sash s

(2013-05-14 03:42:31)

A mediocre take on freshness

This could well be a classic case of execution gone wrong! The leadactors leave a lot to be desired, the hero relies on physical gesturesto emote, leaving the facial expressions pretty monotonous throughout,Hansika fails miserably on all fronts - all she does is to clobberaround the city in trains and buses - doing, god knows what! The jokesfall flat and with sub-standard acting feel dry beyond repair. Theparents of the lead pair are on a trip of their own -hamming/overactingall the way through to the end.The only relief comes in the form of Santhanam, who brings some life onthe screen with the high-point being some guest performances by knownfaces. The music too is just about average.The intentions of the makers is worth appreciating - making a clean,family entertainer sans violence and screaming we generally are used toin flicks. However, mediocre execution, poor acting by the lead pair,predictable comedy and a lot of over-action from the cast makes youfeel cheated.Watch it if you have nothing productive to do!

sribornagain-394-460163

(2013-05-13 06:31:27)

One man show

Unlike his two previous movies "Siva Manasula Sakthi" (SMS) & "Bossengira Baskaran" (BES), M.Rajesh's latest flick "Oru Kal Oru Kannadi"(OKOK) lacks a gripping screenplay. SMS had Jeeva & BEB had Arya whodid their parts hilariously as well as Shanthanam but here the leadactor in Udayanithi Stalin is too weak to carry a movie on hisshoulder. As a result even though Shanthanam manages his level best inkeeping the ship from sinking, the ride is not as enjoyable as the twoprevious ones from the same director.Except for the scenes in which Shanthanam cracks his , what has nowbecome his forte , typical one-liners which reels of sarcasm & humor ,rest of the movie is arduous to sit through. Wonder when thesedirectors move on from stories which depict the youngsters' lives asbeing focused on one point mission of chasing & getting a good lookinggirl. To see the same thing getting repeated for around 3 hours timedoes tests one's patience.There are many instances of Rajesh brand of humor rearing its headabove the overall patchiness. The first time flight & the English toTamil translation scenes are two scenes in particular which are damnhilarious & worthy of mention. Udhayanithi has a very poor screen presence & his acting is amateurish.He comes throughout the movie with a single expression & monotonousvoice. Hanshika gives a stiff competition to Udhay in the pursuit ofmediocrity. Shanthanam is the only reason why the movie is tolerable to an extent.Whenever one gets annoyed with the happenings , he comes out with hishilarious ones , cheering up the sagging morale of the viewer. He hastried lots of funny changes in his modulations & dialog delivery whichhave worked wonders. That English to Tamil translation scene in theclimax is a testimony to that factu..!The cameos by Arya, Sneha & Andrea falls flat. Saranya , AlagamPerumal& Sayaji Shinde does what they usually do .Balasubramanyam's cinematography is Good. Harris Jeyaraj's Backgroundscore is tacky while""Kadhal Oru Butterfly," "Akila Aklia"and "VenaamMachan " are good songs in his music.On the whole, "OKOK" is a pretty average movie with boring story ,dragging screenplay & terrible acting which just about manages to stayafloat all because of that one man, Shanthanam.Bottomline : One man show

inigo

(2013-04-23 20:30:13)

Watch it for Santhanam and his one liners

Let me start of by saying that I liked the director's first two movies.They were fresh, innovative and fun. But sadly his third movie isnothing but a recycled version of his first two. They were someextremely funny scenes thanks to Santhanam but at the same time many ofthe jokes fell flat. The story is about a middle class boy who goesafter a kushboo look alike(he even tells her that to which most girlswould throw whatever they had in their hands at you but not ourheroine, she takes it as a compliment).she also happens to be theassistant commissioner's daughter. After a couple of scenes and a songour heroine quickly falls for our hero and then they break up and thenpatch up and then break up and then well I lost count. The reason fortheir love hate relationship is Santhanam. I guess that's why theynamed it one stone (Santhanam) one mirror (the hero & heroine). Thereis also a needless side track about the boy's parents which promptedmany people to go out for a smoke. The acting was average at best. Theheroine laughed when she was supposed to be crying and cried when shewas supposed to be laughing. The hero (also the producer) wascompletely over shadowed by the real lead in the movie santhanam. Ifyou go along with your friends to watch this film you will have plentyof lol moments but be sure to lower your expectations.

jeymal1974

(2013-04-23 10:56:11)

Don't waste your time

As we are aware in most Tamil movies, the heroine is the anchor. Thus,since Udhayanidhi Stalin payed such a weak role, the movie did notreach the the of expectation that was set especially with the trailerand the songs. Also the actor does not have the caliber or theattraction. The main actress Hansika Motwani is not really my favorite as heractions do not coordinate with her dialog. But in this movie even sheseemed to have done better than the main actor. He should stick toproduction.The only plus point was Charanya and Santhanam's acting. They kept themovie going although most parts were very predictable and draggy. Idon't see how this movie was seen to a super hit!