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| Aanandha
Thandavam - Movie Review |
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| Review
by : Behindwoods review board |
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Starring:
Tamanna,
Siddharth, Charli, Madan Bob,
Kalairani, Kitty, Rukmani
Direction:
Gandhi Krishna
Music:
G V Prakash Kumar
Production:
Aascar Films |
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The
much awaited and anticipated
film, the story of which is
based on Late Sujatha’s
Pirivom Sandippom has finally
arrived. But Ananda Thandavam
produced by Aascar Films does
not live up to the expectations
it had raised in the minds of
Sujatha’s fans.
A few decades back the infection
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get their daughters married off to ‘America-settled
bride, reeling under the ‘foreign
craze’, without checking on the credentials
and later landing in a deep quagmire form
the central plot of Ananda Thandavam directed
by Gandhi Krishna .
Debutant Siddharth as Raghupathy, son of
Govindaraj (Kitty), a supervisor with a
state government office, falls in love with
Madhumitha (Tamannah), daughter of his dad’s
boss Gopinath. She also appears to be in
love with Raghu. Although Gopinath approves
of this love and promises his daughter’s
hand in matrimony to Raghu, he does a complete
volte-face when Radhakrishnan (Rishi) from
America materializes from nowhere. Raghu
gets royally betrayed when Madhu and Radhakrishnan
get married and leave for America and the
film moves to the US of A. What happens
to Raghu, Madhu and Radhakrishnan there
forms the rest of Ananda Thandavam.
Director Gandhi Krishna’s intention
to adapt a novel into a film is good. But
he seems to have gone wrong in selecting
a contemporary theme. His tenacity in sticking
to the original word by word may have worked
perhaps in the eighties. The character portrayal
of Madhumitha lacks conviction and strength.
She appears to be an enigma and is a bundle
of contradictions. Sometimes she is so naïve
while in some other occasion she is highly
sophisticated which confuses the audience.
Performance wise, Kitty Siddharth’s
father steals the show with his practical
and pragmatic approach to life. Rukmini
of Bommalaatam fame is the other girl in
America who falls in love with Siddharth.
She proves that if given the right opportunity,
she will be an actress to look out for.
Tamannah, the latest hot property of Kollywood
with a release a week has understood her
role and tried to do justice. Siddharth
has a long way to go.
The songs Pattu Poochi, Kangalil Aadum and
Kana Kaangiren numbers are a treat to the
eyes. Lensman Jeeva Shankar’s attempt
to capture the lush greeneries in an unadulterated
fashion needs special mention. Thotta Tharani’s
art work comes to the fore in Kangalil Aadum
song. Dialogues by Sujatha and Gandhi Krishna
stand out especially in scenes that talk
about Indian American culture.
Much was expected from Gandhi Krishna, but
he seems to have let down the audience.
Verdict:
This Thandavam is missing the Anandam!
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