‘LGM’ movie review: Like a MS Dhoni innings without any sixes or boundaries – The Hindu

LGM turned a subject of debate in Tamil movie circles as a result of it was being produced by cricketer MS Dhoni, who has turn out to be Tamil Nadu’s adopted son because of his exploits for the Chennai Tremendous Kings.

LGM, nonetheless, has nothing to do with cricket. It’s a romantic comedy. And the makers might need simply missed a advertising trick by titling it LGM, after they may have really named it MSD. Which expands to not Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however Meet, Sing, Dance.

As a result of, this 153-minute story involving Gautham (Harish Kalyan), Meera (Ivana) and Leela (Nadhiya) is actually that. Gautham falls in love with Meera, and they’re in love for 2 years; a narrative that’s hammered into us in each subsequent scene that we want they’d by no means met within the first place.

However will they get married? No, as a result of Meera doesn’t want to reside with Gautham’s mom Leela.

What was a small half within the Dhanush-Amy Jackson phase in Thangamagan is the core battle of LGM. And the way do Gautam and Meera assume they are going to clear up the issue? By happening a visit with the households, in order that they get to know one another.

Harish Kalyan and Nadhiyain ‘LGM’

And thus begins a experience that’s neither partaking nor humorous, and is the equal of a Dhoni innings on the crease with none boundaries or sixes. There’s a superficiality in nearly all sequences. The dialogues usually are not delivered naturally, it feels very rehearsed. The characters speak like they’re ready for the opposite particular person to ship, after which reply, quite than chat spontaneously.

Nadhiya and Ivana maintain announcing rendu as randu, one thing that basically put me off, however their chemistry does work in components. The imagery of a mother-in-law partying together with her potential daughter-in-law is a good suggestion on paper, however LGM may have executed these scenes higher. For what is actually a love story, there may be little chemistry between Harish Kalyan (a staid efficiency) and Ivana. The comedy and music tries to salvage issues — Mirchi Vijay and Yogi Babu pull off some gags — however the bland nature of the sequences continues to tire you until the top.

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LGM may have labored provided that the journey was fascinating and the characters that journey have memorable exchanges. However sadly, that doesn’t occur, and audiences are left probing for some semblance of a storyline and efficiency, very like the lead character and his buddy who maintain trying to find the lacking characters within the movie.

Ramesh Thamilmani, who has been credited for course, music composition and VFX, has tried to weave in a family-friendly romantic story, however has, in that pursuit, give you a weak topic. The characters get to go to Goa and Coorg, however the movie actually goes nowhere.

Simply watching a clip of ‘Thala’ Dhoni’s stride into Chepauk, with DJ Zen’s thumping music within the background, might need been extra memorable.

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