The movie was lying in the cans even after the completion due to lack of distributors as it was from a newbie director. The cast also had only small time actors. The very title of the movie created a sort of vibe and as predicted it was pitched as a black comedy. For those of us who have seen such things in ‘Soodhu Kavvum’ only recently where the bar was set really high, this movie appeared to be a superfluous attempt that aimed to make us tickle every scene but sadly the script was so hollow that there was no room for anything solid at all.
The plot is about a bunch of youngsters who are marginalized by the society due to their respective disabilities. They gather together due to coincidence and plan for a dacoity in order to settle down once for all. As predicted the plan goes awry and they end up with almost nothing at the end.
The movie promised a great plot at the start but soon drifted away to a very monotonous mode and with the director trying to infuse his intellect every now and then, it can purely be labeled as a different attempt that did not shape up the way the director might have wanted it to be. Every scene prepared the viewer for a comic moment, but the execution absolutely took the fizz out of the scene and made it look lifeless. Also a flashback for everyone in the movie (including a dog and a doll) was quite irritating after a while.
The casting was above average. Director Naveen himself has taken the onus to play the lead, but failed to lead the rest of the cast due to his aggressive attempt to grab the screen presence. The other notable character was that of ‘Sentrayan’, whom we have seen in some of the movies in the past as a mean villain, has been roped in this one to take on the comic route. He was again promising at the start and then seemed to feel the heaviness of the role, as comedy cannot be anyone’s cup of tea.
The others in the group, Raja and Kuberan were just spectators. The supporting cast of Oviya, Anupama Kumar and Jayaprakash were good in their respective roles but had no scope to perform.
The music was ok, cinematography was fine, but was testing the vision at times and the editing was a huge let down as the movie went on and on as the director got lost in his own plot.
I also remember reading the director’s interview in one of the tamil weeklies a few months back where he mentioned that he had pledged some of his properties in order to complete this movie. I can only feel sorry for that guy. Definitely these sort of attempts have to be done, but the directors should try to spin comedy around a solid script rather than doing it the other way.
Verdict: Boring
Rating: 1.5 / 5
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