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THERU- NOT EXTRAORDINARY! |
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| Angadi
Theru - Not Extraordinary! Well after
some fantastic movies like Paruthiveeran,
Veyil etc I was fed up with back to back
movies (small budget) releasing with village
backdrops (quite same) and films which
are 'meant' to be realistic, artistic
and class. I had no hopes on Angadi Theru
and thought once again a 'wannabe offbeat
movie'. But I was wrong. Initially I went
to Angadi Theru only for my favorite 'Katrathu
Tamil' Anjali & 'KKK' fame 'Black'
Pandi. Well the movie started with the
childish behaviors of hero Lingu (Mahesh)
& heroine Kani (Anjali) in the roadside
followed by a gruesome accident. Then
came the predictable flashback with Lingu's
father's tragic death that paves him the
way into Angadi Theru (Market Street)
with his friend Maari (Black Pandi). There
comes the day to day life of people working
in shopping malls, textile stores &
platform shops which made the movie interesting.
Enters mischievous Kani (Anjali) getting
beaten up by the supervisor Karungali
(Venkatesh). The lifestyles of Lingu &
Maari are quite disgusting. Rushing for
food like Rajni & Goundamani rushing
for Chinna Thambi movie tickets! Sleeping
in bunches with no place left vacant.
'Love' between the leads roles starts
as usual pulling each others leg. Whereas
the 'new' thing here is that Lingu &
Kani both get closer with their funny
love failures. Maari too finds his angel
Soffie which provides enough laughter.
Meanwhile the cruel supervisor becomes
the victim for the break up of another
love jodi leading to the death of a girl.
This causes an unnecessary fuss between
Lingu & Kani. The story not only |
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shows the life of Lingu & co but also the life
of other roadside people. A poor guy who earns money
on his own by cleaning the public toilet and getting
self-employed! An old blind man selling domestic items
with determination! A physically challenged guy and
his newly wed wife where the guy expects a healthy
baby. But she in contrast expects and gives birth
to a physically challenged baby the reason for it
got a huge applause from the crowd. Lingu helps Kani
in hard situations where Kani's sister who's a household
maid attains puberty. Their bond gets stronger than
ever. Sneha appears as 'Sneha' just to add some glamour
to the movie. Nothing more! Finally Lingu & Kani's
love gets exposed to the cruel supervisor and the
owner. Lingu gets beaten up by police whereas Kani
is sexually harassed. Lingu & Kani leave the store
searching for jobs but join the old blind man selling
domestic items. When everyone thinks 'all is well',
comes a twist, the gory accident. Back to the starting!
Lingu's leg badly hurt and sees his Kani without both
the legs. Kani's father leaves her without notice.
Kani is totally lost and expects Lingu to do the same
as her father. But Lingu breaks the silence requesting
Kani to marry him. This top-notch scene got the maximum
applause from the crowd and forms the climax where
both Lingu & Kani get back to their work selling
domestic products in the roadside. Actors Mahesh,
Anjali, 'Black' Pandi & Venkatesh did a marvelous
job. The movie was very natural and well directed
by Vasanthabalan. Screenplay was very good. Editing
was decent by Sreekar Prasad. Cinematography by Richard
was class! Music by G.V.Prakash Kumar & Vijay
Antony was not path breaking but did justice to the
movie. Overall - 4.5/5 for Angadi Theru which would
surely make people who visits market places stand
for a second and feel what 'they' feel!
–R.Kumar
mailmeitskumar@rediffmail.com
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Theru, Anjali,
Vasantha
Balan, Vijay
Antony |
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