A remake of the Sean Penn starrer "I am Sam". Vikram and baby Sarah reprise the 2 memorable lead roles of the mentally retarded man with the mental faculties of a 5 yr old and his 5 yr old cute daughter. If in the original, it is the Govt. that is against the father staying with his daughter, here it is the father-in-law's family that is against the father staying with his daughter.
Here also, a lawyer Anuradha takes up the case of the father Krishna, as he aims to reunite with his daughter Nila. Nila's mother dies during her birth and her sister Shweta comes to know about Nila and doesn't want to give her up. A senior lawyer Bashyam is on Shweta's side and is against Krishna's bid to get his daughter.
Krishna has his set of childish friends and he is a very good man at heart. He works at a chocolate factory and there are some comedy portions here, involving Krishna and 2 other workers. Anuradha also has her 2 sidekicks who provide some funny moments as they try to get a case desperately.
In the end, what happens to the father and his daughter and whether they reunite or not is the question.
Hits
- Dr.Vikram scales peaks yet again. As the naive, pure and childish Krishna he is A rate. But, heavily inspired by Sean Penn's act
- Baby Sarah is angelic and godly. Lovely emoting too. The father daughter bonding is the biggest highlight of the movie. Their pranks with their hands, their attempts at story telling etc. etc. are so touching and innocent
- G.V. Prakash is the biggest highlight of the first half as his mesmerizing BGM and songs take up the entire first half. This is his best work till date, by a mile. Maestro like.
- Anushka looks elegant and acts well too. Amala Paul looks fresh but, a very minuscule part.
- Santhanam looks very smart and provides some funny moments as he attempts to win the case for Krishna by manipulating the witnesses
- The childish friends of Krishna are also a take-off from "I am Sam". Good genuine fun nevertheless.
- Other characters like Ragi and the factory owner also make a mark with their pure intentions.
- Director Vijay's cute touches at showing Krishna's law abiding and helpful nature
Misses
- Some comedy scenes in the first half are irritating
- Vizhigalil Oru Vanavil song looks great and smashing on screen thanks to Nirav Shah, the editing and the visual effects. But, very poor placement.
- In the end, Anushka's efforts and character lose their weight.
- Nasser appears brooding in the entire film. Quite an irritating and lengthy character portrayal.
VERDICT
In-spite of the misses and the obvious inspiration, the movie makes a mark for its feel good nature
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