i must have posted this loooooooooong before...
The second outing with meena akka and co was to this movie @udhayam...
This movie portrays the lives of salespersons in a novel way.
Jothilingam, the protagonist, lands up as a salesperson in a store due to the tragic death of his father, with his friend, Paandi. There, he meets the other protagonist, Kani, indulges in some tussles with her, and falls in love. Tragic end of another love story in the store leaves Jothi confused whether to part with Kani. They reunite and the people at the stores get them beaten up for falling in love and they are sent out. A great tragedy then happens, which proves an acid test for the hero's love. He passes it making our eyes and hearts moist proving his true love.
There are umpteen number of good things about the movie. Topping them all is the director's bold venture of filming a down to earth story having un-greased and real faces on screen with micro amounts of melodrama here and there. He has to be lauded for showcasing something which has not been filmed or spoken of before.
The acting of the lead pair is a must mention positive aspect of the movie. The former love stories of the protagonists make us giggle. The heroine, previously seen in a couple of films, just steals our hearts with her portrayal. The hero's performance does not look like a newcomer's. Paandi, as the hero's friend provides the comic touch. Sneha adds glitz to the film with her guest appearance. The songs, "kadhaigalai pesum vizhiyaruge" and "aval appadi ondrum azhagillai" are beautiful renditions.
The director also portrays some peculiar, not seen before characters like a wastrel who takes ownership of an abandoned public toilet, a prostitute turned housewife who feels good for having given birth to a differently abled baby, a crook who sells used T-shirts for Rs.10/-, a blind hanky seller etc., The man who dies of verrucosa, a disease which affects persons standing for a long time, evokes pity. The way the girls and boys working in the store are treated makes us ponder whether such things would really happen anywhere. Even basic human rights like using the rest room are violated. The supervisor abuses them and treats them like slaves. He beats or harrasses them sexually when they get caught for any mistake. The scene in which the supervisor holds Kani by her hair and calls her foul names, is really very disturbing.
The accident scenes are very gory. And, the picturization of the duet, "un paerai sollum bodhe" is not convincing. How can any jodi be dancing with colorful costumes when they are locked in their workplace at night? It only plays spoilsport with the pace and the reality of the story.
On the whole, the film made us watch lives which we would have never even thought of. We live in a society in which even pet animals are loved so much but fellow humans are exploited.
But, the film ended in a positive note, making us feel happy for Jothi and Kani.
Hats off to the team.
