My Review : Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
Lot was expected from the movie “ Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal”(MUK) , especially following stupendous response to the music album. But the movie lacks purpose , meanders aimlessly here & there , leaves the viewer exasperated.In medical parlance there is an entity called “Formal Thought Disorder” inwhich the thought process is affected as a result of which there will not be any link between the train of thoughts that arises from the person’s mind. MUK is a classic example of it.
Script is like a pack of noodles , no one knows where it starts & where it ends with lots of loose , untenable knots. The writer seem to have written the script in a dizzy or might have collected scene from numerous sources but unable to sort it out in an unambiguous pattern. At the interval point the movie does have an attention-grabbing twist but right in the first reel after the break it evaporates with laughable revelation.
As with most of the Tamil movies the psychiatric aspect of the story is not just laughable but absurd to say the least. And why the hell are the psychiatrists in Tamil movies always trying to treat a psychotic patient in
a roundabout ridiculous manner when all he has to do is prescribe him a good dosage of anti-psychotic medication.
Not only the script is bad , direction is worse. All through the first half one can’t help the feeling of watching an amateur television serial. Lackadaisical editing further dampens the movie’s flow.
The lead pair Atharva & Amala Paul manage to stand out despite all this with their sincere efforts. They do ooze sparkling chemistry in many scenes. Atharva is good in dance as well as stunts. Amala Paul resembles Priyanka Chopra in certain angles.
Jayaprakash does a decent job , especially in couple of scenes he gets to mouth one or two interesting one-liners. Shanthanam again scores with his timing sense though his portions are few & far in between.
The main reason why many would have ventured into theatres to watch this movie & would do so is for its songs. All the songs are already chartbusters. “Oru murai” , “Oh Sunandha” , “Yaar Aval Yaaro” are very tastefully done melodies (albeit the inspirations..!) while “Sokkuposi pottale” is a delightful dance number. The song picturisation however is disappointing , very routine & monotonous.
Shakthi’s cinematography offers some solace to the proceedings & movie is also technically well made but where it shortfalls is in the content.
On the whole , MUK is a very tiring & carelessly made movie , if you want to spend a romantic outing with your loved one then certainly avoid this.
Bottomline: Lackadaisical fare
2/5
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