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Sillunu Oru Sandhippu
- 2/22/2013 11:32:39 AM
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Cast: Vimal, Oviya, Deepa Shah, Manobala, Ashwin Raja Direction: Ravi LallinGenre: RomanceDuration: 2 hours 9 minutes
Story: Ashok (Vemal) and Geetha (Oviya) fall in love when in school, but are separated by their families. Years later, Vemal returns to the country from the US and begins a relationship with Charu (Deepa Shah), but chaos ensues when Geetha comes back into his life.
Review: Debutant director Ravi Lallin starts off with an interesting premise - sometimes people grow out of relationships with the passage of time - but it is in the execution that he falters. By deviating from the love triangle and wasting a lot of footage on unnecessary scenes in a bid to evoke laughter, he only ends up alienating the audience.
Vemal and Oviya had a very successful outing in 'Kalavani', but the director is unable to recreate the chemistry that they shared in the 2010 film, which was the debut effort of director Sargunam. One reason for this could be that it is difficult to imagine Vemal as a school student, even though one readily indulges in a willing suspension of disbelief. Also, the actor is visibly uncomfortable portraying modern, city-based roles as was evident in his 2012 offering 'Ishtam'. It would be good if the actor does some homework on his character and body language before accepting such roles that require him to move out of his comfort zone. Oviya does an okay job in her extended cameo, but Deepa Shah (who debuted in the role of a
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