Maybe it was Dhanush's dream to do a movie where he plays a software professional. I wouldn't blame him but the director for having placed very less importance on doing proper groundwork for the role.
A guy who doesn't even know the J of Java decides to find himself a job inside a software firm just because he runs into a pretty girl on the road who apparently is one of the project managers with that firm. He learns Java in a day, sorry, its just one night, just by memorising that "java is an object oriented language", cracks the written test, group discussion and personal interview.
Dhanush plays the irresponsible son of Raguvaran who is a school teacher. Dad keeps scolding his son endlessly. I wonder why Dhanush always ends up in a role where he gets tongue-lashed by his family. Or is it because of Selvaraghavan? Did he think that Dhanush was a spoilt child in his family and so he decided to take revenge on screen? Haha.. whatever!
So we know that our hero lands up in an IT firm. Without much PLANNING, he did a REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS and got the job. When it came to DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, he screwed up. The server crashed. What an insane IT firm!! They don't even have a back up of the code. Hero learns the remaining of Java in the next few hours and starts coding. In the morning, when people come to office, he hands them the code printed in paper. Guys - gimme a break. Did you know that there is something called EMAIL? And then we see this funny message "CODE ACTIVATED" on the screen. Come on dude, ever since vacuum tubes were in existence, you guys have been showing us the same thing. Can't you get more creative and sensible?
IMPLEMENTATION goes for another toss. As our hero tries to convey his love to Nayantara, she rejects him totally.
Raguvaran does an amazing role in the movie. What is so shocking is his on-screen death because of getting drunk, which soon turns out to be a real life incident. Painful. What a tragic co-incidence.
Nayantara is JUST BEAUTIFUL in the movie. In the beginning, she is an angry project manager but towards the second half, she transforms completely. Selection of half-sari's for her costume is definitely worth a mention.
Karthik Kumar - yes, the EVAM Guy. Again ends up in a role where he has to let go of the girl he is supposed to marry. Oops, if that gives you any clue. But, amazing scope of role. He has a very important and meaningful role in the movie. His screen presence is very good. Some of his scenes and dialogs could have been avoided - especially the one where he asks a third person (here its a friend) to sing about his future wife. I'd blame the Selvaraghavan and team here. Would you ask your friend to sing and describe your girl-friend. Absolute stupidity. Third-rate behavior. Selva - please think. It doesn't cost much.
Anandavalli alias Pooja. Don't know her real name. She is one helluva pretty girl who is going to make waves. She has a crush on Dhanush and she gets a song with him too.
Nayantara - did she act at all? Nothing evident. Dhanush - tried to act but didnt work out well.
Music - nothing worth mentioning or reviewing. Since the movie is a re-make of a Telugu version there wouldn't have been any difficulty in knowing the mood at every point. Having known that much before, the compositions are still bad.
Overall Rating - Still worth a big laugh. Can see it once.Labels: chennai, kollywood, movies, review, tamil |
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