Movie : Naanga
Cast: Sanjay Krishna, Vinod, Nivas, Udhay, Munees, Shakir, Ashwin raja, VishnuPriya, Shivani, Vaidehi, Kasthuri
Music: Balabharathy
Produced by: Cinema Kottagai
Direction: Selvah
Director Selvah is back with a movie that has five stories woven together. It speaks about a particular period and thrusts on friendship, romance and deceit.
With a host of fresh faces, he has tried to recreate a charm on screen, without much success. The script is loose and the events unfold in haphazard manner. What could have been a decent attempt falls short of expectations.
Story
Devi (Vishnupriya) gains consciousness from coma after 25 years. It was calledmedical miracle. Her collegemates in the past gets surprised by the news. They decide to come together to meet Devi. There is one Babu (Uday) who is in prison. The friends get him out of the jail and takes him to meet Devi.
There is a flashback that reveals the story of every individual in the gang of friends. It culminates with Devi falling in coma. Whast the friends does now to her and Babu forms the rest.
Performance
All the artistes have played their part well. Sanjay Krishna, Vinod, Nivas, Udhay, Munees, Shakir, Ashwin raja, VishnuPriya, Shivani and Vaidehi does their part well. Watch out for a bold performance by Kasthuri. She does a cameo that is the highlight of the movie.
Music by Balabharathy is the highlight. The songs reminds one of Ilayaraja in his early 1980s. A couple of melodies are pleasant to listen to.
Analysis
Selvah has made an honest attempt. The coming together of four friends after a long gap to their campus for a purpose, could have been handled in a different way. The movie reminds one of Oru Kalloriyin Kathi. All said, Naanga is a honest attempt, but the mix gone wrong. The period is set in 1980s and he tries to recreate it with costumes and songs of Ilayaraja.
Naanga – Old wine in old bottle
Mark: 2.5/5