Naan Ee Review (Tamil)

Movie : Naan Ee

Cast : Kiccha Sudeep, Samantha, Nani and Santhanam

Music : MM.Keeravani

Direction : SS.Rajamouli

Rating : 3.5 / 5

SS. Rajamouli. The man with a Midas touch.. Right from Chatrapathi, Rajamouli is always known to come up with films which take Telugu Cinema to a higher level..

Naan Ee ( primarily releasing as Eega in Telugu ) was one Tollywood biggie to keep  an eye on.. Taking a gargantuan release in 3 languages, Naan Ee was touted to be a first-of-a-kind fantasy entertainer..

Naan Ee is the story of a man who reincarnates himself as a fly to avenge his death.

The cast in Naan Ee consists of 4 main characters – The loving Nani, the angelic Samantha, the rugged villain Kiccha Sudeep and the fly.  It is Nani who is killed by the villain and later reincarnates himself into a fly. Santhanam just appears for one scene, which fortunately brings the roof down..

SS. Rajamouli should be commended for coming up with a gripping screenplay to support his strong script.. The steps which the fly takes and its encounters with the villain are set up in a tense manner.. Every scene is carefully panned out.. The interval block is one which will make your jaw drop in awe..

The trump card in Naan Ee is none other than the character of Kiccha Sudeep, who comes up with a stunner of a performance.. With looks and body language resembling the late Raghuvaran, he is a champion of a performer.  Samantha is cute and acts well too.. The hero, Nani, even though onscreen for just about 40 minutes leaves a great impact..

Naan Ee is a technically brilliant film too.. Making use of the Scorpio Crane to amass the special effects, the team have come up with a good level of detailing.. The VFX is close to reality and does not endure the viewer to come up with criticizes..

Camera work and the songs are appreciable.. The BGM gets a special mention as it really sent chills down the spine.. Dialogues by Crazy Mohan are witty..

Naan Ee is a near perfect film and comes with almost no drawbacks.. The runtime too, at a comfortable 2 hours and 20 minutes, is a plus.. However, logically it falls down at places but being a fantasy film, you gotta let it go and watch the magic onscreen!

Naan Ee is one movie which simply shouldn’t be missed.. The film will keep you engaged from the word go. Coming out from the movie, you will surely begin to observe flies more carefully.. Action, Comedy, Fantasy and what not.. Rajamouli delivers, big time!

Verdict : High Flying Entertainer which will keep you on the edge of your seat..

Siddarth Srinivas
You can reach me on Twitter : @siddarthsrini

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Saguni Review (Tamil)

Movie : Saguni
Cast : Karthi, Santhanam, Pranitha and Prakash Raj
Music : GV.Prakash Kumar
Direction : Shankar Dayal

Rating : 2.5 / 5

It’s been a dull bagger down in Kollywood for the past two months with no notable ‘big’ films hitting the screens, giving space to smaller films to make it large..

With Karthi’s Saguni finally hitting the screens, doors open to a much awaited Tamil Movie roller coaster which is on our way..

The invent of the promos provided a clear picture that Saguni is going to end up as commercial entertainer with political elements.. And that’s how it aims to be..

Saguni is the story of an ordinary man from Karaikudi who comes to Chennai to solve a family issue and spins a web in the political world..

The characterization of Karthi is in the same manner as his previous films, a bubbly bloke with profound talent.. But here, he comes with more brain than brawl, more like the man with the Midas touch..

Saguni is made with a lot of sub-plots all intertwined in a shuffled manner which fails to grip the attention of the viewer as it progresses.. While the first half mainly concentrates on Karthi’s arrival to the city, his funny episodes with Santhanam, meeting the heroine, dancing to duets etc, the second half brings around a turn of events which lead to a wandering game of chess played by the protagonist..

Performance wise, its Karthi and Santhanam who walk away with the honours.. Their combo works to the maximum potential once again and they are a treat to watch.. The heroine Pranitha is just pure eye-candy and doesn’t toss a coin in the acting field.. Other artists like Nasser, Prakash Raj, Radhika Sarathkumar, Kota Srinivasa Rao etc. fit to their roles like a T and end up with notable performances.. However, Prakash Raj’s dubbing is not by himself and that stands a major minus in Saguni’s record..

Cinematography by PG.Muthiah is fine.. GV.Prakash levels the score in the BGM what he did not for the music. Editing by Sreekar Prasad is neat.

The main drawbacks of Saguni stand in its weak screenplay, its long length ( 2 hours and 50 minutes ) and the song picturisations in the first half..

Saguni will test your patience to an extent.. It is not one of those movies which will be remembered for a long time.. At the same instant, it is not a movie which will be forgotten.. It’s a movie which is stranded between these two extremes and could have slotted into the former with a little care.. A few more days to come and you’ll still be enjoying its comedy scenes on TV..

Verdict : Saguni, a one time watch if you have the time..

Siddarth Srinivas
You can reach me on Twitter : @siddarthsrini

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