Nadunisi Naaigal - Audience Abuse

This is a movie of Gautham Menon who has established himself as one of the finest film makers of Thamizh cinema. So it is taken for granted that the movie will be technically strong and actors would have done well. But it is not enough. For instance, Raavanan was technically strong and the star cast was good but that alone is not enough for people to appreciate a Maniratnam's movie.

Sorry for comparing Mani with Gautham. Kallaala adikkadheenga pa ;)

Let me jump into reviewing the content. I feel that it will be better if I can frame the review as a letter to Gautham Menon. Here goes the letter.

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Hello Gautham,

Just like anyone, I cannot stop comparing Nadunisi Naaigal (NNN) with Sigappu Rojakkal (SR). This movie is not very different from SR except that things are magnified in NNN. In SR, there were some diversions like Sridevi's beauty, Raaja's Ninaivo Oru Paravai/Indha Minminikku and most importantly BGMs which conveyed the effect without affecting us.

But NNN affected me badly. I was suggesting Veera "Modhal la Sameera mudiya cut pannuda".. Enakkulla thoongikittu irukkara ketta mirugatha thatti ezhuppitteenga :)... I would even give credit to you if that is the motive of the movie. The moment you attributed it to child abuse, my immediate reaction was "Adappavi!".

I am not sure if you saw Achamundu Achamundu. Without showing any violence, that movie created great impact and gave awareness about child abuse. You as a responsible director should have created some awareness about child abuse. But you utilised that crime for making a movie!

Fine, if your aim was to make us feel the dark side of child abuse, you could have very well showed father abusing the son in a more elaborate way. We would have at least built up our anger on ppl who abuse children. Definitely it would have not been difficult for you to show those things since you didn't appear to have stopped within limits in rest of your scenes.

Definitely, it was a surprise when we came to know that hero (!) was suffering from split personality problem but we couldn't appreciate the split personality acting since we had a better reference (Anniyan Vikram).

Samar, Veera, Meenakshi Amma, Burnt face, Hair cutting... Overall this movie was not about Child abuse but a sheer abuse of audience.

Manmadhan padathoda copy nu lam makkal comment adikkaraanga. Poyum poyum Simbu padathoda lam compare pannum podhu kattayam neenga asinga padanum.

Looking at the last scene, I think you are having plans to direct sequel. Pls don't do that. Not that I ll not see that movie ;). I shall definitely see that movie and give a subtitle to review as "Gautham Menon abused audience again" :)

Without Regards,
Karthik