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The first drone shot at the start of the film was really bad it destroys the first impression of the film. Hated watching the starting 10 mins then it got better. Its an avg movie but fun to watch.

The movie opens with Yaazhan (Dulquer Salmaan) and Mauna (Aditi Rao Hydari) sitting at a beach side restaurant, that's hit by a storm immediately after they share a glance of love. It's a brilliant metaphor to set the context of what follows in their relationship. The story of the love triangle is written by famous Tamil lyricist Madhan Karky, and it stars Dulquer Salmaan, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kajal Aggarwal. The film is directed by choreographer-turned-director Brinda and the music is composed by Govind Vasantha.

They soon exchange poetic pick-up lines and get married at the end of the first song. Even before you realise that the first song is over, comes the second, then the third and subsequently many more throughout the movie. We are constantly reminded that the film is reputed choreographer Brinda's directorial debut through song and dance sequences at regular intervals. They are good but just too many.

Coming back to the story, Yaazhan is a happy house husband who loves to cook healthy meals with produce from his backyard garden and is a chatterbox, living life one moment at a time, expressing his true self. Mauna, on the other hand, is an angry young woman who feels her personal boundaries are being violated by her clingy husband. To end this suffocating marriage, Mauna hunts for a "less painful" way to divorce her husband because she believes he is a good guy after all. And how does this happen? Experts would have told her to have a conversation like an adult with Yaazhan, but Mauna has some other idea altogether. She chooses to hire a psychologist Dr. Malarvizhi (Kajal Agarwal) to seduce her "nice husband" and use it as an excuse to walk out from the marriage. At that moment I only wanted to ask her - dear Mauna, why did you devise a divorce strategy that actually pins the blames on him if you genuinely don't want to hurt Yaazhan?

Every character in the film is well-defined, yet the reasoning for their behaviours is still a mystery. For instance, Mauna hates Yaazhan for being clingy and talkative and she is ready to go to any length to divorce him, but she suddenly wants him back when Malarvizhi is half way through her assignment that Mauna herself had requested.

While the answer to why Mauna hates her husband has been clearly established, there aren't enough reasons presented as to why she wants him back. The storyline then gets predictable, with Malarvizhi developing feelings for Yaazhan and the film falls under the typical template of how the two women start fighting over a man. What happens next? Who will Yaazhan choose at the end? You will have to watch the movie to know it.

'Hey Sinamika' aspires to be funny and sensitive while being mediocre at both. For instance, there is a scene where Yaazhan schools a bully during a function, who mocks him for wearing his wife's clothes. Just when you finish saying, "Wow, that was amazing!", a few scenes later Malarvizhi asks Mauna, "Is Yaazhan gay?" as an insulting joke.

Though the screenplay tries to repeatedly make you feel lost, the aesthetic beauty of the shots in the film pull you back to sit through it. The colour palettes used are a treat to the eyes. Kudos to cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman, art directors SS Moorthy and Senthil Raghavan, costume designers Archa Mehta and Khushbu Banerjee for this visual treat.

One of the few best things about the film is the refreshing feminist take on the male protagonist. Despite his flaws, Yaazhan organically helps a woman like Malarvizhi restore faith in men by going from "All men are cheats" to "Not all men".

Honestly, Hey Sinamika is a love story that you may not really love but just like.

First of all I can understand where most of the negative reviews are coming from, it's the hatred from the babas community.

Objectively speaking the movie is a run of the mill rom com but it's refreshing due to the fact that industry is littered with garbage and any decent movie seems feels like a breath of fresh air. Had a ha moment when I realized at the end of the movie that the director was a female, another reason that movie felt relaxed, simple, down to earth, and genuine.

The film suffers from a poor script and subpar execution.

However, the production values of the film are commendable, showcasing a good level of quality.

The cinematography is decent, capturing the visuals adequately.

In terms of performances, Aditi Rao shines with her portrayal, delivering a strong acting performance. Dulkar's performance is passable, while Kajal's performance leaves something to be desired.

The music in the film falls short of expectations, lacking the impact desired. On the other hand, the dance sequences are executed well.

Considering the overall flaws in the film, it would be advisable to skip this particular movie.

Starts with breezy romantic went melodramatic. Good performances by Dulqeer and Aditi but Kajal's was mediocre. Laud for the director but Karky could have concentrated on the screenplay, writing. The lags could have been edited out. Excellent Cinematography, lighting by the cinematographer, and Music. And the Costume design was the best. Overall a good watch.

It's an okay movie to watch. Loved DQ and Aditi's performance. Have to say Kajal has improved a lot too!

But what's the deal with dubbing, at some points it's so out of sync! Tamil cinema has so much to learn still, ugh...

I'll only give 1 star for the first 10 to 15 mins coz it felt like a tv ad and was dumb...the vfx was good enough but the scene and dialogues were like of an ad of some cement or dress company...after that i was into the movie...I wanna live a life like this ,so i loved this film...it was interesting and non boring for me..i enjoyed each and every point of the movie..music was useless ,there are 2 or 3 unwanted music in it..other than that ,its a one time watchable movie..

Despite being directed by a woman, this rom-com was written by a man and it is glaringly obvious throughout the movie.

*Positive Points* The actors do a fantastic job. Aditi Rao is excellent as the mentally tortured wife. Dulquer Salmaan is so charming that he manages the admirable feat of making Yaazhan's character tolerable and even likeable at times.

Plus, nice camera work and aesthetics. Vibrant costumes and good music.

Breaking gender bias

• Yaazhan takes great pleasure in handling the house, dabbling in gardening and cooking, etc.

• In one scene, Yaazhan is shown going to a wedding in his wife's dress. He is shown as a secure man who feels no need to resort to male stereotypes to prove his worth as a man.

*Negative Points* This mainly just boils down to how the main lead is portrayed and subsequently the relationship. The movie is hellbent on painting Yaazhan as the ideal husband, and in contrast, Mouna is painted as a superficial and idiotic woman for not appreciating this stifling "love".

• Yaazhan is constantly talking and never listening. Mouna is never shown to express her opinion on anything, except how sick of Yaazhan's habits she is, which paints her as the bad guy.

• He is overbearing and intellectually domineering.

• He is constantly force-feeding her - either actual food or food for thoughts. Yaazhan has an opinion on everything, which he shares without being asked. But he never asks his wife how she feels on the subject.

• On the subject of food, he is always force-feeding her. Quite literally. For instance, there's a scene where he barges into the shower to feed her cake.

The ending is a mess.

• After a relatively brief separation that allows both Yaazhan and Mouna to take some distance and view their relationship with a pair of fresh eyes. They choose to recoil back into essentially the same routine instead of venting their frustrations and acknowledging areas of improvement within their relationship.

• The movie ends on the very frustrating note that they both decide to make ZERO changes to their very unhealthy and toxic dynamic.

The film looks decent and refreshing. The whole script isn't anything new, but then the film was quite entertaining to me at least. It's in no way perfect, but then it's a good Rom Com I have seen in recent times.

Dulquer and Aditi's performances were amazing. However, there were so many unnecessary songs throughout the movie which adds up to the runtime.

The direction and the screenplay were pretty good. Overall, a nice movie to watch.

The ending is not related to the reality. Movie is movie. Bt reality is too much harder than movies. If it was being in real time the guy will choose the 2nd girl.....................................

Really loved this movie very much because of the cast firstly and this movie really means a lot to the people who watch this movie......#must watch# inspired.

Useless actors and 80s story. Why make this crap when south india is making so great movies nowadays. Everybody is overacting. Sorry excuse for story.

A remarkable, little different depiction. Script keeps the audience hooked from beginning to end. Aditi rao hydari has acted like a seasoned artist. This is her first film ,I saw. Expressios of romance, undying love, grief,agony, heartfelt remorse, affectionate tantrums,all emotions displayed explicitly.

Good luck. She has the potential to become a successful Cine Star one day.

I really liked the plot and how it went. Not good songs but dances were good. Storyline is good and I really liked it.

Mouna and Yaalan played well, kajal could be better in terms of acting.

Screenplay was good. Overall liked it. I was really attached and curious to know how it will end and the story met my expectation.

The same old typical love story .. The hero should get married to Kajal to show the world that she is made for you has a meaning !

The same old story with the ending when hero get involved with the heroine again no matter how she hurt him . There should be something different than the typical love story ..

The storyline of this movie is just amazing, and the acting is just superb. The main theme of this movie is relationships which play a vital role in this movie. Due to this, This movie looks like an amazing movie. Therefore, very good movie with an amazing concept.

Good actors, Bad acting.

Good story, bad execution.

It was really disappointing seeing talented actors resorting to cringey overacting. Too many unnecessary songs and dance which are completely disconnected to the story. The cinematography is generally good, but the action shots are something off a cringe 1920s movie. The director should just stick to dancing.

The one god thing may be the wardrobe department. I now need to go hunting for Kajal's sarees.

Go for it You will not regret it. I don't understand why lot of negative review.

I really liked the way they portrait hero character. Nowadays people like totally unrealistic movie.

Loved the story and how it went through. There were many parts which became slow ! Boring comedy by yogi babu :( nice characterization overall. Kamal agarwal looks old :( !but acted well.

Everything was literally dragging in this movie. Wasted such talented actors for overconfident director. Everyone must rate and review to save Tamil cinema from such overhyped directors.

A good movie , brinda master a good one for startup a different story but screenplay seems to be the same and the music seems to flow good, kudos to govind vasantha and that one song from pradeep was dope good that was my recent favs pradeep is magic karkys dailogue and kavidhai were standout it were soo good, the tamil is soo good to hear DQ was as good as always and aditi rocked it too overall one time watchable a good movie not a classic drama but a romantic one.