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Enadaa – Family Meals! |
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Kannamoochi
Enadaa
Cast
: Sathyaraj, Radhika Sarathkumar, Prithviraj, Sandhya,
Sripriya
Direction: Priya V
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production: Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd, UTV Motion Pictures |
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at first sight, resistance from parents, and villainy from
the wicked uncle – V.Priya’s second venture Kannaamoochi
Enadaa is a hodgepodge of emotions, predominated by love.
In the contemporary world of cinema ruled by edge-of-the-seat
action thrillers, Kannaamoochi Enadaa attempts to break the
barrier with the formula of feel-good love supplemented with
familial bonds. |
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Prithviraj,
a software architect by profession who lives in Malaysia,
is the millionaire stepson of Radharavi. Having lost
his parents early in life, Prithvi runs the business
of his uncle with impressive results. He stumbles
upon the psychiatry student Sandhya, in the most cinematic
manner, and as script would have it, falls for her
that very instant. Sandhya is the daughter of Commissioner
of Police Satyaraj and Radhika in Chennai.
As the fairy tale progresses, Sandhya is being summoned
by her parents for their silver jubilee wedding anniversary
back home. Notwithstanding the fact that he has a
flourishing business to attend to and much to the
wrath of his uncle - who arranges for his wedding
with his business partner’s daughter - Prithvi
takes the next flight to Chennai to accompany Sandhya.
He is subjected to a warm welcome by Radhika and cold
shoulder by Satyaraj. To make matters worse, Radharavi’s
vicious character assassination – in the name
of a complaint he sends to the Police Commissioner’s
office – doesn’t help Prithvi in the task
of gaining enough confidence among his girlfriend’s
parents. Will Prithvi ever win his love back, now
that his chance of impressing Sandhya’s parents
are doomed, forms the rest of the story. Kannaamoochi
Enadaa thus sledges its way towards a rather predictable
ending adding yet another array of characters during
the process.
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The
movie does have its moments. Not to mention, the director
deserves to be lauded for not banking on just eyeball grabbing
skin show or gravity defying stunt scenes. The first half,
sharing resemblance to a desified version of Hollywood blockbuster,
“Meet the Parents”, travels at a good speed with
a medley of romantic and feel-good scenes, courtesy the chemistry
between Prithvi and Sandhya that lights up the screen vibrantly.
While Prithvi’s strategies to woo Sandhya are adorable,
his traits do work wonders for the movie. His career is gaining
momentum and his nuances in acting are discernible during
emotional scenes – especially the scenes where he suffers
insult at the hotel by Satyaraj. Sandhya plays a chirpy and
short-tempered young girl and pulls it off with consummate
ease. She looks adorably cute in the song sequences –
thanks to whoever designed her gorgeous costumes. The scene
where, Prithviraj having trouble sleeping while Sandhya is
sound asleep, tells her that he wants to be a good grandfather
for her grandchildren and goes back to sleep peacefully and
in turn Sandhya loosing hers was cute.
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Although
Satyaraj’s character demands dignity and poise
expected of a Police Commissioner, director Priya
seems to have purposefully diluted the seriousness
of the character portraying him rather comically.
You can't imagine anyone but Satyaraj essaying such
a character with utmost comfort. Radhika’s role
as a mother makes for another neat choice, wonder
why she limits herself to the small screen. Sripriya
as Sathyaraj’s twin sister does have some good
moments too.
Dialogues
are crisp and engaging. Cinematography by P.C.Sriram’s
assistant Preeta, though good in flashes has few glitches
too. Better editing could have avoided a slumping
second half. Yuvan’s music is OK, with yesteryear
hit remix ‘Andru Vandadum Adhe Nila’ standing
out. “Kan oonjal adi irundhal” song too
has been choreographed enjoyably. Few comics might
not be for everyone’s laugh; nevertheless, the
movie does manage to leave the audience with a smile.
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sum it all up, V. Priya's effort is noteworthy, if her first
movie was like a morning cup of coffee for the youth, this time
she serves well for the whole family. |
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Verdict - Worth a watch.
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