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– Decent mixture of family and politics |
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Namnaadu
Cast
: Sarath Kumar, Karthika, Nazer
Direction: Suresh
Music: Srikanth Deva
Production: S.Ramesh Babu |
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is the season of remixes and it’s not surprising that
Sharathkumar opted for a safe bet. Besides, given the storyline
of this hit Malayalam family-oriented-political entertainer,
it’s easy to identify Sharathkumar’s penchant
for the plot at a time when he has just launched his own political
party marking his entry into Tamil Nadu politics. |
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Namnaadu
follows the life of an aspiring young man, played
by Sharathkumar, who is part of a famous political
family. Sharath finds himself at odds with his own
family members, many of who happen to be successful
politicians holding high positions in the government,
when they throw the welfare of people out of the window
for their own benefit and indulge in pillaging people’s
money.
Evidently, Sharath walks out of his family and contests
independently in the elections. He challenges the
likes of his family and wins the election and eventually
it becomes crucial for the government to seek his
help to prevent a hung assembly. Sharath demands for
the coveted Internal Affairs ministry and was conferred
with it.
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The rest of the events in the plot - with a little too many
holes - as to what Sharath does with his newfound job as
the Internal Affairs Minister and how he solves the conundrum
involved in his sister’s wedding, are pretty predictable.
Namnaadu’s plot is also strewn with the customary
family sentiments ranging from a mother’s love towards
the waywardly Sharath, the poignant love affair of his sister
and his ordeal of a love affair with an ordinary teacher.
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Sharath
has evidently wanted this movie to be a platform to
announce his arrival in the political arena. The dialogues
are interspersed with references from the contemporary
political scene and Sharath tends to convey that his
part in real life politics would be similar to that
of his role in Namnaadu. Sharath’s fans are
sure to be delighted at the outcome and to add to
the amusement, the director has added a couple of
brilliantly choreographed stunt scenes – obviously
not to disappoint the typical Sharath fan.
Karthika’s debut performance is unremarkable
and one can’t help but think that she be better
off in Malayalam movies. Adding to the affliction
is the girl who plays Sharath’s sister.
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She
could just not get her expressions right and subjects herself
and the viewers to interminable sufferance. Rajkapur’s
flicker of a role provides momentary relief from the otherwise
political-turmoil-ridden plot. Charanraj, Nasser, Manivannan,
and Ramesh Kannan are part of Namnaadu too.
There has obviously not been any significance whatsoever
paid towards the music that is palpable from the songs.
Srikanth Deva did not seem to have any reservations in lifting
notes from his father’s songs. For the ‘Kadhal
Endra’ song’s notes are blatantly lifted from
Deva’s ‘O Nenje Nenje’ – a song
from the movie Mugavari.
Editing fastens the pace of the movie and the camera complements
the direction. Director Suresh did a fairly well job in
regionalizing the Malayalam movie. For the original version
is a blend of comedy and social issues.
Verdict - If you are a Sharath fan, totally
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