Dhanam

My Review: Dhanam

Here comes a pretentious movie --wannabe classic but the makers have ended with eggs on their face. Both the groups at the opposite end of the spectrum --1) those who come to see it for sleaze that is advertised in the posters as well as 2)those who would have believed it to be a class movie--would have come out of the theatres disappointed.There is nothing for both of these set of people. Pity that Raja sir's wonderful music have got wasted in this pretty sorry movie.

Plot: A bizarre plot. Danam , a CSW gets married to an orthodox Brahman family since their astrologer predicts better luck . Later the same family kills her daughter when she is predicted to bring ill-luck to the family.Rest of the plot deals with how she avenges the death of her daughter.

Sangeetha: has performed well but certainly not her best .

Prem: As the lover & later the husband of Danam has very little to do.

Girish Karnad: A cliched character of a pious Brahmin patriarch which we have seen umpteen times.

Kota Srinivasa Rao: As a scheming astrologer has performed his usual villanous role.

Karunas , M.s.Baskar & co have struggled hard to evoke some laughter.

Jeeva's cinematography is easy on the eyes . It is evident that there is another cinematographer who have finished the movie after his demise.

Therre is certainly no novelty in the story , screenplay , dialogues & direction by Shiva.

Movie is absolutely cliche ridden, cinematic to the core & totally unreal . Climax is the most bizzare one to the already painful movie.

Only redeeming aspect of the movie is Raja sir's songs . 6/7 songs are very good esp. "Kannanukku enna", "unakulle irukiraen " & "ilamai Kanavugal ". But however raja sir has disapointed in the BGM.

Bottomline : Pretentious .

2/5