When the 'Kolaveri' song blew up in 2012, that was enough to make me not want to watch this movie. I didn't really like that song when it came out and when the whole movie seemed to be 'the Kolaveri song' movie upon release, that just put me off. And despite hearing good things about it, I was never really motivated to watch it... until now, thanks to its theatrical re-release.
Having watched it, I think it's decent. There are things about the movie I like; which is probably on par with things everyone likes about it; the great acting (surprisingly even from Shruti Haasan, who has always been a horrible actress), the charm, the suspense, and even the score (yes, I don't like Kolaveri, but the score is still iconic). The movie never felt like it was doing more than it should have, well, until... And this brings me to the things I dislike, the final act of the movie. I would blame it on amateur directing, where the movie which had handled itself with enough tact right up to that point, choses to overplay its hand, exhausting its overall appeal. And by the time the credits role, it seems like a cheap mental health PSA.
Nonetheless for all my complaining, it was a decent movie about love and mental health. I'm glad there was a re-release, because I never would have watched it otherwise, but now that I have, I don't think I'll want to watch it ever again. It was a one-time thing, and I'm good with that.
Having watched it, I think it's decent. There are things about the movie I like; which is probably on par with things everyone likes about it; the great acting (surprisingly even from Shruti Haasan, who has always been a horrible actress), the charm, the suspense, and even the score (yes, I don't like Kolaveri, but the score is still iconic). The movie never felt like it was doing more than it should have, well, until... And this brings me to the things I dislike, the final act of the movie. I would blame it on amateur directing, where the movie which had handled itself with enough tact right up to that point, choses to overplay its hand, exhausting its overall appeal. And by the time the credits role, it seems like a cheap mental health PSA.
Nonetheless for all my complaining, it was a decent movie about love and mental health. I'm glad there was a re-release, because I never would have watched it otherwise, but now that I have, I don't think I'll want to watch it ever again. It was a one-time thing, and I'm good with that.