By the looks of it, the toughest job confronting tamil cinema directors right now is coming up with a full-length comedy which manages to atleast keep the viewer in his seat, even if not making him roll around in laughter, for the full length of the movie. We recently had Poovellaam Kaettuppaar which preluded a very funny second half with a listless romance. And now comes Minsaara Kannaa, which jogs along easily before becoming enmeshed in sentiments and cinematic cliches which make the last part of the movie all but unwatchable. Indradevi(Kushboo), a garment manufacturer, is an avowed man-hater.
Completely surrounded by a lady staff, which includes her personal secretary
Priya(Rambha), she has single-handedly ruined competitor Vedachalam(Mansur Ali Khan).
Kaasi(Vijay) finds his way into her house as her driver and also into Priya's heart. The downturn starts once Vijay's secret is revealed. From then, onwards, the movie stumbles from one standard tamil cinema cliche to another. Kushboo's flashback, which describes why she hates all men, is too serious when compared to the rest of the movie. The same happened in Kaadhalar Dhinam too. Do our directors sign a clause that requires them to insert sentiments into every movie, irrespective of whether it fits into the movie or not? Original Photograph (Minsaraa Kanna):
Thanks to Cinema Express |