Neerparavai

The film is introduced when an old lady's (Nandita Das) son and daughter-in-law come to stay in her house, where she is solitary. The son asks his mother to sell off the house in that coastal village, so that he can build a house in the city with Aid of his father in law. but the old lady refuses to sell the house. Every often, the son and daughter-in-law notice that the lady goes to the beach, and prays in the garden every night. When they ask her why she is going to the beach, she says that she is waiting for her husband to come. The son gets angry and says because she has been waiting for 25 years, he is not going to come. Whilst the mother goes to the beach, the couple digs where she is praying and finds a skeleton. They report this to the police, and the case is handled by Inspector Agnes (Varsha Ashwathi), who begins interrogating the old lady. The old lady tells her past.

Arulappasamy (Vishnu) is a young man who is an alcoholic and wastrel and also a constant embarrassment to his hardworking adopted parents. Esther (Sunaina) is an orphan girl who is adopted by a nun named Sister Benita (Anupama Kumar), and she stays in the church. Arulappan slowly gets attracted to Esther, and his love for her changes him. He gives up drinking and wants to work so that he can marry Esther. However, the local fishermen do not allow him to go into the sea. The young man, due to his determination, buys a boat, marries his love, and life is all rosy until fate intervenes.

The married couple has a son. One day, Arulappan goes to fish, but after several days, he does not return. Esther is really worried about him. They find his body in a boat shot and bring him home. Esther says to keep him in the house, and it was all her fault because she is the one who sent him to work. The police releases the old lady but asks why she waits for her husband to come if she knows that he is dead. She says that only his body returned to shore, but his soul is still in the sea.

N. R. Raghunanthan composed the soundtrack, teaming up with Seenu Ramasamy for the second time. The soundtrack album consists of 7 tracks. The lyrics were written by Vairamuthu. The audio was launched in a grand, emotional and classy manner at the Satyam Cinemas on 10 October 2012.[17] However, a few lines in "Meenuku Siru Meenuku" created controversy among Christians, which led them to protest against the song; thus, the lyrics few words were changed.[18]

Sify gave 4 stars with a "good" Verdict and said the movie as "a moving drama that will undoubtedly leave you with a lump in your throat. And films like this are hard to find."[20] Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu called the movie as "soaring high" and said, "If meaningful cinema matters to you, go for it," by adding, "as a producer, Udhayanidhi Stalin can be proud of having backed a purposeful film, and as a creator, Seenu Ramasamy makes the water bird preen, and soar with confidence."[21] Behindwoods rated as 3/5 and said, "A simple love story narrated neatly. All the departments of Neer Paravai have worked in tandem, resulting in a satisfying experience for the viewer."[22] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff gave 3 out of 5 with a "go watch" tag and said "[It] is a beautiful record of the lives of a community, their hopes and dreams, and the harsh reality of their lives."[23] IBNLive praised the movie by saying, "This Tamil film deserves praise for conviction"[24] Haricharan Pudipeddi from Nowrunning.com rated the movie 3/5 by saying, "Neerparavai is a fitting and beautiful saga of sea-folks, whose lives most often get sabotaged by reality."[25]

2nd South Indian International Movie Awards

• Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Saranya
• Nominated – Best Director – Seenu Ramasamy
• Nominated – Best Cinematographer – Balasubramaniem
• Nominated – Best Actor – Vishnu
• Nominated – Best Actor in a Supporting Role – "Poo" Ram
• Nominated – Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Nandita Das
• Nominated – Best Lyricist – Vairamuthu for "Para Para"
• Nominated – Best Male Playback Singer – G. V. Prakash Kumar for "Para Para"

Vikatan Awards

• Vikatan Award For Best Male Character Artist – "Poo" Ram

60th Filmfare Awards South – 2013

• Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
• Nominated – Best Actress – Tamil – Sunaina
• Nominated – Best Supporting Actress – Tamil – Nandita Das
• Won – Best Supporting Actress – Tamil – Saranya Ponvannan

• Neerparavai at IMDb