After a looong time, Vijay movie with a change...no veecharivaal, no punch dialogues and no bashing of 100 villains single handedly....Nanban marks the entry of Vijay in to a new world of realistic cinema and he has done that with ease!!
When there was news on official remake of 3 idiots, there were so many negative talks that the casting in Tamil will suffer with big heads and our directors changes the original track etc...but Shankar proved once again that he is the master of ART and master of CINEMA........hats off to Shankar for bringing the 3 idiots in Tamil cinema...though it is a scene by scene remake of 3 idiots, Nanban has its elements in place all over and it’s the sure winner!!!
 
Casting is perfect from Vijay, to Srikanth to Jiiva!! All three excelled in their roles and no one would have thought of the original actors who played in Hindi..........Vijay as Pari is the best!! Emotions, entertainment and energy for this man comes just like that!! Emotional scene where he hugs sri and jeeva after their success is AMAZING!! a realistic portrayal from Vijay....Dance movement in irukkana songs is SUPERB...........Overall Nanban is one of the best movies of Vijay and there is no second thought for this!!
 
Jiiva as Senthil is as usual great!! the scene after their pissing in virus home and confronting him in the class room is BRILLIANT.....hats off to Jiiva........Srikanth after a brief come back has excelled in his role and he lived as Venkat in this movie...the emotional scene with his father regarding his decision is SUPERB................It’s a great come back from Sri and he has to stick on to the same from now on!!
 
Sathyan as Silencer is the real HERO...........Teachers day speech SUPER O SUPER.....even after that scene the entire crowd didn’t stop laughing and he is the real stealer in this movie...Hats off Sathyan and way to go!!
 
Illeana is an eye candy to watch and we should not expect great performances from a leading lady in Shankar movie..But Ileana has got some solid role here and she proved that she is here!! Kollywood, here s Ileana, the ollikuchi udambukkaari!!! Good work Illeana!!! (particularly the drunkard scene is the real BLAST)
 
Virus aka Sathyaraj...this is what he is going to be called from now on...Boman Irani excelled in Hindi and Sathyaraj showed his villain face and versatility here in this role..solid role for him from start to end and he proved once again why he is a seasoned artist!!
 
Cameo appearances of SJ Suryah, Anuya and Rinsen (dhobi boy in hostel) and Vijay Vasanth as the senior are apt!!!
 
Songs are great and the picturisation is too good..
 
Shankar.....though remake is not your forte, but you proved you are the master in conveying the social messages clearly!! 3 idiots is not a movie to be toned down to suit the Tamil audience and it is clearly understood by the way you gave us the movie!!! GREAT, GREAT, GREAT Sir!!
 
My verdict for Nanban - 4 out of 5
 
Nanban - All is Well!!!