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Tamil
Movie Review : Jery |
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Laughter, the best medicine sans logic |
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Film:
Jery
Cast: Jitthan Ramesh, Meera Vasudevan, Mumtaz,
Shruthi
Director: S B Kanthan
Story & Dialogues: Crazy Mohan
Producer: L Ve Creators
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Jery:
Laughter, the best medicine sans logic
Watching Jery is akin to an experience of walking
down a familiar road, and suddenly encountering
a new street sign that promises entertainment,
echoing an era of times gone by. Thanks to the
recent spurt of “realistic” films
in Tamil cinema, where each film tries to outdo
the other in terms of blood and gore and raw passion,
that thrives in a dark and murky environment,
to say that Jery comes as a breath of fresh air,
is an understatement. |
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Crazy
Mohan out of Kamal Hassan camp
After a long, Crazy Mohan moves out of his Kamal
Hassan camp, and tries his hand at scripting the
story and dialogues for the film. With his trusted
group of friends from his theatre background,
including ‘Madhu’ Balaji, Neelu, the
director S B Kanthan (who has directed many of
their theatre productions and is director Mouli’s
brother) and L Vishwanathan as the producer, who
has been involved with them in quite a few television
serials, Mohan brings together actors ‘Jitthan’
Ramesh, Meera Vasudevan, Mumtaz and Shruthi for
his maiden venture. The result? An out and out
comedy, that looks refreshing, slick and sophisticated,
courtesy the camera work by Vincent (veteran P
C Sreeram’s assistant), and the editing
prowess of Krishnakumar. |
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Comedy
of errors
The story is the perfect formula for a comedy
of errors. Ramesh (Jayraman, alias Jery)
is a typical happy-go-lucky college student,
who indulges in ‘betting’ at
all times. A game of cricket is a betting
exercise, and so is love. Which is when
the real fun begins. When his friend, played
by a promising newcomer Raghav, goads him,
Ramesh takes on the challenge and says that
he will fall in love with not one, but three
women. In comes Meera the cop, Mumtaz the
actress and Shruthi the classmate. The three
chosen women. |
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With
‘Madhu’ playing the role of a salon
barber, their trusted ally, and crazy Mohan playing
Mumtaz’s manager, the chemistry between
all the actors (Ramesh has truly given a good
performance) is palpable, and the laughter that
it incites, is a collective experience. The rest
of the film is about how Ramesh succeeds in his
challenge, desperately juggles three relationships,
ultimately falling for one of the three women,
ending in the climax (which is the only weak point
in the film). |
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Don’t
look for logic
For a first time director, Kanthan shows
a lot of promise, but the real backbone
of the film is the expressive camerawork
by debutant Vincent and the music by Ramesh
Vinayagham. The song sequences especially,
are captured aesthetically (check out
the Hollywood Bollywood song) and give
the film a refreshing look that carries
it forward.
If
you are looking for clean entertainment
(don’t look for too much logic in
the film!), and are looking to just laugh
for two-and-a-half-hours with your family,
then this is a film for you, according
to the ‘KU-VA-PI’ of the Crazy
Mohan style of comedy. KU-VA-PI? Watch
the film and you will know!
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