Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah

My review: Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah

Debutant Anees comes across as a youngster with potential but his ability to translate all of it on to the screen is found wanting in his debut movie "Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah" (TEN). Movie opens into a promising premise that has potential for a riveting romantic comedy. And the promise is somewhat fulfilled in the first half with quiet a few moments of cute romance and witty comedy. But as the movie progresses into the second half the problem starts with the writer-director trying into chew more than he could handle. 

Unnecessary sermonizing trying to appease the two religious groups he has focused on in the story and tedious espousing of their rituals make up for a dreary viewing. And just as the audience gear up for the finale thinking every knot is untied and movie has come to it's logical conclusion Anees comes out with  a boring protraction that does more harm than good to the final analysis of the movie. The inability to show restrain as and when it needs to be shown is more to do with inexperience than anything else. 

Anees should well learn from this and we only can expect a far better product from him next time, he seems to be having it in him.Movie is not a total wash out. There are scenes which are interesting, novel and at times quiet intelligent too like when the lead pair try to serve Biriyani for each other and how it all ends. Dialogues are also witty at times and dreary at times. 

Jai is getting no where with his roles and inability to improve upon his limited skills as an actor. It is quiet shocking to see an actor who is 13 films old is still all at sea in the histrionic as well as in other skills like dance and monotonicity of his dialogue delivery. Nazriya Nazim looks younger(!), cute and comfortably overtakes her lackadaisical co-star. Rest in the cast play a heady mixture of interesting new characters and beaten-to-bushes cliched ones. 

The main USP of the movie is its music album by Ghibran. It is one of the most refreshing albums in the recent times with "Kannukul pothivaipen" leading the charts. "Enthara enthara" and "Chillendra chillendra" are the other fine songs from the talented youngster. Movie's production values are pretty average with tacky making by a lackluster technical team comprising of Loganathan, the cinematographer and Kasi Vishwanathan, the editor, giving it a b-grade feel. 

On the whole, Anees has frittered away a potential engrossing plot as he digress from the first to the second half, along the way showcasing his talent here and there.

Bottomline: An average and tacky wedding. 

2.5/5