TEDDY MOVIE REVIEW CLICK TO RATE THE MOVIE

The first movie of the husband-wife pair of Arya-Sayeesha is a pleasant viewing, thanks to an astute concept of director Shakthi Soundar Rajan. With a teddy bear to keep him company for the best part of the fare, Arya's comfort level is conspicuous by a mile.

Teddy is a toy meant for the kids confined to cartoonish or used tellingly in comedy fares for the young set of trusted audience. But when there is a serious action theme in a medical plot where the organs are air transported for million bucks in the far away Azerbaijan, it is time to push back the seats.

You have heard of rhymes involving teddies. A plethora of possibilities emerge thanks to the imagination of a teddy bear, using the voice to convey the mood and the feelings.

Starting off at a gentle pace, the movie picks up steam when Teddy gets introduced. Both Sathish and Karunakaran have little to contribute. The fantasy part of Teddy though interesting has not been executed convincingly. Other than Arya and Sathish, none found the Teddy talking or moving unusual.

With Teddy being one of the prime characters, the scope for more comedy scenes was not well utilized. This could have made the target audience like it more, especially kids. The screenplay and presentation were not exciting to emotionally connect with the lead characters and their obstacles.

Despite being just 136 minutes long, the film is missing out on the engagement factor. Among the positives of the film is the presentation of the Teddy character and its CGI which looked convincing.

Magizh Thirumeni makes his debut as an antagonist and is effective in his very short stint. Music by D Imman and cinematography by S. Yuva aid the film well, so is the able work of editor T. Shivanandeeswaran.

In the end, one must say that though there was good concept in place, the meandering execution has made the film look less enthralling, overall.