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LOL: Enga Siri Paappom (2021)
RIP Vivek Sir - The best comedian ever, a true legend!!
As others have written - watched solely for Vivek Sir and this show was an insult to his legacy. None of these so called comics can hold a candle to the great man and don't deserve to be even mentioned in the same breath as him.
Of the contestants, Sateesh was the only one who was slightly tolerable. Others were pure cringe. The worst being Power star and Premji. This shows the skill of Tamil comedy writers that they managed to make these people look funny in movies. The whole show was second hand embarrassment for the viewers on behalf of the contestants.
Tamil standup scene has some extremely talented performers - Praveen Sir, Mervyn Rozz, Jagan Krishnan, Karthi Durai, Rabhinder Kannan and so on .... any of them could've eliminated all these no talent clowns within 5 minutes. Very poor casting choice - it's almost as if they scouted the worst of the worst in Tamil comedy scene.
If I participated in this show, I could've easily won as I didn't laugh even once from start to finish.
To conclude - Sorry Vivek Sir for this review. Sir, you were an inspiration and a huge source of relief and motivation during my tough teen years and even beyond. You made us laugh, you made us think and finally you made us cry as you passed away. Your memories will live on Sir! Your comedy is eternal.
Odu Raja Odu (2018)
Tries too hard and gets annoying
Another entry in the black comedy genre, with unknown characters and contrived "plot twists". These films sometimes succeed when backed by solid acting or a good story line. This one doesn't have either. With too many characters and too many forced mishaps to build a convoluted narrative, the director manages to lose the viewer quite early into the movie. None of the characters are likable or even interesting. You stop caring about what happens to any of them and it's hard at this point to keep watching the movie.
The music isn't memorable either and the quirkiness (which is a hallmark of such low budget black comedies) is overdone, and feels rather forced which spells the death knell for this movie.