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Flashes
of brilliance amid a hazy climax
Story
There are very few directors who have managed to strike congruence
between cinema for the masses and the classes. If K Vishwanath
is a doyen for Telugu cinema, K Balachandar holds the forte
in Tamil cinema. Remember some of his Telugu movies like Anthuleni
Katha and Amma Katha? Well he is back to the big screen after
successful television serials, in the Temal - Telugu bilingual
Paravasam.
The
tale revolves around four key characters - Dr. Madhava (Mahdavan),
Simi (Simran), Sheela (Sneha) and Andam (Lawrance). Madhava
is a doctor who becomes an overnight star thanks to acting
in one film. His tryst with tinsel town makes him a household
name and heartthrob of young girls.
Madhava
webs Simi. They lead a happy married life almost a year until
Rekha, a college friend of Madhava visits them. Rekha reveals
that she and Madhava had a child out of wedlock. At first,
Simi dismisses Rekha as someone trying to create havoc in
her celebrity's husband's life. Hell breaks lose after Maddy
accepts the fact. Simi opts for a divorce.
Meanwhile,
Simi loses her father, her only support, in an accident. She
is left with loads of debt to clear. Madhava helps her out
of the crisis and protects her from miscreants. They grow
to love each other after divorce but are hesitant to reveal
themselves. In a turn of events, Simi thinks that Madhava
loves Sheela. With no hopes of living with Madhava, she decides
to wed the fusion dancer Andam, whom she had known before.
Madhava
who still loves Simi is shocked by her decision but goes all
out to make her happy and arranges for her second marriage.
Meanwhile, Simi wants Madhava to wed Sheela. Both the weddings
are scheduled at the same venue. Do Maddy and Simi come together
in all this confusion?
It's
the director's 100th film and marks his return to silver screen
after a hiatus of five years. As always, he excels in the
deft use of symbolism to convey messages. The meeting between
Madhavan and Simran at the isolated railway station first
before marriage and again before divorce is a classical example.
Lyricist Vaali chips in with a short role trying to cement
the straining relationships.
Madhavan
essays his part with effortless brilliance. He excels as the
heartthrob in the first half and as a pining husband in the
latter half. It's been quite sometime since we have seen Simran
as her usual self. This is one more feather to her cap after
Vaali, Kalisundam Raa and Nuvvu Vastavani. Choreographer Lawrance
comes up with a good performance with his fusion dance. But,
the song in climax just gets on to your nerves.
AR
Rehman's music score has some catchy songs. The melodious
Chelia Kusalama by SPB and Sadhana sargam is the best of the
lot. The sluggish editing is a sore point of an otherwise
technically good film. The climax is too lengthy and tests
your patience.
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