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Unnale – come, fall head over heels in love |
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Unnale
Unnale Movie Review
Cast: Vinay, Tanisha, Sada, Raju Sundaram
Direction: Jeeva
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Production: Oscar V. Ravichandran |
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Dealing
with love - as a theme of his movies - seems to
be ‘a labor of love’ for director Jeeva.
His earlier movies dealt with the same subject and
Jeeva is back again with his appositely titled love
story ‘Unnale Unnale’ (rechristened
from July Katre).
What do a bunch of breezy star cast combined with
refreshing music and an awe-inspiring cinematography
mean? A feel-good romantic flick, of course. And
Jeeva has proved that dealing with romantic subjects
is a cake walk for him, yet again. The package has
everything to woo the urban audience, principally
those in love.
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love
Vinay is blissfully smitten in love with Sadha,
who demands all of his attention. With his lady
killer looks, Vinay finds it easy to grab attention
from damsels around. However, Sadha has troubles
in managing this situation and her ‘all's
not fair in love and war’ attitude spells
trouble in their love life. Vinay’s flirtatious
self gets the most out of him forcing him to
lie to Sadha to let his hair down with his other
girl friends as well.
Sadha takes offense of the situation and feels
that she is being cheated upon. Rather than
talking terms with Vinay, she takes the flight
to Australia to start a new life. Call it fate
or the director’s intention, Vinay sets
off to Australia too on an official trip. He
meets the pretty Tanisha on his plane, who befriends
him during the flight. |
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Australia hosts a whole lot of surprises for Vinay,
prominent one being Tanisha turning out to be Sadha’s
friend. The movie enters into another interesting
twist when Tanisha finds her love for Vinay, who is
already rejoicing the ‘return of his love’.
So, who is it now that will walk down the aisle with
Vinay? The climax tells it all. |
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Casting
In a world dominated with the rugged looks of
Vijays, Ajiths, Suryas, and Vishals it is no
wonder Jeeva felt the necessity to discover
an urban, trendy, and marshmallowy hero for
the rest of the girls who do not (read want
to) belong to the league. He is cool, stylish,
and there is an added advantage. He can act.
Well, almost. We predict that the teenagers
will have a hard time getting him out of their
heads.
Sadha is back this time, only to emphasize that
she is an out-and-out good girl – as she
always was in her other movies as well. Posing
a typical overprotective lover, she scores in
scenes while expressing her inability to read
Vinay’s flirtatious nature. Besides, her
expressions when she was in a dilemma over her
renewed relationship with Vinay are simply adorable.
We wonder why Sadha is just an infrequent visitor
to Tamil screens, especially with her talents
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Tanisha
has a cute smile complemented with sharp features
and a great body. Though it appears in the later half
of the movie, her role leads the movie to an interesting
climax.
Raju Sundaram and Sreenath try hard to get us laugh
but in vain. It probably is not their cup of tea,
we tend to think. |
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rest
Harris has already bagged enough and more admiration
for his songs for Unnale Unnale. Released much
earlier, they are already popular among the
fans and are declared chartbusters. However,
if you want feel the nuances of his music, do
not miss ‘June Ponal’ ‘Unnale
Unnale’ and ‘Vaigaasi Nilave’.
That sums up the entire album.
Dialogues more often than not manage to strike
the chord that we almost wonder whether Jeeva
took tuitions from Balachander. Well, we could
always call it an inspiration. |
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Cinematography
is at its peak when the movie travels down under.
Probably the only movie after Shankar’s Indian
– remember the telephone money pol song? –
to capture the beautiful Melbourne in celluloid. We
remember that Jeeva was a cinematographer earlier
and no wonder that it shows. |
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Verdict
Unnale leaves you with an exuberance injected
in your veins that stays in your system long
after you left the cinemas. We just couldn’t
explain better. It does not really matter that
you are not in love to enjoy the experience
called ‘Unnale Unnale’, but it definitely
helps. The refreshing story line and an imperturbable
script only reiterates Jeeva’s prowess
in handling romantic movies.
If Unnale could well be taken as a ‘prelude’
to the upcoming Kollywood summer releases, then
take our word for it. You are in for a treat.
A big one that is. |
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