Soodhu Kavvum

My review: Soodhu Kavvum

Year back when I used to watch the latest Malayalam movies by the new age writers and directors, I used to wonder when would Tamil cinema would gets it share of the same. Starting last year with "Pizza", "Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kanom", "Kadhalil Sodhapuvadhu Eppadi", to the latest "Soodhu Kavvum" by the youngsters who struck fame with their short films and the response these movies getting from the audience make me contend with joy that Tamil cinema is moving forward in right direction.

Nalan Kumarasamy is the latest to join the list with his "Soodhu Kavvum" which like most of the other movies quoted could not be slotted into a particular genre but all the same make up for two and odd hours of enjoyable movie watching experience. Though superficially the movie looks like a comedy, there is underlay of intelligent satire on the day to day happenings as well as movies of the yore. Nalan has tried to mix and match numerous ingredients into this already delicious meal which only make it more enjoyable than spoiling it.

Very well written and beautifully made, "Soodhu Kavvum" is one helluva joy ride that needs to be experienced rather than described. Dialogues are a treat. Numerous well written lines with humorous undertones come one after another that one may miss the train of awesome one-liners after a point.   

As the psychotic Das, the master-brain behind the whole gang, Vijay Sethupathy is once again brilliant. It is yet another facet from him though it is also a comedy character. If one take a closer look at it, he doesn't have more importance than the other three characters that make up the gang. His dialogue delivery is typical of a psychotic patient with irrelevancy here and there and sudden explosive prosody.

Simha is humorous with his beautiful body language along with his naive dialogue delivery. Ramesh Thilak is brilliant in many scenes while Ashok Selvan is adequate. Sanchitha Shetty provides not only the glamour quotient but also has ample scope to perform. Karuna Karan as Arumai Prakasam is yet another talent to watch out for. Yog Jaypee finally gets a substantial part to play which he has done with elan. 

Santosh Narayanan's background score is splendid which enhances the effect of the movie to a greater extent. However none of the songs are that captivating.

Dinesh Krishnan's cinematography is brilliant.

On the whole, "Soodhu Kavvum" made by talented youngsters will provide long-lasting name and fame for all those who are associated with it.

Bottomline: Brilliant.

3.5/5