Director Madhesh had so far enjoyed some carefree outings in Kollywood with movies like 'Madhurey', 'Jai' and 'Arasangam' which were notoriously known for their over-the-top masala content with hardly any logic. It seems he has not got out from this hangover and rightly so after his last venture with none other than our one and only Captain - Mr.Vijaykanth in 'Arasangam'.
'Mirattal', as it resonates multiple times in our eardrums is a remake of a Telugu hit 'Dhee'. Let me query my brain cells to ponder into the story and get it back.... well, it seems to be a no-brainer as there was hardly any content. A dumb 'dhaadha' (Prabhu) with a heart of gold employs a romantic guy (Vinay) in order to safeguard his sister (Sharmila Mandhre) from an even more dumb villain (Pradeep Rawat) on top of having brawny and loyal henchmen under his belt. If you are trying to make any logic from the above lines, you are only trying to kick yourselves.
Performances from the lead cast was average and supporting cast like Prabhu, Pandiarajan and Uma Padhmanabhan were just splashed as essential ingredients in the already pungent 'Khadai Chicken Masala'.
Santhaanam and Ganja Karuppu were paired here to fill the comedy vacuum. As I have been mentioning before in my earlier reviews, Santhaanam is becoming paler by the day though there were some flashes in the pan from him every now and then.
The screenplay every now and then drew various references from movies like Prabhu's very own 'Chinna Thambhi' for covering up the marriage with the 'thaali' sentiment and 'Rajapaattai' for finding the heroine by turning the power on and off across the city within an hour or so (courtesy TNEB!!).
Music by Praveen Mani was a relief in the sense that there were only 3 songs and so it relatively did not bother us when compared to the movie's storyline.
Though the movie was pacy and was narrated with the only intention to entertain us with the masala ingredients, it overdoes that and fails to fulfill any of its 'noble' intentions.
Verdict: Warning for the audiences!
Rating: 1/5
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