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Tamil
Movie Review : Sillunnu Oru Kaadal |
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Surya and Jo in a Kamal movie |
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Cast: Surya, Jyothika, Bhumika, Vadivelu,
Santhanam.
Music Director: A.R.Rahman
Director: Krishna
Production:
Studio Green |
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The
most anticipated movie in the recent times and
it has truly lived up to its hype. Sillunnu Oru
Kaadal comes as a fresh breath of air at a time
when Tamil films are inundated with violence and
gory escapades of gangsters. Surya and Jyothika
have lived a marital life perfectly. Surya is
very natural as a college going lad. His response
to the college damsel’s admiration for him
fills the air around him with the aroma of vanity
Director has recorded the college life of youth
in motorbikes perfectly.Surya is sure to sustain
his position in the hearts of young girls with
his performance especially in the scene when he
realizes that a girl is being swept off her feet
by him. Kudos to you Surya!! |
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A
loving husband and a doting father
He is totally a transformed person when he dons
the role of a loving husband and a doting father
later. The director has clearly captured the moods
of an upper middle class family. The Saturday
night scene is poetry by itself. A visibly drunken
Surya with half filled glass at his balcony, yelling
‘I love you’ to Jyothika on the top
of his voice when a neighbour reciprocates his
thoughts with a nod is simply delightful and so
very natural. Jyothika responding to his cries
with a nonchalant expression is splendid. The
mood could not be captured better than this. |
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Surya
and two marriages
Surya marries his college love Bhumika. Heading
to the death wish of his uncle, he again marries
Jyothika and exits Bhumika’s life. When
the going is smooth, there comes Bhumika again
out to create a ripple in his tranquil marriage. |
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A
reminder to Kamal's 'Oru Oodhappoo Kan Simittugirathu'
But a diary written by Surya in his college
days plays the spoilt sport and the turning
point in an otherwise happy contented life.
Jyothika is totally shattered when the diary
exposes the wedding of Surya with Bhumika
during his college days. The diary also
discloses the wish of Bhumika to live with
Surya just for a day. That is when she goes
on a trail to find her and brings her home.
Well...it totally reminds you of Oru Oodhappoo
Kan Simittugirathu, the Kamal, Sujatha starrer
directed by SP Muthuraman which came decades
ago. |
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It is a little wonder how Surya and the director
missed the resemblance of this important sequence
between the two movies. The scene where Surya
finds Bhumika in his house is an indication
of how Surya has mellowed into a fine actor.
The mixed emotions that traverse his face from
the joy of finding Bhumika to that of a faithful
husband are remarkable. Undoubtedly Kollywood
can boast of rendering a good actor to the industry.
Bhumika Vs Jyothika
Bhumika has proved that she can be a good match
to Jyothika in her performance. The euphoria
that is exhibited by her when she finds Surya
and the numerous wishes ranging from wanting
to go to beach, pubs, parks and trying to fill
the void of a six year gap in just a day is
astounding. The instantaneous response of Bhumika,
when Jyothika introduces herself as Surya’s
wife is very appealing. Bhumika matches Jyothika’s
wits by saying that she is already his wife
before Jyothika came in his life. Hiding under
a bedcover, when Bhumika talks to Surya at nights
makes one crave to be her lover.
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Rahman’s
musical fai
A R Rahman scores the music. Songs are
already a chartbuster. Back ground scores
complement the emotions and moods of the
sequences. True to his reputation, Rahman
has woven a musical fairy tale. Majaa
Majaa, Anbe Vaa and Newyork Nagaram are
some of the captivating numbers. Comedy
has been taken care by Vadivelu in the
first half and Santhanam in the second
half. Special mention should be made of
cameraman R.D.Rajashekar who has portrayed
the right kind of mood in romantic and
gloomy scenes.
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Non-breakable
hands?
Late Vikram Dharma handled some of the
stunt scenes. In the fight sequence, Surya
appears to break the hands of the same
person again and again. Perhaps editor
had taken a tea break during this scene.
That aside, Antony has done a good job
in editing.
Final
word
A beautiful story with linear
narration. Special salute to the director
who has satisfied the viewer in all respects.
Stands out to be at the top of the heap.
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