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| IRUMBU
KOTTAI MURATTU SINGAM MOVIE REVIEW |
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by : Behindwoods review board |
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Starring:
Lawrence, Lakshmi Rai, Padmapriya, Sandhya,
Ramesh Kanna.
Direction:
Simbu Devan
Music:
G V Prakash
Production:
AGS Entertainment |
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Welcome
to the world of Wild Western- cowboys,
horses, revolvers, cards and country music!
Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (IKMS), the
third offering from Simbu Devan, delves
in all these which have not been handled
for quite a while in Tamil cinema. Of
course, Simbu proclaims his work to be
completely a make-believe one and any
shortfall (in this department) can be
justified.
The film begins with a small intro of
cowboy culture and an imaginary extrapolation
of this into our civilization. The entire
premise of the film is set in a cowboy
milieu.
Raghava Lawrence has been sentenced
to murder in Sholaypur (where Amitabh
Bachchan adorns the place of Mahatma
Gandhi in the court) because of a loss
of a precious diamond in his workplace
and in the nick of the moment he has
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been kidnapped by Ilavarasu, Mouli and company who
promise that he can protect their clan (Jaishankarpuram)
from the clutches of the cruel one-eyed Nasser due
to his striking resemblance to their leader Murattu
Singam who went missing some time back. In return,
they will give him the precious diamond - Mullangi
Vairam (very similar to the one that was stolen) and
he can get his job back.
In further course, Lawrence lands in Jaishankarpuram
where he finds his love-interest Padmapriya. He also
encounters Nasser of Irumbu Kottai and USApuram who
is flanked by his deputies Lakshmi Rai and Saikumar
(Ulakkai). Lawrence also stumbles upon the Red Indian
Chief M S Bhaskar and his daughter Sandhya. One thing
leads to another and a group goes on a treasure hunt
to find the precious diamond and wealth with a map.
The rest of IKMS is all about this hunt and whether
Jaishankarpuram gets freed from USApuram and Nasser
and what happens to Lawrence.
The film scores high on the art department and hats
off to art director Muthuraj who deserves a standing
ovation for creating the right kind of feel. He takes
us into a different world. Costumer Sai’s hard
work is perceivable in every costume of the long line
of star cast. Each one’s costume is distinct
from other. Music by GV Prakash renders the apt feel
and his background score gels well.
Raghava Lawrence impresses with his style, and his
practice sessions with the gun, card and horse are
evident. Heroines do not have much of a role in IKMS
except for a song each. The true performers are M
S Bhaskar, his interpreter (Sams) and Nasser. If the
special Red Indian language is hilarious, Sams's antics
give us stomach spasms due to rip roaring laughter
especially in the treasure hunt scene where he very
diligently translates every move of his chief even
while he is hanging from a cliff and later when they
are tied down by Nasser’s men.
The treasure hunt scene is an amalgam of Takeshi’s
castle, Mackenna’s Gold and Indiana Jones Adventures
and this scene could be an extreme source of merriment
especially for children. The 350-feet statue in this
scene is brilliant.
The long list of star cast includes Vyapuri, Mouli,
V S Raghavan, Manorama, Ramesh Kanna, Ilavarasu and
Delhi Ganesh who all have a small role to play in.
Simbu Devan should certainly be applauded for giving
the audience an all new experience and his hard work
is palpable. On the flipside, he does not engage the
audience completely and loses his grip on them on
and off. There are times when the film appears outright
childish. The screen play meanders a while and there
is a jump of genre here and there.
All in all, IKMS is a clean, adventure, comedy which
would appeal to children and young minded adults.
Verdict:
A neat adventure comedy for the summer!
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| Tags
: Irumbu
Kottai Murattu Singam, Lawrence,
Lakshmi
Rai, Sandhya,
Padmapriya,
Simbudevan |
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