Do you ever get an idea that sounds good when you think about it but five minutes later sounds pathetic so you chuck it away? Kalyanam is based on one such idea that the makers may have got while attending a wedding of a friend. It talks about a guy who daydreams a married life with the woman of his dreams. When he's not daydreaming, he fools around with his good-for-nothing friend and maternal uncle and helps the writers take on idiotic side stories. There is not a single reason why you would sympathize with this character - he disrespects his parents, does not open a book, and spends all his time fanning his adolescent dreams. Both Shravan Mukesh and Varsha are debutantes here and going by their abysmal performances neither of them look promising. The blame is on the writers for writing a story that is so familiar that I can name at least three similar movies that released in 2017 alone. Direction is not great either, with only the talented supporting cast staying above waters. With occasional humor to its name and minutes of tireless romantic drivel, Kalyanam shoots itself with its gun. The primary premise itself is unsatisfactory let alone the performances and the treatment. Kalyanam is a waste of time, no doubt. TN.
