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Slightly funny, mostly underwhelming!
SN Sakthevel’s Ivanuku Thannila Gandam only scarcely succeeds in what it sets out to do, to entertain the audiences. It drills them for the rest of its running time.
Cast: Deepak, Mottai Rajendran, Neha, Sendrayan, Elango & others
Cinematography: Ganesh Kumar
Music: A7
Editing: AL Ramesh
Direction: Shakthi Vel
Production: VVR Cine Mask
Release Date: 13-03-2015
Run Time: 02:25:00
Ivanuku Thannila Gandam is one of those films where a supporting actor (Mottai Rajendran) is overstated and publicized as the central character. Like how Vijay Sethupathi was caught in Rummy publicity posters instead of Inigo who played the lead role. But, Rajendran has got a more solid role here than Vijay Sethupathi in Rummy. While the makers are cunning enough to cash in on the popularity of happening actors, they barely respect the feeling of audiences. Though Rajendran has a near-uninterrupted presence in the second half, the fact that he was completely absent from screen in the first half is slightly disappointing.
Ivanuku Thannila Gandam is about the story of a TV host, played by Deepak, who after facing the worst humiliation in life falls in love with a girl (Neha Ratnakaran) on a bus journey after a non-stop chitchatting through the night. He is doubly excited when Neha reciprocates his love. But the relationship doesn’t last long courtesy a misunderstanding between the two. Deepak is mired in troubles – a money lender is behind his back, a colleague seizes his most desired career opportunity and a girl friend that cheated on him. A muddled and frustrated Deepak goes for a late night party with friends to a local TASMAC and freaks out. The next morning, he finds the money lender and his colleague dead, much to his surprise. Who is the reason behind these deaths? This forms the rest of the story.
Mottai Rajendran is the singular most cheering factor in the film which is otherwise tiresome and replete with regressive jokes. The film takes center stage only in the last thirty minutes that offer endless fun thanks to the riotous antics of Rajendran. But, the audiences are made to sit through more than 90 minutes of an underwhelming setting for the enjoyable last stretch of the film, which is a worry. Watch out for the hilarious conversation between MS Baskar and Senrayan in one of the needless sub-plots.
SN Sakthevel’s Ivanuku Thannila Gandam only scarcely succeeds in what it sets out to do, to entertain the audiences. It drills them for the rest of its running time.