Yester year’s comedy super hit, Bhagyaraj directed ‘Indru Poi Naalai Vaa’ has been remade into KLTA. Santhaanam’s maiden production venture and directorial debut of Manikandan, the film was right on the money from the very first frame till the end with the sole agenda to tickle our nerves and to entertain the viewers by giving a lovely Pongal Feast!
For those who are not aware of Indru Poi Naalai Vaa’s storyline - 3 happy-go-lucky guys in a small town try to woo a lovely young girl in their neighbourhood with their demeanour and charms. Among the 3 one emerges victorious, while the remaining 2 help their love succeed against a few odds.
The combination of ‘Power Star’ Srinivasan, Santhaanam and Sethu was a balanced one and it largely harps on Power Star’s notorious popularity that was lapped up by classes and masses alike. I was surprised to see the crowd cheering up for Power Star’s introduction more than Santhaanam’s. Power Star was given a lovely canvas to unleash his PR exercises which he did with utmost poise and had utilized the opportunity well enough to up the ante.
Santhaanam was charming and was the axle on which the story rotated. He was always in control of the happenings in the script and carefully steered its course with his quick wit and repartee that made one guffaw many a times.
Sethu, donned the official hero’s hat and looked decent, though his performance was average.
Vishaka Singh as the female lead was okay and fitted the role without much hassles.
VTV Ganesh, Kovai Sarala, Devadharashinee, Raja and others were used as elements meant to smoothen the rough edges of the script and to polish it further, there was Simbhu who appeared in a guest role as himself, with Gautham Menon adding to the beefy cameo cast!
Music by Thaman was nothing exceptional, though the lyrics were interesting at times.
Editing could have been better. The placement of songs was a big let down. Had a couple of songs been chopped, the movie would have been much more racier.
This movie can be watched with the sole belief that laughter is the best medicine in this whole wide world for any kind of illness! When compared with its original counterpart, this one loses hands down in terms of screenplay and freshness in content, but still can be enjoyed like a tub of salted popcorn!!
Verdict: Enjoyable!
Rating: 2.5/5
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