Nayyi Navelli, a Hindi comedy horror film starring Yami Gautam, was released in theatres on 16 October 2026 and has drawn mixed reviews, according to Filmibeat, Glamsham, Free Press Journal and Cine-Tales. The film is directed by Balaji Mohan, a Tamil filmmaker for whom it is a Bollywood debut, and its running time is 2 hours 18 minutes, according to a search summary.
Yami Gautam plays Mohini, a picture-perfect bride who brings a chaotic household in Meerut together, and Adinath Kothare plays Raja Awasthi, the brother-in-law who starts to suspect that her perfection hides something sinister, according to the search summary of the plot. The supporting cast includes Mita Vashisht, Sonal Jha, Sunita Rajwar and Sushmita Mukherjee, according to Wikipedia and the summary.
The reviews differ. Filmibeat gave the film 2.5 out of 5 and said that it is entertaining in parts but falters in the second half. Glamsham gave it 2 stars, noting that Yami shines in the supernatural comedy but that an overcomplicated mythological plot loses its way. Free Press Journal also gave 2 stars and called the film a below-average watch. Cine-Tales was the most positive, with 3.5 out of 5, praising its unusual premise and cultural flavour.
The average of the four ratings is 2.5 out of 5, which is IndiaX24’s own calculation from 2.5, 2, 2 and 3.5. Four reviews are a small sample and the outlets use different scales and standards, so the average is only a rough guide.
The film was produced by Aanand L. Rai and Himanshu Sharma under the banners of Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow Productions, and it is distributed by PVR Inox Pictures, according to Wikipedia. The story is by Himanshu Sharma and the screenplay is by Divy Nidhi Sharma.
The music is by G. V. Prakash Kumar, in his Hindi debut as a composer, and four singles were released before the premiere, with singers including Neeti Mohan and Shreya Ghoshal, according to Wikipedia. Kriti Sanon was initially considered for the lead role but was unavailable, and Yami Gautam was finalised in January 2026 and began filming on 7 April 2026.
IndiaX24 has a biography of Yami Gautam that covers her television and film career. The reports reviewed for this article do not give the film’s budget, its opening-day collection or its screen count, so its box-office performance cannot be assessed.
The plot of the film as described has two layers. The household drama of a perfect bride in Meerut is the comedy part, and the suspicion of a supernatural force is the horror part. How the film balances them is the central point of the divided reviews, as Filmibeat and Glamsham both indicate that the second half is where the film struggles, though the reports reviewed do not describe the plot beyond that.
The film opens in a week in which Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 earned Rs 59.70 crore net in India on its first day and Drishyam 3 crossed Rs 500 crore worldwide, as IndiaX24 has reported. A comedy horror with a mixed critical response faces a crowded market, but the sources reviewed do not report the first-day figures.
IndiaX24 will report on the film’s box-office collections when they are available.
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