OK, it’s time to confess.
I was not a big fan of Siva Karthikeyan (SK)
even from his Vijay TV days but when someone from your town,
and your school, makes it B-I-G in Kollywood, you just shove your
biases/opinions aside and join in line to fete the underdog’s success. Yes, he’s from Campion
and he’s a CHAMPION, I say. Proud of you
Siva. Enjoy your dream run (while it lasts), my friend.
He was good in Marina and no one can
deny that what saved 3
from a colossal disaster was the light, first half where Siva was a joy to
watch as he teamed up with Dhanush. There are some things in life where MORE is
good - like an Edberg backhand volley, a Ganguly cover drive or even a Tirupati
Laddoo - but Siva Karthikeyan playing
boy next door yet again is NOT one of them….. but still our Kollywood producers
seems to know what’s best and therefore, we’ve had to endure Manam Kothi
Paravai, Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga and Ethir Neechal.
Varutha
Padatha Valibar Sangam is the next product from SK’s assembly line. The
film boasts of a story line that will struggle to utilize all of Twitter’s 140
characters and is replete with inane, mind-numbing one liner funnies delivered
with annoying sincerity by SK and Parotta Suri.
Satyaraj is yet again wasted in a paycheck role and director Ponram, who
credits his mentor Rajesh for teaching him the craft of making movies, shows us
why bad teachers can be dangerous for the world.
On the positives, it was nice to hear nasal Hariharasudhan
sing this, the heroine
Sri Divya has a pretty /
expressive face and there is a nice director’s touch of using Bindhu
Madhavi, a regular in these B centre
comedies (*groan*), in a cameo role to remind
viewers exactly of what kind of movie this is. Besides that, there are
absolutely no other redeeming factors but still……
Recommendation: Must watch in theatres or by buying an
original DVD (SK
is married and has a family to support and if this current run continues,
he will soon be jobless so needs to make as much hay while the sun shines)
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