Rummy Movie Review & Rating

Rummy is set in the 1980s in a college in Sivagangai. Joseph (Vijay Sethupathi), Sakthi (Inigo Prabhakaran), Arunachalam (Soori) and Meenakshi (Gayathrie Shankar) are first year students.  While Joseph and Sakthi stay at the college hostel, Arunachalam and Meenakshi travel from the adjoining village.

It is love at first sight for Sakthi and Meenakshi.  But Meenakshi is also being pursued by another college mate, Sayed. A few skirmishes between Sakthi and Sayed results in them being expelled from the college hostel.

They now find accommodation in Meenakshi’s village and love blossoms between the two.Meanwhile, Joseph meets and falls in love with another village belle, Swarnam (Iyshwarya Rajesh)

The villagers are very protective of their girls and do not hesitate to even kill those attempting to woo them.Predictably, his antagonism explodes, consuming everyone involved.

Music by D Imman brings to mind the beautiful melodies of the ’80s.  All the tracks in the film are extremely well-picturised with beautiful lyrics and vocals.

Cinematographer C Prem Kumar has skillfully captured the scenic countryside and majestic temples, and the huge stone mountains look magnificent and provide the right backdrop for the film.

Both Gayathri and Iyshwarya have given excellent performances and deserve special mention. Parotta Soori, however, does not evoke much laughter.

Verdict : Debutant director K Balakrishnan’s Rummy is an engaging film, Screen play is average and extremely slow pace. 

Rating :3/5

Review by Rajesh sarangapani