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Tamil
Movie Review : Rendu |
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glamour feast with Comedy |
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Cast : Madhavan, Reema Sen, Anushka, Manivannan,
Bhagyaraj, Vadivelu, Hari Raj
Language : Tamil
Direction: Sundar C
Production: Khushboo
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Sundar.C,
who usually does mindless comedies has come
up with an urbane thriller in Rendu, with
loads of comedy and oodles of oomph from
his lead ladies.
The
Sundar.C – Vadivelu combination has
always come up with laugh riots and Rendu
is no different, with Vadivelu running amok
in the first half and ‘Lollu Sabha’
Santhanam dominating the second. Santhanam’s
humor, however is raunchy and strictly for
adult audiences. The sequence where he combines
a cook book and a sex magazine is one example
which would make family audiences squirm
in their seats. The director, whose usual
target audiences are ladies and family folks
has switched tracks with Rendu, which is
mainly targeted at the youth segment. |
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Madhavan does well as an action hero.
He dances well, is terrific in his comedy
sequences with Vadivelu and pulls off
his stunts with ease and realism. However
Stunt Master Thalapathy Dinesh lets him
down with poor choreography. You actually
get to see the balancing ropes in several
stunt sequences when Maddy performs his
jumps and dives. At a time when we expect
Kollywood technicians to take us to another
level in special effects, Thalapathy Dinesh’s
carelessness is appalling.
Reema Sen and Anushka provide a glamour
fest. Especially songs involving Anushka
ooze with glamour. Sundar.C who showed
potential in the ‘’Endhan
Uyir Thozhi’’ number in Winner,
seems to have mastered this branch of
film making. Reema Sen looks a lot better
than what she did in Vallavan and her
on screen chemistry with Madhavan is good.
Bhagyaraj is apt for the detective role
and the veteran actor gives a neat characteristic
performance.
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Sundar.C’s screenplay is riveting
and keeps us guessing with unexpected twists.
Worth a mention is his handling of Maddy’s
dual roles which is kept under wraps and hits
us in our faces when disclosed. |
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Music
Director Imman’s re-recording is good,
especially in action sequences. The ‘’Yaaro
Evalo’’ number is the pick of
the songs and would make it to the top of
the music charts. Art director Jana has
come up with beautiful backdrops for the
songs and Cinematographer M.Prasad does
a good job of capturing Reema Sen and Anushka.
Overall Rendu is pure time pass and worth
a watch. At the box office, the success
of the movie depends entirely on the teen
audiences, as the double entendres and overdose
of glamour would keep the family crowds
at bay. |
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