Where do I start? Hmmm… Yes, Surya – Jyothika combo’s much awaited movie. Well, let us watch it (despite the bad reviews posted everywhere), was the general feeling in the air. Reasons aplenty – Rehman, Rehman, Rehman… and eventually the much-awaited Surya and Jyothika’s marriage. Date decided and tickets booked in advance in Madras’s most premier theatre group – Satyam Cinemas!
Neatly guided to our seats by the hosts, we sat and gaped at the screen for the entertainment to begin. It began well. An hour into the movie, it was beautifully done and well handled. Then, came the tragedy in the name of ‘flashback’!
Illogically introduced and pathetically misfit into the mainstream of the theme, it spoilt the whole show. The film showed a bad implementation of a good theme. Logic was absent at every aspect of flashback. And finally, Jo’s idea of re-uniting the lost loves stole the limelight! With all doors tightly shut, dogs!, including the ‘Emergency Exits’ sealed from outside, we were made to stay in the theatre – similar to the old-movie-type’s-poison-gas-chamber. We were tricked! Saachuputtaya saachuputtaya! io! Enagala veliya vittudunga! BANG BANG BANG BANG – Jalianwalah Bagh Massacre is a perfect analogy. RDB’s scene (Madhavan –> Audience and Defence Minister –> Director) can be satirically associated with the director laughing away hysterically watching our plight! Is this what they call sweet revenge?
Resemblance of scenes from many movie’s famous clips were combined to give a wholesome CRAP – Mouna Raagam, Ghajini and Kaaka Kaaka. Rightly pointed by Prabhu –
Some movies follow all the below, or just a few.
1. In cine football, there is no concept of defender, midfield player or striker. All 20 players (except the goal keepers) will run after the ball at the same time.
2. The heroine will watch the game from stands
2a. If the hero and heroine havent fallen in love yet, then she will be impressed with the hero’s game and that will be a catalyst for the love.
2b. If they are already in love, then the hero will be hurt during the game. Or there will be a dream song in which the hero will be playing football
3. Cine hero MUST score a goal, even if he is a goal keeper! - HIGHLIGHT
Hero was portrayed to be a sportsman and Heroine instantly falling in love with him for – Looks, style, percentage of funkiness, sportsmanship, vagabondism, and of course – ability to be winner (Later: goes on to present a paper on torque, shafts and engine in New York) albeit having plenty arrears! Santhanam’s cameo of making us laugh repeatedly proves that he is the next best to Vivek. Vadivelu was average in his performance – an unnecessary addition to elongate an already worn out rubber band.
Overall, my friend’s money went waste! I’ll have to ask him to pay the money back! A much awaited ‘sweet’ revenge is waiting for him in Bangalore. Rehman’s music was misused all throughout the movie, I guess thalai would have refused to do the BGM after watching the movie and would have asked his servants to go ahead and show their hand at it. Ob guys, dude would have seriously been disappointed.
Plus points – Rehman, Santhanam, Surya – Jo and their kid.
Minus points – Bhumika, Dialogues, Badly shot movie/songs and scenes.
Summary – Apple Pie presented without apples!
Their marriage had sparked the hype for the movie and it would sell is a hard stone to digest. Rumours go around saying that Surya produced the movie and presented it as a gift to Jo. Well, I’m starting another – Rehman foresaw this and made it as a gift for Surya so that he gets what he had put. With all the stills of thalai posing for the movie should have put around a warning sign, but who cared?! It was Surya Jo all the way.
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