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Review - Nee Naan Nila |
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Nee
Naan Nila – as ghostly as romantic
Cast: Bharathan, Ravi, Meghna
Direction: MPS Sivakumar
Music: Dhina
Production: Trichy R. Visvanathan (RV) |
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There
were times in the world of Tamil cinema when movies
without established names made an indelible mark
at the box office. All it takes to pull off a good
movie are a promising script, gifted star cast,
and a story that does not dampen the spirits of
the fan expecting a no-nonsense show in the screens
and definitely not baloney. Now, having said that
Nee Naan Nila is unquestionably a futile attempt
of what the director supposedly thought was an uncommon
plot at the silver screen.
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Starting with the disarming Hollywood hit Ghost
we have witnessed numerous movies, predominantly
in the eighties in Tamil cinema that follow
the same plot. The protagonist losing his life
in a tragic accident and his female counterpart
trying to reach him out after finding her life
becoming miserable sans him. Many of them fell
flat at the box office, as fans had no time
to kill over a story that lampoons the mere
logic of death.
Nee Naan Nila follows the same plot, however
further entangling the script with a triangular
love story – two guys and a girl that
is. Two guys fall in love with a girl and one
of them succeeds in his courting attempt. |
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While things were looking rosy, tragedy strikes soon
after in the name of an accident that kills the lover
boy. As we thought it was high time for the one-sided
love of the second hero to be revealed, the director
decides otherwise. The second hero realizes that the
girl is still intensely in love with the protagonist,
who is now dead. What follows is a bizarre climax
that involves the spirit of the dead protagonist,
now ever lamenting heroine, and the one-sided lover.
Which would either make you laugh like a drain out
of total disbelief or put you at wit’s end,
neither of which you deserve, seriously.
Director M.P.S. Sivakumar has tried to create an innovative
plot, which unfortunately has turned into haywire,
blame it on the lack of logic, especially when we
are living in the 21st century. While movies are abandoning
stunt scenes involving a lanky hero and numerous burly
villains where the hero invariably escapes unhurt
– without a single bruise that is – for
the sake of reality, one will have serious doubts
about people buying themes that involve man and the
supernatural. Siva would want to think again, next
time perhaps.
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The first half of the movie is set in a college
milieu and the pace is augmented by not the
characters or the plot, but by Karunas. The
only other name we recognize in the movie is
that of Manivannan’s, whose credits are
less than passable. Perhaps the saving grace
of the movie during its first half, Karunas
sets the pace of the movie. That apart, Ragaisya’s
pulsating gyrations for the foot-thumping ‘Oyyale
Kavuthuputtale’ sung by ‘Simbhu’
grab you by the few eyeballs. Sad though, that
an item song is worth a mention in a romantic
movie. Dina scores music for the movie.
Since there is not much scope for performance
in the movie, the actors get by with minimum
marks just enough to grab their next project
– if they are lucky enough to be offered
any. |
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The
other aspects worth mentioning in the movie are
the captivating locations and cinematography.
In all, Nee Naan Nila is a punishment you don’t
really deserve if you do have a thing for logic
and expect the movie to follow the acceptable laws
of moviemaking.
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