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Kaalai
Cast :
Silambarasan, Vedhika, Sangeetha, Nila
Direction: Tarun Gopi
Music: G V. Prakash
Production: NIC Chakravarthy
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First
things first. You wouldn't expect a classic tale of movie making from a
director – Tarun Gopi – whose previous credential include a
commercial potboiler, Thimiru. Having said that, we did expect a racy
entertainer with Simbhu's return after a brief sabbatical creating enough and
more hype. However, Kaalai, Tarun Gopi's second venture and first with Simbhu
is a classic case of too much in too little time. With too little scenes that
substantiate the sense of logic, Tarun Gopi has royally squandered an
opportunity
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Lal tries - but to no avail - to nail somebody from the village for any
charges and ends being thrashed up the villagers. Predictably, he returns
back with a vengeance and in the dirty war, burns Seema alive. Enough reason
for Simbhu to seek retribution for his loss. Simbhu returns to Chennai, uses
the tried and tested formula to woo Lal's daughter Vedhika, and after a
couple of duets abducts her as a hostage on revenge of his grandmom's death.
With a script that has more holes than a fish net, it's evident that Simbhu
could just not help the ship from sinking. However, his mind-boggling stunt
scenes and the sequences
especially for songs 'Kutti Pisaase' and 'Kaalai Kaalai' are stupendously
performed. Particularly, Kutti Pisaase might send his fans on a nostalgic
trip to the good old days when Simbhu sang and danced 'I am a little star'.
Vedika's character is left to deal with a few duets in measly outfits in
exotic locales with an almost innocent face. Alas, she vanishes from the
movie abruptly even before its end. Santhanam – Simbhu duo's comic act has
lesser than desired results.
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Veteran Seema's grandmother-godmother act refuses to fade after she is
brutally charred alive in the movie. Sangeetha plays Simbhu's aunt and yes,
her role is of utmost importance. If you must insist, here is how. It's only
when she gets spanked by Lal that violence erupts uncontrollably in the
village. Lal's villainy seems to be born with him and he is prominent with
his viciousness in the movie that is also swarmed with many other such likes.
R.D.Rajasekar's camera brings in unsullied frames of fresh locales during the
duet scenes. G.V. Prakash stands out in two songs and scores an average for
background music.
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Had Tarun Gopi worked on the script for a taut screenplay coupled with some
interesting twists, Simbhu's Kaalai would definitely have been a ride.
Verdict: Action -
nothing more, nothing less
Source: Behindwoods
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