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Review - Thoovaanam |
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Jyothsna and Movie Guru |
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Thoovaanam
Cast: Aaditya, Nethra, Tushaara, Mauryaa
Direction: Newton and Haricharan
Music: Isaac Thomas
Production: Sri Vaishnavi Productions and Sree Veeramathi
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with little known cast is advantaged primarily due to the
fact that it has not hit the marquee with the extra baggage
of high budgeted films which are accompanied by big star cast
and bigger expectations. However it does not disappoint the
audience and certainly breathes a fresh whiff of air. The
film was in the news when its crew decided to scale down their
salaries after hearing the script. Will the movie attract
the viewers as much as it did the film crew? Let us examine. |
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Thoovaanam
is all about boy falling in love with a girl but with
a different presentation. It is about Aaditya and
Nethra, the former an interior designer while the
girl is an NRI. The lead pair meets each other first
on official business and their friendship develops
slowly. Subsequently Aaditya misunderstands Nethra’s
friendly nature as love and his misconception has
been fuelled by his friends Maurya, Ponnumani and
Suraj Krishna. However when Nethra rejects Aaditya’s
love, he attempts to take away his life but gets saved
by his friends. The interesting part of the story
emerges at this point and the rest of the film is
all about whether Nethra changes her stance or not.
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movie is directed by S. Haricharan and Newton who are also
in-charge of story, screen play and dialogues. The duo have
done a decent job with the script but the area of handling
newcomers needs improvement which may have gone a long way
in the presentation of the film. The movie is totally clean
devoid of vulgarity and double entendres which are typical
of current films. The debutant directors are also very smart
in keeping off melodrama from the film. Their attempts in
delivering a film of the genre of Mani Ratnam, Balachandar
or Balumahendra are very evident but fall a little short.
The first half is a little slow but the second half makes
up for the first one and is very gripping. |
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In the acting department Aaditya and Nethra do a good
job and impress us with their histrionics. But friends
of Aaditya could have done much better. Their lack
of experience shows and Tusharaa as Nethra’s
friend has done her part well.
Technical department is of high order in Thoovaanam.
Music director Isaac Thomas has given some decent
numbers for the film. Cinematographer Madhu Ambat
has done an impressive job and has demonstrated his
experience in every shot. Lyrics by Na. Muthukumar
and Muthu are very good too. Special mention should
be given to EFX graphics studio as the song Aedhaedho
maatramadi is a treat for the viewers. The graphics
usage has been done beautifully which looks very real.
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On
the whole the movie is a decent entertainer. If you want
to see a good film and do not mind the lack of star power
then Thoovaanam is the one for you.
Verdict - A decent clean entertainer
Stars - 
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