Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya review

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2.5 / 5

The movie has a very simple story - that of three close friends trying to woo the same neighborhood girl. Each of them has his own modus operandi. While one learns dance through her father, the other learns singing through her uncle and the third tries to be the goody helpful guy.

The movie has many memorable moments thanks to Power Star’s buffoonery as he goes all out, no holds barred. As one of the movie’s dialog says “He converts his weaknesses to pluses”. The fan frenzy for this silly guy is to be seen to be believed. People just seem to go mad with joy whenever he comes on screen. Kudos to him for having built this image for himself. Negative publicity is also a kind of its own. Guys just don’t underestimate this guy anymore.

Santhanam’s one liners and dialogs are on the mark but this is one of those rare movies where Santhanam is not the sole power center of the movie. With Power Star around, the whistles, hoots and claps for Santhanam fall way short in comparison to the ‘wigged’ senior comedian.

Few of the scenes actually mirror Power Star’s real life extravagant self-promoting ways. The ‘Birthday’ song in fact sums up the Power Star’s persona perfectly.

Sethu and Vishaka Singh are the movie’s ‘dummy pieces’ as they just can’t match the comedy duo’s pull and antics. STR has a neat cameo in which he also gives out a solid punch dialog which goes “Nee thotha kooda parava illa, bayandhu odhunginadha yaarum sollida koodadhu”. Gautham also tows along in these scenes.

VTV Ganesh is a riot as the ace vocalist who trains Santhanam. The guy’s voice is one of a kind. Dancer Shiv Shankar, the obese young kid, Kovai Sarala and co. add to the fun. Sarala’s pronunciation of English words is ‘Vadivelu’esque. Fridge becomes bridge, husband becomes kusband etc.  

The curvy Devadharshini’s Brahmin slang irritates you. Why continue this done to death cliché. The movie also loses pace at times and becomes repetitive. How long can a hollow plot be extended? But thanks to the comic nature of the movie, it ends nicely. Santhanam’s climax dialog to Power is classic “Na therinju comedian a iruken, nee theriyamalaye comedian a iruka”.

FINAL WORD: All in all, KLTA is pure popcorn fare. It warrants a repeat too as it is a nice stress buster and a good movie for the entire family. Go enjoy with family and friends.