Dhanush-Nayantara starrer "Yaaradi nee mohini", a remake of a Telugu film, which alarmingly is becoming kind of a norm in Tamil cinema proves to be a watchable entertainer with a good mix of romance, sentiment and comedy.
Dhanush as Vasu(reminds you of Thiruda Thirudi) does fit well the role of a software engineer in Chennai. But Nayantara, project manager? You gotta be kidding. The sequences in the first half involving Dhanush's antics in the software company are totally hilarious(Those who've seen the movie would do well to note the sarcasm here.) How can the answers to "What is multi-threading?" or "What is the difference between while and do-while?" suddenly strike you on seeing the face of Nayantara. Ideally, you will only forget whatever answers you remembered. Another funny scene is when Dhanush works through night to make up for a fault of his, writes essays and theses in Java/C/whatever(the screen scrolls at such a speed you can't even notice) and finally a blue-popup comes on screen reading "Code activated". When almost the entire theatre bursts out laughing on seeing this, one can't help but realise the presence of the software industry in the movie-going crowd. Even Karunas' telephone comedy scene didn't evoke as much laughter as this scene.
Raghuvaran, in what eventually and sadly turned out to be his last movie appearance, has impressed in whatever limited scope he had. It is indeed ironic that in the movie he advises Dhanush not to get addicted to alcohol as it is harmful to health. The tamil cinema industry and the fans alike would have wished Raghuvaran himself had realised this truth earlier in his life.
The second half of the movie is family-centred and though funny at times, only drags on a little too much. The characterisation of Anandavalli a.k.a Pooja, Nayantara's young 15-year old sister is done well. It is refreshing to see a flirtatious character being cute and not annoying, though it could very well be my personal opinion. :-) Karthik(Kanda naal mudhal fame) has played the role of a friend well, but in the second half appears a total dimwit in some scenes, though he does make up for it in the end(well the characterisation is done that way).
Yuvan Shankar Raja has provided a good score for the film(Engeyo paartha and Oru Naalukkul stand out). An additional plus is the dialogue by Selvaraghavan, so evident in some scenes(like the one where Vasu advises Puja after her suicide-attempt). Though the film may not have many merits overall for originality or direction, Dhanush has maintained his image as an entertainer, wisely giving up the unnecessary stress on heroism.
Dhanush as Vasu(reminds you of Thiruda Thirudi) does fit well the role of a software engineer in Chennai. But Nayantara, project manager? You gotta be kidding. The sequences in the first half involving Dhanush's antics in the software company are totally hilarious(Those who've seen the movie would do well to note the sarcasm here.) How can the answers to "What is multi-threading?" or "What is the difference between while and do-while?" suddenly strike you on seeing the face of Nayantara. Ideally, you will only forget whatever answers you remembered. Another funny scene is when Dhanush works through night to make up for a fault of his, writes essays and theses in Java/C/whatever(the screen scrolls at such a speed you can't even notice) and finally a blue-popup comes on screen reading "Code activated". When almost the entire theatre bursts out laughing on seeing this, one can't help but realise the presence of the software industry in the movie-going crowd. Even Karunas' telephone comedy scene didn't evoke as much laughter as this scene.
Raghuvaran, in what eventually and sadly turned out to be his last movie appearance, has impressed in whatever limited scope he had. It is indeed ironic that in the movie he advises Dhanush not to get addicted to alcohol as it is harmful to health. The tamil cinema industry and the fans alike would have wished Raghuvaran himself had realised this truth earlier in his life.
The second half of the movie is family-centred and though funny at times, only drags on a little too much. The characterisation of Anandavalli a.k.a Pooja, Nayantara's young 15-year old sister is done well. It is refreshing to see a flirtatious character being cute and not annoying, though it could very well be my personal opinion. :-) Karthik(Kanda naal mudhal fame) has played the role of a friend well, but in the second half appears a total dimwit in some scenes, though he does make up for it in the end(well the characterisation is done that way).
Yuvan Shankar Raja has provided a good score for the film(Engeyo paartha and Oru Naalukkul stand out). An additional plus is the dialogue by Selvaraghavan, so evident in some scenes(like the one where Vasu advises Puja after her suicide-attempt). Though the film may not have many merits overall for originality or direction, Dhanush has maintained his image as an entertainer, wisely giving up the unnecessary stress on heroism.
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