One thing that impresses most about Mayakkam Enna is the whole film apart from Dhanush the lead actor, is the unintrusive and splendid photography ( Ramji ) and the haunting but captivating music score ( both the songs and the bgm ) of G V Prakash kumar. Well done GV, even silence is some times music, we heard that.
From the frame one to the last, the film moves at various speeds, break neck in the first half, hopping in the first of the second half, again ran to its length when it enters the climax.
The characters, picturisation, dialogues, songs all have a distinct selvaraghavan imprint being the foul languages, change of heart, the speaking silence, Betrayal, a bit of crude humour and the ever distinct psycological behaviours of the lead actors.
The film is about an aspiring wild life photographer Karthik ( Danush ) and his friends that is all. Enters Yamini a date or girl friend of one of the friend Sundar ( sundar - a good show by him looks like jithan ramesh ) naturally fell in love with ever moody karthik. Married to him and suffers all the pain and agony due to an accident to Karthik. How she bring life to him and make him a success form the rest of the story.
Performance wise Dhanush stands tall on all aspects. The shock, love, tears, hatred, emotions, and thirst all are evident. He reflected the thirst of a photographer though his body language suggested a bit far fetched for a photographer. But his eyes do a great job. Watch out for the scene he enacted infront of an ace photographer for an assistants job. Good going Danush. He is talent.
Richa the new find as a love interest of Dhanush supported well mostly. But her bubbly face has not given her a chance to emote well in certain scenes. She manages with her big eyes however. a very understanding wife, friend, her character a bit topsy turvy earlier became solid after some point of time. A good find.
The other characters especially the close friend essayed by Sundar worth mentioning. He understood his love interest fallen to his friend. Though he arranged for her marriage his humourous bragging brings out the desired laughter.
It is out and out a technical movie all the way. The cinematography by Ramji, Music by G V Prakash Kumar, editing by Kola baskar helmed by Selvaraghavan all gave their best. Kaadhal en kaadhal, oda oda thooram theriyala, naan sonnathum mazhai vanthuchcha all the songs were hit already and a rage among todays youth beautifully picturised. For a change Selva has given an end and allow the movie watchers come out with a smile.. His earlier movies are different in that aspect either we turn out a bit disturbed or a bit confused.
The movie has its own flaws. a bit dragging second half, the unpredictable mood swings of the hero and heroine, the hero's inability to even raise a voice for the injustice done to him, top of it all a psycho like attitude of hero a selvaragavan staple. A decisive pruning in the second half would have made the film terse and perfect.
Dont allow these flaws stop watching this movie. Just go for an entertaining episode in a photographers life. Certainly you will not return disappointed. After a supremely hyped 7 aam arivu and commercial pot boiler Velayudham this one is indeed refreshing. Both the big names relieved they have not compared and competed with this one.
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