Sunday, November 16, 2008

To Daddy with love...!! ( A Travesty)


Vaaranam aiyiram.. This was one Surya Gowtham Menon combo movie that I was looking forward to seeing..and with bated breath.. I mean why not?? Surya's six pack abs, a promising star cast, a nice intriguing title, good songs...and of course the Surya - Gowtham team by itself..together again.. after "Kaaka Kaaka". I searched hard to find a single word that can summarize the movie..
Aha!! "TRAVESTY" and this is an understatement!
Dismal screen play, awful handling of the camera, meaningless songs that have been fitted into the movie, just for the heck of it...really got to me and am sure, the audience too...
Despite, all of this, something made me sit through the movie.. yeap.. Surya who else?? This one is an out and out Surya dominated movie.. both literally and otherwise.. As a father, and a son, Surya does prove that he can act very very well... There are certain scenes, that are certainly worth a second watch..But, to be honest, we all know that don't we? he has proved himself a lotta times in that arena. He should know by now, that the audience's expectations are far more than this..

The gist of the movie is about the relationship between a father and his son!! How the son draws inspiration from his dad, though the latter does not really do much to be an inspiration..I mean, smoking like a chimney, unfit, his life fraught with financial difficulties.. and of course gulping down alcohol by the second..
Is that inspiration?? really??
Daddy dear is very fond of his darling son who means the world to him. So he encourages him to live life by his own terms.. So failing in college, no job, no money etc is still ok in the family ( which by the way speaks mostly in English through out the movie.!!!)
The icing to the cake is that daddy dear keeps a constant tab on his son's love life and constantly encourages him to pursue his love interest with all seriousness..BAH!!! so much so, that he allows him to pay a ton of money (ignore the fact about zilch money in the family)and go all the way to California, where his girlfriend to be goes to college...

Surya's sister does not even look like she is interested in being a part of the movie. She makes a half baked appearance in a few scenes and blabbers a few words and disappears.

Simran, as Sury'a mom is completely overshadowed. She has no say in her own family, that is completely male dominated... Sad to see a good actor who, once used to rule the roost of Tamil Cinema, being reduced to such a shabby role in a movie.
Sameera Reddy has given an even performance. She can be called the saving grace...of course,other than Surya.

Divya Spandana, as the second heroine, too is quite watchable. She plays a nice girl next door and has thankfully covered her pudgy frame with slimming clothes ( nice work Divya!!)

Prithvi Raj as the hindi speaking gangster/child kidnapper/rogue is just about ok.. He just does not come across as a villian..in this movie..Too "classy"for that!
On a serious note, though, this movie is the director's tribute to his father, who passed away a year or so ago. Understandable and I do empathize... I mean we all do..
But why should this feeling, be converted into an excruciatingly slow paced movie, (about 3.15 minutes, including the break).. and delivered in such a shabby manner?? Clearly it deserves more... a lot more.. especially when it is being based on such sensitive theme??
I expected a whole lot more from Gowtham.. and this movie.. which should ideally be renamed "DADDY"; just goes out to show, that the director has a long way to go to salvage his reputation that seems to be going down the drain...

Vaaranam Aayiram/Daddy - Abyssmal!!!

28 comments:

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sollitaanga thirai vimarsanam. Oruthan oruthan padam eduka avlo kashta paduran nee enna da na ishtathukku comment adikira. Agree tht wat all u said is truth but still.... Its a watchable movie.
Dont take me offense jus put down the comments watever i felt.
Btw keep writing like this... by writing wise u have done the good job asusual.

My Musings... said...

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Mysteeque said...

@ Arthi - Hehehe.. See that laugh that your relishing now..doesn't hold any good does it..:P

Unknown said...

even his(gowtham) previous movie with that politician guy was crappe... dont why he enjoy good reputation when only first movie was good..and kamal one was ok. !

Sini said...

This, coming from a hard-core surya fan like u, then i can imagine how disappointing it must have been! Btw, great review...its got a professional touch to it :)...lookin fwd to more reviews ...

Vivek said...

came across this page while searching for something else....yep...the movie was a let down to say the least...spent a freaking 12$ to watch this movie...the positive side ...the ONLY positive side...I called up dad and spoke to him for abt an hr....freaking him out too :p..

Keep writing.

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