Film name: Moone Moonu Varthai
Director: Madhumitha
Cast: Arjun, Aditi, Venkatesh Harinathan, S P B, Lakshmi, Darshana Rajendran, K Baghyaraj, M S Baskar, S P Saran
After being forced to fend for himself by his grandparents, Arjun, a lazy, irresponsible but reasonably intelligent guy, begins an interesting venture with his friend Karna. The two decide to deliver ‘bad news’ that other people find awkward to break, for a fee.
Director: Madhumitha
Cast: Arjun, Aditi, Venkatesh Harinathan, S P B, Lakshmi, Darshana Rajendran, K Baghyaraj, M S Baskar, S P Saran
After being forced to fend for himself by his grandparents, Arjun, a lazy, irresponsible but reasonably intelligent guy, begins an interesting venture with his friend Karna. The two decide to deliver ‘bad news’ that other people find awkward to break, for a fee.
Business is good until one day a guy, who is to get married, assigns them the task of breaking the news of his bride’s ongoing love affair with her boyfriend on the day of their wedding. The two agree and their announcement causes the wedding to get called off. However, the two later get to know that the girl has had no such affair and that the boy, in a bid to stop his wedding and marry the girl of his choice, had made them utter a lie.
Ridden with guilt, they decide to confess their mistake and make their way to the bride’s home, only to find that the bride is the sister of Anjali, Arjun’s girlfriend. Soon, arguments break out and the two find delivering bad news is not all that easy as it seems...
The film has an interesting plot, some skillful actors and efficient technicians who seem to have poured their heart and soul into it but unfortunately, it lacks what every comedy sequence in a film must have – timing. Moone Moonu Varthai is a classic example of how a comedy can easily turn into a drag, if the timing goes for a toss despite everything else being in place.
The film has an interesting plot, some skillful actors and efficient technicians who seem to have poured their heart and soul into it but unfortunately, it lacks what every comedy sequence in a film must have – timing. Moone Moonu Varthai is a classic example of how a comedy can easily turn into a drag, if the timing goes for a toss despite everything else being in place.
Comedy also has a lot to do with elements of wit and surprise and
when enough attention isn’t paid to these aspects, the humour doesn’t
come through. Most counters in Moone Moonu Varthai are either very
predictable or are not witty enough.
True, the film does have certain funny sequences that work but they are few and far in between.
While all the actors in the film are good in their own way, one feels compelled to raise the question of whether they have been cast right. However, the film does have its strengths and the most important of them all is this actor called Venkatesh Hariharan, who plays the role of Karna. Genuinely funny, Venkatesh seems to have relished this opportunity and is the sole reason we find certain scenes to be funny. Without him, the film would have become an even more taxing affair. Other than him and M S Baskar, who comes for a brief period, not many manage to make an impression.
A little more tightening at the editing table could have made this film into a more interesting affair. However, that is not to be. On the whole, one feels that director Madhumita, hasn’t made the most of a wonderful story that could have been turned into an engrossing, entertaining film.
