Nadodigal-A Revelation

To say that this film is good would be a real understatement..

And writing a review of a film for the first time(after giving oral reviews for more than three years), i hope it wont be taxing on both yourself and mine..

To go beyond the commercial realms of tamizh movie making and exploring new areas under the given constraints seems to be sasi kumar's forte...though he has only acted in this movie, to say that he has done only that will be preposterous..

"Subramaniapuram" proved the guy's mettle as a maker(though its not one of my personal favorites its nevertheless a good film)and "pasanga" furthered his reputation...here comes the movie which establishes him as an actor...job well done sasi..

samudirakani, who got into serial direction and then into acting, proves his potential as a maker...kudos to him for pulling off such a movie..

the movie's story line is pretty simple(i would say its a run of the mill with a difference)..what happens after friends join a bunch of lovers against all odds..the movie starts off with its theme music and in the background you see yourself travelling along the median of the road(good theme music)

the illustration of the equality of all kinds of education by karuna(sasi kumar)in the beginnig of the movie(it was the start of an amazing line up of good lines) and the subsequent humour in the introduction of the protagonists were amazing..the basic fun part was that the protagonists were so much ordinary(its not that no other film has shown this kind of intros...but they were pretty much believable)..

the first half is all humour and friendship...karuna's dedication to his friendship and his other friends' dedication towards their friendships with karuna were amazing...good illustration really..(i mean it wasnt melodramatic-like so many of vijay movies...nor was it underplay)..the director could have obviously done away with the item number...but its ok with the front benchers i guess(personally i am used to better things :P-pun intended)..

there were a few loopholes in the "kidnap-the-girl" act...the girl's dad is supposed to be the don of the town...yet he seems to have no police influence...there was also not a single police checkpost it seems around the town(they just drove their way out of the girl's town...no vehicles in pursuit)...and the henchmen werent great either(both the girl's dad's and the son's mom's)...i dont know whether all these things sound "realistic"..but tamizh films have been so brainless in the past(most of them) that when you think of a don you always think of a dozen sumo,qualis,tavera(or whatever SUV the producer can afford)which go after the hero at the drop of a hat..and there are always a minimum of a hundred henchmen who come up from nowhere and the hero(with not even a good bicep)beats everyone of them to earn his reward(sometimes he bashes up the same guy 5 times..and after all the injuries the "goonda" still fights the hero!!!!!!..true..being a tamizh film hero is tough)...what to do...guess my tastes have also been washed off :(...

the second half was more "realistic"...and the back and forth editing helped the pace of the film a little and also removed melodramatic moments off the movie(kudos to the editor)...the stunning reversals suffered by the friends(one loses his love and his grandma, one his ear, and the other his leg)were superbly portrayed..kanja karuppu provided some relief from the sadness underlining the scenes with his typical dialogue delivery(nothing great about the comedy scenes..its just that you were able to laugh to some simple lines too coz of the mood of the screenplay- aka saroja-with much less comedy and impact)...and the ungratefulness of the lovers was portrayed nicely...it was nice to see the small twist in the story here(i mean this is where the story deviates from the usual shit that is often offered...usual tamizh movies end with the first half)..

being unemployed i was kinda surprised with the amount of money karuna was able to churn out with just the sheer strength of friendships(do friends donate so much)???...i was also kinda confused with the sudden support karuna gets from his dad during his grandma's cremation(i mean he was always degrading him till that point)..but these are just minor potholes in the screenplay=>>i ignore them..

the climax was the best part...it was superbly finished..far from predictable...technically the movie is quite sound with good cinematography...above average music and background score..the lightings were real nice..and the art attack was fine...the stunt shows were "realistic"..

Special Mention:


Abinaya, the girl who plays the sister of karuna in the movie is supposed to be hearing and speech impaired...i hardly noticed it when i saw the movie...amazing portrayal given the difficulties...the girl has got good looks too...rock on...

Bottom Line:
A revelation-worth all the money you might spend on it..

i hope u did like my review...looking forward to reviewing more...

cheers,