| Boss Engira Bhaskaran  | Critic's Rating: *** Cast: Arya, Nayanthara, Santhanam, Subbu Panchu, Ashwin Raja Direction: M Rajesh Readers Rating: ***1/2  |
Movie Review: A multi-star cast, a whisper of a plot and plenty of one-liners that will keep you laughing at regular intervals.
Director Rajesh has hit upon a surefire formula to get families audience tripping into theatres during the holiday weekend. It is a also a film that takes a slight dig at the formulaic films. Like the line which has Santhanam wondering why when everyone has many friends he constantly gets into trouble having just one. Most heroes have four or five friends, as we all know. The refrain, 'nanbenda' (friend), pronounced so, is sure to be heard around college campuses.
And it is as much a story on friendship as it is on romance. Kumbakonam-based Boss (aka) Bhaskaran is a carefree guy from an average family who is preparing to clear, for the fifth time, his arrears in college, while Nallathambi (Santhanam) owns ThalaThalapathy (a reference to Ajith and Vijay) hair dressing saloon. When Chandrika (Nayanthara) interferes in Boss' life as the invigilator who seizes his 'bit' papers (to copy from), Boss is not angry, but ends up telling her that he is going to marry her. Chandrika, amused at his approach, keeps saying 'pardon' and Nallathambi obligingly tells him the word means 'paadein' (sing). While their romance is kept light, with plenty of tongue-in-cheek references to Tamil films, Boss' brother Saravanan, a veterinarian, falls in love and marries Nandini ('Friends' Vijayalakshmi), who is Chandrika's sister. When Nandini raises the question of Boss' eligibility to marry her sister, the story takes a turn, and humour, which had been predominant in the first half, takes a back seat.
When the director shows Boss watching 'Annamalai' on TV and getting inspired, you are not surprised. But his excuses, when facing various career options, make Boss an original. The tutorial college angle may be predictable, but soon humour is back on track, and it is enjoyable. You will also come away with some amazing performances. Panchu Arunachalam's son who debuts as Saravanan bowls you over with his modulation and Ashwin Raja, as Paul Raj the much-failed student, makes a mark.
Good time pass.
Director Rajesh has hit upon a surefire formula to get families audience tripping into theatres during the holiday weekend. It is a also a film that takes a slight dig at the formulaic films. Like the line which has Santhanam wondering why when everyone has many friends he constantly gets into trouble having just one. Most heroes have four or five friends, as we all know. The refrain, 'nanbenda' (friend), pronounced so, is sure to be heard around college campuses.
And it is as much a story on friendship as it is on romance. Kumbakonam-based Boss (aka) Bhaskaran is a carefree guy from an average family who is preparing to clear, for the fifth time, his arrears in college, while Nallathambi (Santhanam) owns ThalaThalapathy (a reference to Ajith and Vijay) hair dressing saloon. When Chandrika (Nayanthara) interferes in Boss' life as the invigilator who seizes his 'bit' papers (to copy from), Boss is not angry, but ends up telling her that he is going to marry her. Chandrika, amused at his approach, keeps saying 'pardon' and Nallathambi obligingly tells him the word means 'paadein' (sing). While their romance is kept light, with plenty of tongue-in-cheek references to Tamil films, Boss' brother Saravanan, a veterinarian, falls in love and marries Nandini ('Friends' Vijayalakshmi), who is Chandrika's sister. When Nandini raises the question of Boss' eligibility to marry her sister, the story takes a turn, and humour, which had been predominant in the first half, takes a back seat.
When the director shows Boss watching 'Annamalai' on TV and getting inspired, you are not surprised. But his excuses, when facing various career options, make Boss an original. The tutorial college angle may be predictable, but soon humour is back on track, and it is enjoyable. You will also come away with some amazing performances. Panchu Arunachalam's son who debuts as Saravanan bowls you over with his modulation and Ashwin Raja, as Paul Raj the much-failed student, makes a mark.
Good time pass.
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