starts playing games as he gets more and more desperate to know whether his wife really loves him. He suspects every other man who is taller or fairer to be eyeing his wife and lives in perpetual mental trauma. When the doubts start assailing him no end, he resorts to spying on his house to check his wife’s activities. Slowly he starts earning the wrath of everyone around him, his loved ones start leaving him, unable to stand his behaviour. It takes time before people realize that he has lost his mental balance. Does he come out a reformed man?

Dindigul Sarathy is a story that can be narrated in a few lines, but it is the screenplay that is important here. It contains all the antics and supposedly ingenious techniques devised by Sarathy to impress his wife and then later to spy on her. The film is full of such instances, many of which are amusing while some are not so. There is a particular incident where Sarathy’s wife says that she is a huge fan of Ajith. The doubting Sarathy immediately starts suspecting her associations with Ultimate Star. It was a joke that starts off well but is eventually stretched too far. There are also quite a few instances where Sarathy is quite vocal in his doubts about his wife’s loyalty which can put off quite a few family audiences.

The movie has a few songs, the original had only one. One can understand that the director had commercial compulsions to comply with, but he might have added one song too many. The ‘Dindigul Dindigul’ song that was used in the promo too makes an appearance and in general, all songs are thoroughly commercial masala numbers, Dhina has done a neat job. Karunas comes up with a polished performance in a role that suits him to perfection. He couldn’t have made a better choice. The surprise packet however is heroine Karthika who makes use of the given opportunity wonderfully, she is apt for the role. In Karunas’ presence, you wouldn’t generally require another comic artiste, but M.S. Bhaskar appears in a very amusing role as a budding philosopher who keeps advising Sarathy about life, actually creating more problems for him. Nasser makes a neat cameo at the climax.

Overall, Dindigul Sarathy is a product that comes out only once. Its distinctness is its defining strength, but it has got its commercial limitations at the box office. But the director’s (Sivashanmugam) decision to add a few elements for the fun loving audience might help it put up a brave fight. Looking at the quality of movies that are currently in theaters, Dindigul Sarathy has got its chances.

Verdict – Dindigul Sarathy– definitely different