Aanand L Rai Praises Yami Gautam Dhar and Discusses Upcoming Film Nayyi Navelli

Aanand L Rai Calls Yami Gautam Dhar a Fighter and Good Student

Filmmaker Aanand L Rai has opened up about his upcoming movie Nayyi Navelli, backing an unconventional story that combines family dynamics, fantasy, action, humor, and mystery on a larger-than-life scale. The film is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow, directed by Balaji Mohan, written by Himanshu Sharma and Divy Nidhi Sharma, and features music by G. V. Prakash Kumar.

Discussing the strong female characters in the film, Rai explained that they are inspired by real-life influences from his mother, his wife, and Himanshu's mother, noting that the movie serves as a thank you to all the women around them.

Praising lead actor Yami Gautam Dhar, Rai shared, “I was telling Yami that, ‘You’re such a good student and such a fighter, I feel like there’s so much I can learn from you.’”

Nayyi Navelli is set to arrive in cinemas across India on 16th October, ahead of Dussehra. Alongside Yami Gautam Dhar, the cast includes Addinath M Kothare, Anurag Thakur, Sunita Rajwar, Mita Vasisth, Aaditya Kulshreshth, Susmita Mukherjee, Prateek Pachori, Akshat Singh, Babita Pandey, Ajay Pal, and Neeraj Singh.