REVIEW

One of the most awaited movies recently is Natpadhigaram 79, it has hit the theaters on march 11th.The movie starring Raj Bharath, Amzath Khan, Reshmi Menon and Tejaswi Madivada in the lead roles in the movie. Love and friendship has been the most used ingredients in Tamil cinema over generations. The film titled after the chapter about friendship in Thirukkural obviously has a lot to do with friendship and love.

STORY

Jeeva (Raj Bharath) is a Marine Engineering graduate waiting for a Navy job .He is in love with Pooja (Tejaswi) who runs an event management firm with her group of friends. Aravind (Amjath Khan) is a MBA final year student and his lover Maha (Reshmi Menon) is a classical dancer hailing from a middle class family.

The two couples accidentally catch up in a pub and become friends instantly. They become so close as a group of friends and move around together. Misunderstandings start creeping in. Circumstances lead to the wedding engagement of Jeeva and Maha without their knowledge.

What happens to the relationship between these four individuals and what happens to their friendship has been dealt in the rest.

PERFORMANCE

Ravichandran has come up with a straight and simple tale about modern day love and friendship. The movie is completely predictable. But still the film holds you engaged to a large extent and offers ample sweet moments of love and friendship. The director could have worked a little more in the script to give a convincing reason for the decisions made by certain characters in different stages of the film. The first half drags initially with repeated scenes and the crisis starts only a few minutes before the interval. The placement of songs is also a dampener. Rajbharath as Jeeva is promising. Amjath Khan has to concentrate more on acting and facial expressions. Tejaswi is adequate in her role. Reshmi Menon fits well in to the role of a girl hailing from a traditional family who is true to her love, friendship and family. Couple of songs is good. Cinematography adds up well to the feel good factor of the film. Sabu Joseph’s editing could have been crisper especially in the first half.

PLUS

Cinematography

Story

MINUS

Script

First Half

 

Verdict : Can be Seen Once If You Ignore Few Logic Mistakes

Stars : 1/5