharma and Divy Nidhi Sharma. Aanand L Rai and Sharma produce via Color Yellow, marking the banner’s first collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios. G.V. Prakash Kumar composes the music.
The story follows a brand new bride whose arrival turns a turbulent family in Meerut into an image of home concord, till her brother-in-law grows satisfied that his seemingly good sister-in-law is secretly a “daayan,” or witch. The movie is billed as a mix of household comedy and fantasy journey constructed round festive theatrical viewing.
Nikhil Madhok, director and head of SVOD Originals at Prime Video India and Amazon MGM Studios, known as the venture a pure match for the vacation. “As we noticed ‘Nayyi Navelli’ lastly come collectively, there was an prompt, collective realization that that is THE Dussehra movie. No different date would do it justice,” Madhok mentioned. He added that Gautam Dhar and the supporting solid delivered sturdy performances, and that the studio, working alongside Color Yellow, expects the movie to be a best choice for household audiences throughout the vacation.
Rai described the venture as one constructed on shock. “‘Nayyi Navelli’ is the type of story that surprises you at each flip,” he mentioned, noting that he and Sharma had been drawn to how the script folds fantasy, comedy and journey right into a story about household. Rai mentioned Gautam Dhar was an apparent match for the position, bringing each heat and mischief to the half, and that he’s wanting ahead to the studio’s first venture with Amazon MGM Studios reaching audiences.
Color Yellow, based by Rai, has constructed its slate round unique tales with sturdy character work, together with “Raanjhanaa,” “Tanu Weds Manu,” “Tere Ishk Mein,” “Tumbbad” and “Tu Yaa Fundamental.” Yami Gautam Dhar’s most up-to-date position was a cameo in blockbuster “Dhurandhar: The Revenge,” and he or she headlined “Haq” and “Article 370.”
“Nayyi Navelli” opens in cinemas on Oct. 16.
