Kannamoochi Enada

Last sunday I went to Kannamoochi Enada.. Though the film is a good family entertainer, I personally feel that Director, Priya.V did not match up to the expections of Kanda Naal Mudhal but still she has her own way of direction which proves good.. Radhika, Sathyaraj, Sripriya, Prithviraj did justice to their roles.. Sandhya has to improve... Well now lets move on to the review of the movie..

Kannamoochi Enada

Story set in Malaysia begins introducing two characters, software engineer Harish (Prithviraj) and psychology student Deva (Sandhya), who fall in love with each other. Being an orphan right from his childhood Harish is brought up by his uncle (Radha Ravi) while Deva’s father Arumugam (Sathyaraj) and mother Damayandi (Radhika) with family members stay in Chennai. As it happens in most of the films, elders from both the sides raise their objection. Rest of the film is how they break the hurdles and get approved of their true love.

The story be an ordinary one, but Priya stands unique in her direction by narrating in an entertaining manner. All the characterizations look more apt on the screen, but that doesn’t go well with Sandhya.

Having great star casts like Sathyaraj, Radhika, Prithviraj, Sandhya and Sripriya, the film could have been made better. But, more delighting thing over here is that all characterizations are well defined. Well, Sathyaraj and Radhika together steal the show whereas Prithviraj hasn’t performed anything-different much of his prior films. Sandhya has to improve a lot in her performance and she doesn’t seem to apt for modern girl role, especially in glamorous costumes. Radharavi, Sripriya and Manobala add more colours to the frame by doing justice to their roles.

Preetha comes up with an effort of making a good job as a cinematographer and has succeeded in her job. Dialogues penned by A. Sivakumar wins the applause at certain points. Yuvan Shankar Raja compared to his previous combo with Priya for Kanda Naal Mudhal, seems to have lost the tempo in this film. But two of his musicals ‘Kannomoochi Enada’ and ‘Andru Vandhadum Adhe Nila’ mingled with Preetha’s cinematography looks cool.

For the past few days, something is bothering me which I am not able to identify myself.. I feel that something is wrong but not able to find out what exactly it is.. Dunno where this is gonna end!!! Hope it all ends up well and has a happy-happy ending ;-)

Om Shanti Om

I saw Om Shanthi Om(OSO, as its called in short) the previous saturday.. Before going to the movie, having heard about the jist of the movie, I was not interested in watching the movie with the concept of reincarnation etc.. But after seeing the movie, though it was not very logical, the way the movie is been done was really mind blowing and makes one see the movie another time.. I must mention about Deepika Padukone, she was really fantastic with her performance as well as her beauty.. No one can tell that it was her first movie and she lived up to the expectations.. SRK, does not need a special mention as he rockz in each movie he does and OSO is no exception.. Well here goes the review of the movie..

Om Shanti Om- Review

Om Shanti Om is a complete masala entertainer which has balanced dose of comedy, action and emotions that makes you laugh as well as touches your heart. The film has a bollywood setting and incorporates the 70’s genre in Hindi cinema during the first half, the witty impersonations, the digs and jibes made about bollywood and many bigwigs definitely brings in the lighthearted element. Several twists and turns in the film manage to catch the audiences’ attention. The story is not novel but is a theme revisited from the past and though not realistic, it is certainly entertaining due to an energetic and peppy screenplay. SRK’ six pack abs, the catchy music, 70’s look and drama, 30 special appearances by bollywood stars are only added reasons to watch this film which manages to engage and entertain audiences. A fun film to watch especially during the festive season. The film has been produced under SRK’s banner Red Chilies Entertainment and it has been directed by Farah Khan. The film stars Shahrukh Khan as Om, newcomer Deepika Padukone as Shanti, Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal, special appearances by Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Jeetendra, Govinda, Mithun Chakraborthy, Rani Mukherjee, Kajol, Preity Zinta etc. The music for the film has been done by Vishal-Shekhar.

Omprakash Makhija (Shahrukh) is a junior artiste in bollywood set in the 70’s era. He is also an aspiring actor and hopes that one day he will become a huge star. The only people close to him are his mother (Kirron Kher) and his good friend Pappu Master (Shreyas). Om is also in love with Shanti Priya who is the super star of her times. Om saves Shanti from a fire and then eventually befriends her, he dreams of a life together with her. However he learns that Shanti has a deep dark secret, but he immediately dies in a mysterious tragic fire.

Now fast forward to present day bollywood and Om is reborn or reincarnated. This time he is an arrogant superstar, but he is plagued by flashes of his past life which forces him to delve into the mystery of his past. He decides to find out the mysterious reason which killed him and he also finds his love Shanti once more. This time Om unravels the reason for his untimely death of his past life and vows to take revenge.

The story is based on the theme of reincarnation which may not be believable to many, but the manner in which the screenplay unfolds makes it a fun, time pass entertaining film. Farah Khan has executed the film keeping in mind the masses taste; it’s a potboiler with comedy, action, emotions, drama and song and dance. The 70’s look and drama in the first half is done with finesse, humour is incorporated with various impersonations of big 70’s stars, various digs and jibes at bollywood and its way of functioning, etc. SRK takes digs at himself and this ability to laugh at oneself is quite witty. The various twists and turns incorporated when various secrets come to light is also engaging, the action like the fire destruction etc is eye catching. Farah also makes it a point to definitely incorporate the emotional and romantic moments as without it, a bollywood film would be incomplete.

However after the intermission, during the rebirth things slow down a bit, but gradually pick up pace once more. The music of the film has a few melodious numbers, most of the tracks are peppy and upbeat dance tracks and the choreography and look of the song also adds to the music. The cinematography by V. Manikanandan is good, sets are opulent and lavish, dialogues are witty and the old clichés used in 70’s bollywood add to the wit and charm. Even the climax though predictable is laced with high drama that is entertaining.
Performances are first rate; SRK does his commercial all round hero acting with his usual finesse and flair. He delivers a performance which is cool and confident. Debutant Deepika Padukone looks good and she does a fine job too. Arjun Rampal delivers a good performance and Shreyas Talpade is first rate. The cameos by various stars also add to the excitement. The rest of the characters also deliver average performances.

Overall Om Shanti Om has an entertaining screenplay; it is a witty, fun timepass film that will entertain all the way. At the box-office it will surely do good business as it is a light, enjoyable SRK film that will definitely appeal during the festive season and even later. Definitely worth a watch.

Introduction :-)

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Journalism student from MOP Vaishnav College. My interests include listening to music,  singing, dancing, and travelling..

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