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| NAADODIGAL
MOVIE REVIEW |
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| Review
by : Behindwoods review board |
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Starring:
Sasikumar, Vijay, Bharani, Ananya,
Niveda, Abhinaya, Shanthini, Ganja
Karuppu
Direction:
Samuthirakani
Music:
Sundar C babu
Production:
Global Infotainment Pvt Ltd |
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Samuthirakani’s
Naadodigal falls in the new
genre created by the upsurge
of neo-realistic films in Tamil
cinema, of late, if not for
a few glitches. Actually so
few they are it wouldn’t
be surprising if you missed
them along the way. Nadodigal
has an uncomplicated story line,
told in a very neat fashion
that strikes the chord at the
right place. It is straightforward,
raw and touching, without going
overboard on the sentiments
part. There is love, betrayal
and all sorts of other emotions
with the main relationship in
focus being friendship.
Sasikumar, Vijay, Kanja Karuppu
and Bharani are friends who
epitomize the kind of friendship
you get to see in street corners
– who don’t think
even once to sacrifice their
well-being for the sake of friendship.
They help a friend in love to
get married when the girl’s
parents oppose the affair -
by abducting the girl from her
home and marrying her off to
the friend secretly at the cost
of their body parts and even
love. The act doesn’t
go well with the influential
parents of the girl whose henchmen
thrash the friends.
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After what they have gone through to see
them together, the friends are shocked to
learn that the couple is after all splitting
owing to differences. And most of all, the
couple is not even in the least remorseful
of their friends’ sacrifices that
has literally gone down the drain. This
irks the four friends who plot to kidnap
them in an effort to teach them that love
is not meant to be unserious and that sacrifices
of friends are meant to be valued.
If the straightforward story plays the backbone,
the actors, with their natural charm and
antics do the movie tonnes of good. Sasikumar
is at his natural best as the infuriated
friend who is equally exasperated at the
frivolity with which his friend dealt his
hard-earned marriage. His bush-beard look
fits the role and his prodding, tiny eyes
talk more than he emotes. Bharani and Kanja
Karuppu keep their comic juices flowing
lightening up a few moments while Vijay
does a satisfactory job.
Of the women, Ananya gets the most footage
and manages to squeeze in as much acting
she could in whatever she is assigned. The
real life speech impaired Abhinaya, who
plays Sasikumar’s sister, does a stunning
job of lip-synching.
The other aspects, including music by the
Kathala Kannala man Sundar C Babu and camerawork
are strictly ok. Besides, there are few
scenes that are made to fit into the story
– like the quintessential pelvic thrust
number gyrated by a bombshell – to
appease the front benchers. Thankfully they
are tolerable and largely excusable since
they don’t go overboard with their
liberties.
Director Samuthirakani treats the story
carefully like it’s not to be overdone
or laden with clichés. As a result,
we get a no-nonsense presentation with very
less emotional package. That’s not
to say the movie is emotionally barren,
those scenes are treated beautifully and
they appear as they happened in your friend’s
life; the success of story-telling.
Naadodigal
is intense, yet it has its light moments.
Those are best enjoyed when seen with
a group of friends. And yes, don’t
forget to take home the message –
love is dignified, it’s not child’s
play. Pardon us for the cliché
by the way.
Verdict:
Take your friends along!
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