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NAANUM MOVIE REVIEW |
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by : Behindwoods review board |
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Starring:
Sanjeev, Sampath, Sethna
Direction:
S.V. Solairaja
Music:
Sriram Vijay
Production:
S.V. Solairaja
When
we are busy traveling between a village
and city in the past two weeks with Vamsam
and Naan Mahaan Alla, both of which already
releasing to good responses, this one
sneaks into the movie halls without much
ado. With a hero who is one film old,
a heroine making her debut and a relatively
new director, Neeyum Naanum
did not garner enough attention before
its release.
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Will
it have enough energy to steamroll into the following
weeks is a question that needs an answer.
Sanjeev,
who made an impressive debut in Kulir 100 degrees,
is the hero of this movie and Sethna is making her
debut as the heroine. Sampath, known for his villain
and character roles in movies like Saroja and Goa,
has acted in an important role in Neeyum Naanum. Set
in a school backdrop, Neeyum Naanum is about what
happens in the life of two students and a young teacher
who wants to break all barriers.
Sampath is the correspondent of a convent school in
which his son is studying. Sethna, Sampath's orphaned
niece, is the Head of the Department for dance in
the same school. Sampath's son is in love with Sethna
who denies the love in typical filmy style. As is
the case in most movies, Sampath's son is the spoilt
brat. This is when Sanjeev joins as the dance teacher
in the convent. So what is the plot all about? Read
on.
Sanjeev meets Karthik, a young boy from Nochikuppam.
Karthik, who has lost his father, helps Sanjeev in
his daily activities and his expertise in English
impresses Sanjeev. Sanjeev tells Karthik to join school
and encourages him to study well. When all is well,
Karthik's mother faints and doctors diagnose that
she has lung cancer and they would need 5 lakhs for
her treatment. This is when an inter-school competition
is announced with a first prize of 10 lakh of which
6 lakhs would go to the lead dancer. Karthik asks
Sanjeev for help who refuses by saying that he does
not have it in him to dance. But Karthik is adamant
because of the money involved.
Sanjeev finally gives in to Karthik's repeated attempts.
Not very impressed, Sanjeev somehow agrees to include
Karthik in the dance group. But Sampath and his son
are against it. This makes Sanjeev leave the convent
with Karthik and join a Corporation school as a dance
teacher. With Karthik as the main dancer, he hand
picks 12 boys from the slums from varied backgrounds
and trains them. The interschool dance competition
is the climax of the movie and there are no prizes
for guessing who wins the competition. To add to the
drama, Karthik faints before the dance and Sanjeev
brings him back to life.
I think you would have an opinion in your minds by
now. Yes, the movie definitely reminds you of a lot
of movies of the past. Especially the rock and roll
movies of Anand Babu... fantasy, dance, love, tears
et al. And again, we have yet another movie which
is predictable and makes you yawn. More so because
this one involves school going kids. The direction
and screenplay have a lot of loopholes. The one thing
which makes an exception in the movie is the choreography
of a couple of dance sequences. Otherwise, the cinematography
by Prem Shankar and music by Sriram Vijay are not
worth a great mention.
Sanjeev, Sethna and the rest have done their bit which
deserves no special mention. Sampath has been wasted
in such a miniscule role. Master Rimson and Master
Sachin have done a neat job. The movie could have
been much better if the scenes don’t remind
you of movies of the 70's and 80's. Neeyum Naanum
has a very faint chance to score big.
Verdict – Neeyum Naanum - Fails to thrill
you and me
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