Nayyi Navelli Review: Yami Gautam Dhar’s Film Gets 2/5

Pinkvilla has published its review of Nayyi Navelli, and the rating is a restrained 2/5. Directed by Balaji Mohan, the film stars Yami Gautam Dhar as Mohini, a new daughter-in-law whose arrival in a Meerut household starts fixing problems that had seemed unsolvable.

The catch: her brother-in-law is not convinced. Is Mohini an ordinary woman, a daayan, or someone with supernatural powers? The film pulls its answer from the Ramayana and the Dussehra idea of good defeating evil, mixing family comedy, horror and what the review calls socio-fantasy.

Where Nayyi Navelli works

Pinkvilla’s review credits the first half as the most entertaining stretch. The film opens with an animated retelling of the Ramayana before landing in the domestic chaos of Mohini’s new family. That introduction sets up the central question, and the family’s suspicion of the new bhabhi produces some genuinely funny moments.

Yami Gautam Dhar is described as a committed central presence, moving between lighter family scenes and the darker supernatural notes. Addinath M. Kothare, playing Raja Awasthi, earns special mention for balancing an antagonist’s menace with the warmth of a loving husband. The supporting cast, including Mita Vashisht, Sonal Jha, Sunita Rajwar and Rajesh Dubeay, helps sustain the comic stretches.

Where it loses its grip

The review argues that the film does not sustain the energy of its opening hour. The shift from comedy to serious supernatural drama feels inconsistent, and the second half becomes predictable. The familiar good-versus-evil framework, while clear, limits the impact.

The larger issue is the gap between the idea and its execution. The humour appears only in patches after the interval, and the mythological layer is interesting without becoming a compelling narrative. Pinkvilla also notes that the screenplay does not give Yami’s character enough depth to make the most of her performance.

What to keep in mind before you book

For viewers deciding whether to watch, the review offers a practical checklist:

• The first half is the strongest part, so decide if a good first hour is enough.
• Yami Gautam Dhar and Addinath M. Kothare are the main reasons to watch.
• Expect an uneven entertainer, not a consistently scary or sharp horror-comedy.

The final verdict is blunt: what begins as a promising mix of humour, horror and mythology ends up uneven. The message that good prevails over evil is clear, but the journey to that conclusion lacks consistency and impact.

For an audience that follows stars as closely as the films themselves, the takeaway is mixed. Yami Gautam Dhar delivers presence and conviction, but Nayyi Navelli may be remembered more for its premise than for its payoff.

Source: PINKVILLA

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