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Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara
- 10/4/2013 9:29:01 AM
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Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Ashwin, Nandita, Swati, Pasupathy, Pattimandram Raja, Naan Kadavul RajendranDirection: GokulGenre: ComedyDuration: 2 hours 25 minutes
Synopsis: When a drunken Bala hits a pregnant lady on the road, he has to go searching for Kumar, whose rare blood group is required for the lady to survive. But with the latter keen on drowning out of the sorrow of rejection by his lover in liquor, can Bala find him before that happens?
Review: Vijay Sethupathi proves once again that he has acumen for picking up the right script. Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara (or Idhaaba as it is known in the online world) lacks the sophistication of a Soodhu Kavvum or Pizza but makes up for it in sheer likeability. And in Sumaar Mooni Kumar, Vijay Sethupathi has a colourful character who is definitely his most populist (not mass, mind you) character so far. In the real world, Kumar would be a stalker but the over-the-top nature of Sethupathi's performance reminds us always that he is a fictional character who should only be taken as an entertainer.
Kumar is head over heels in love with Kumudha (Nandita), the girl who lives opposite his home, and the story begins with Kumudha's father Shanmugam (Raja) approaching Annachi (Pasupathy's dyspeptic performance is a variation of what he did in Mumbai Xpress), a bar owner cum dispute settler, to intervene and warn off Kumar. But Kumar proves to be a pain in the you-know-where for Annachi with his exuberance. Meanwhile,
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