At the outset i want to clarify that Raj Co's part dubbed , part remade "KADHALNA SUMMA ILLA " from critically acclaimed Telugu movie "Gamyam" is not a routine masala commercial potboiler. It is an intelligently written piece of work with many layers of moral thoughts and messages intertwined into what seems to be a normal script; Kudos to Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi . The movie scores in driving home some very serious and contemporary issues in a very light hearted manner . Though the movie moves at it's own pace , Ravi Krishna enlivens the proceeding with his witty one-liners.
Plot : It is journey of a rich spoilt boy into a responsible man in his quest for love .
Ravi Krishna : He has single handedly carried the movie on his shoulders and with some great results at that. Never imagined that he will be so good at comedy before this one.And he makes a lasting impression on the viewers.
Shravanand: He looks every inch a rich savvy young businessman ala Madhavan in Anbe Sivam. (Though he has not matched up to his acting). He has done a decent job .
Kamalini Mukherji : A come-back of sorts for her and inexplicably barring one scene with Ravi Krishna almost all of her scenes have been dubbed from the original.Hence it lacks in the nativity factor as her lip-sinc goes awry.
M.S.Baskar has once again proved that however small a character may be, he is always there with a sterling performance.
All other characters have something significant to do to the screenplay .None has been wasted. Even Thejasri, whom we thought was there just for an item number , has a good role which goes along with the story.
Music is nothing but reusing Vidhyasagar , Manisharma and E.S.Moorthy's songs from Telugu. "Ennamo seithai nee " and "Om siva sambo sambo" are nice to hear as well so see.
Vincent's cinematography travels beautifully along with the story without any gimmicks.
Dialouges deserve a special mention . They are witty , hilarious and at the same time thought provoking.(Forgot the dialogue writer's name [:-(])
Ilankannan (who's first movie "Otran" was a decent effort) has faithfully followed Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi's effort in the original for some 40% of the movie that he has remade.Only thing is he may have done better in the last 15 minutes or so .The climax looks contrived and lacks some spark .
Go for it if you are of an intellectual kind .
Bottomline :Intha padam neenga ninaikara mathiri "SUMMA ILLA"....
3.5/5
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