‘Kutty Story’ movie review: A peek into new worlds, but with little impact

Edhirpaaradha Mutham

Director: Gautham Menon

Forged: Gautham, Amala Paul

Can a person and lady stay simply associates for all times? 2003 Tamil movie Priyamana Thozhi starring Madhavan, Sridevi and Jyothika broached this query intimately, trying into the myriad problems of such friendships. 2021 sees Gautham Menon introspecting this facet by Aadhi and Meeru, who’ve been thick associates by faculty. What occurs someday when they’re each alone in a relative’s home?

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Full of neat music and visuals, Edhirpaaradha Mutham has all the pieces that you’d anticipate out of a GVM romance and is straight out of the Karthik Dial Seytha Enn universe. There may be one lengthy heartwarming stretch when the 2 meet within the current; their circumstances have modified dramatically, however the way in which they take a look at one another hasn’t. This very relatable stretch makes this phase work, as does Amala Paul’s expressions. Gautham the author of romance remains to be in good kind, however Gautam the actor isn’t. His presence fairly doesn’t match the world. A seasoned actor may need made an enormous distinction.

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Avanum Naanum

Director: Vijay

Forged: Megha Akash, Amitash Pradhan

Abortion was the main focus of Vijay’s earlier movie, Diya, starring Sai Pallavi. Avanum Naanum continues that practice of thought within the filmmaker’s head.

What if a woman will get pregnant when she is least anticipating it? What does she do? These are questions that Vijay seeks to reply by Avanum Naanum.

However there’s little finesse within the filmmaking or the storyline. Megha tries to salvage issues along with her efficiency as Priya, however the melodrama lets the topic down. The staging is old style, and someway, it comes throughout as a movie that takes again Tamil cinema to steps it has already climbed over the past decade.

Logam

Director: Venkat Prabhu

Forged: Varun, Sangeetha, Sakshi

Now we have seen avid gamers in Tamil cinema earlier than. However all these movies showcased it as a pastime/career of the character, with just some cursory photographs of them on the console most likely.

Logam will get into the avid gamers’ world, fairly actually. This territory is a brand new one, and Venkat Prabhu deserves credit score for simply exploring that space. Can actual personalities who’re into gaming get so sucked into the world that they really feel that it’s, at instances, higher than the universe they actually exist in?

Logam begins off curiously, throwing the highlight on avid gamers Adam and Eve. There’s some sort of adrenaline going initially, however that fizzles out as quickly because the ‘recreation’ begins. The shock twists in the direction of the tip should have sounded good on paper, however on display, they don’t have the specified affect. The animation and a few cleverly-placed music (by Premgi Amaren) are price trying out, however Logam on the entire is nearly satisfactory.

Aadal Paadal

Director: Nalan Kumarasamy

Forged: Vijay Sethupathi, Aditi Balan

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Aadal Paadal revolves across the trials of a married man searching for some sort of pleasure past marriage. Nalan provides his personal twist to the scheme of issues right here that reminds considered one of among the fantastic brief movies we consumed throughout lockdown.

Vijay Sethupathi is surprisingly low-key; his dialogue supply and expressions are measured at most instances. Aditi Balan, nevertheless, will get in a cracker of a efficiency and proves that Aruvi was no flash within the pan. Ideas like extra-marital affairs can take both a severe or steamy tone, however to Nalan’s credit score, issues listed here are largely dealt sensitively. He even ensures that the couple has a separate ‘speaking house’ within the terrace! A few dialogues hit dwelling onerous, and the quirky music (by Edwin Louis Viswanath) provides to the flavour.

Kutty Story is at the moment working in theatres