Vanakkam Chennai Movie Review and Rating

Cast : 

Shiva as Ajay

Priya Anand as Anjali

Santhanam as Narayanan

Rahul Ravindran as Deepak

Urvashi

Manobala

Pandi

Aarthi

Rajkumar

Swaminathan

Misha Ghoshal

Crew : 

Story, Screenplay, Direction : Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi

Production : Udhayanidhi Stalin (Red Giant Movies)

Music : Anirudh Ravichander

Cinematography : Richard M. Nathan

Editing : T. S. Suresh

Vanakkam Chennai marks the entry of Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi in Kollywood as a director. Starring Shiva, Priya Anand and Santhanam in the key roles, Vanakkam Chennai has music scores of Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Richard M Nathan and editing done by T.S Suresh.

Story : 

Ajay (Shiva) and Anjali (Priya Anand) are two youngsters filled with ambitions and interests of different sorts. Ajay hails from the fertile lands of Theni (Tamil Nadu), while Anjali's passion for photography drives her all the way from London to South Indian locales.

Narayanan (Santhanam), who is a house broker in Chennai cheats both Anjali and Ajay into same rental accommodation where the duo begin to spend time together and eventually fall in love as time passes by.

Review : 

Debutant director Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi has smartly taken idea of describing the surprises which the Chennai city holds for its newcomers and also the warmth and home like feeling the city provides. With such an interesting theme, the director has pinned up two characters and their love as the center of attraction with a crispy humor sprinkled all over.

Considering the making, Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi joins the list of newcomers who have impressed with their very first film (following Atlee Kumar of Raja Rani fame) in the recent past. The director has pleased us with the presentation of the film and for this she has chosen the right crew onboard.

Richard M Nathan, the cinematographer of Vanakkam Chennai is the one who is responsible for the colorful presentation of the film. Be it the picturesque locations of Southern Tamil Nadu or the buzzing Chennai city life, the cinematographer's efforts have worked out wonders. Editing by TS Suresh has helped in clean flow of the screenplay.

It is needless to say that Anirudh Ravichander's music is the best part of the film as his tunes have rocked the charts way before fans got to see the appropriate visuals shot for the songs. Anirudh's scores have done more than what is required for the film in terms of the background score too. The young composer has used more of violin for the BGM which gels well with situations and sets the mood. 'Osaka', 'Oh Penney' and 'Engadi Porandha' best tracks among the lot.

The film drops pace in the screenplay due to a few scenes which gives the dragging feel. Though Santhanam and Shiva are the key persons responsible for drawing laughter we do not get to hear many on-liners which are worth remembering.

As far as performances a concerned its the three key stars Santhanam, Shiva and Priya Anand who have done it for Vanakkam Chennai. Santhanam is the person solely responsible for bringing out the laughter who is helped by Shiva at times. His very presence is more than enough for the crowd to go on a laughter marathon and the comedian has done it once again for Vanakkam Chennai.

For Shiva, Vanakkam Chennai is a good comeback film. For Shiva, after a series of flop shows like Thillu Mullu, Sonna Puriyathu and Ya Ya, Vanakkam Chennai has come in as a breather in his career. He has played his part in tickling the rib. However, Shiva's reactions in serious and emotional situations are still below average.

Priya Anand, the pretty lass is the one who adds liveliness to the film with her presence. The actress' figure and mannerism suits perfectly to the role of an Indian origin girl, born and brought up in Western part of the globe. Her role as a Indian origin girl, who gets  back to her home town to find her roots is something which she has never played before.

Verdict  : A Colorful Family Entertainer... Vanakkam Chennai Welcome All of You to Theaters...

Rating    : 3.5 / 5

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