The Subramaniams have a very organized life. Mr.Subramaniam - the breadwinner of the family, goes out of his way to manage the needs of everyone in his family. He decides everything at home and no one thinks otherwise.
Santosh Subramaniam - our hero and the son, is not able to take this overpowering affection and control over his personal life.
That's where the movie, the re-make of a Telugu super-hit Bommarillu, begins.
Father is the ultimate authority. He even goes to the extent of deciding whom his son needs to marry, without even finding out whether the son is prepared to get married. While sincerely trying to decide how to break this arranged wedding is when Santosh meets Haasini - an extremely bubbly and live-life-for-this-moment girl.
Okay, at this point, we can definitely say that this movie is all about how Santosh manages to convince his family to accept his love. There is little more.
Jeyam Ravi - the tamil hero who has benefited from Telugu scripts, more than any other tamil hero, is back again with a bang. He is not bad at all. Ian Fleming described James Bond as the perfect man - 6ft tall, 76kgs, slim. Ravi qualifies in most aspects. His screen presence is good. I am not going to make a comparison with the Telugu movie. Ravi has made best use of his strength - dancing. In every song, he has performed a different style - folk, disco, hip-hop. Its all there. As an actor, I am not sure, maybe that was the scope of this movie. As a son whose actions are controlled by his dad, his emotions in the movie are quite reflective of his thoughts. The final emotional outburst and part-monologue is quite good.
Genelia, Harini - Haasini in the movie, brings a lot of LIFE to the screenplay. The SCRUNCH HAIR is totally cute. It compliments her character. Her belief in giving everything, even for an iota of happiness, not worrying about what others would think, not wearing different shoes in different settings, trying to be just one person all through the movie, is what changes the tempo of the movie and keeps you interested.
Prakash Raj as the dad has done a neat job. He is not loud. His attitude and strong dialogs make him powerful. He strongly believes that he needs to shape the life of his children. He is like most dad's you see around yourself. In fact, I see my dad doing the same with me, especially with the wedding issue. Even my parents think that they should have a big say in deciding what I need to do. That's ingrained, but when I say NO, they do listen.
The main theme of this movie is the dad-son relationship. As the movie progresses, you can slowly feel the power-influence graph shifting from the dad to the family and finally the son. The lady love is the independent variable who comes in between and changes the dynamics of the this equation.
Gita, Sayaji Shinde, Keerat, Vijayakumar, Sadagopan Ramesh, Kausalya are part of this movie, but have very less part to play.
Comedy from Santhanam and team blends into the movie. Although it doesn't make you roll on the floor, there is reasonable scope for a laugh or two.
Devisri Prasad - good job with the music. Anyway, its a copy from the Telugu. Somehow, after hearing to all the songs, I kind of get this feeling that a good percentage of the songs have the same base raaga. A little change in the tempo and you get another song. That's all. So no extraordinary work. Very efficient.
Overall: Cute movie.Labels: chennai, movies, review, tamil |
