Ethir
Neechal
is
one
of
those
films
where
the
first
and
second
halves
are
vaguely
connected.
The
film
oscillates
between
a
cliched
romantic-comedy
and
a
sports
movie
at
regular
intervals
only
to
appear
like
an
inspired
version
of
Simon
Pegg's
Run,
Fatboy,
Run.
The
first
half
of
the
story
revolves
around
college
going
Sivakarthikeyan,
who
is
always
ridiculed
by
his
friends
for
his
funny
sounding
name.
Tired
of
always
being
mocked
at,
he
decides
to
choose
a
different
moniker
with
the
hope
that
things
would
be
better.
Guess
what,
life
does
take
an
unexpected
turn
for
our
hero.
People
start
treating
him
with
respect
and
he
even
finds
himself
a
girlfriend.
However,
what
follows
is
a
completely
different
second
half,
which
explains
why
our
hero
out
of
the
blue
decides
to
run
a
marathon.
By
the
end
of
the
film,
you
ask
yourself
what
was
the
connection
between
the
first
and
the
second
half?
The
film
starts
off
like
every
other
romantic-comedy
with
adequate
amount
of
comedy
and
drama,
but
there's
hardly
anything
spectacular
to
rave
about,
including
the
story.
At
some
junctures
it
seems
to
be
inspired
by
the
Simon
Pegg
film,
especially
in
the
second
half.
The
English
movie
was
about
a
guy,
who
once
jilted
his
fiancée,
decides
to
run
a
marathon
to
win
her
back.
Here,
we
see
a
guy
running
a
marathon
to
prove
something
that
he
couldn't
all
his
life.
Most
sports
films
have
a
tendency
to
glorify
our
hero
to
the
heights
of
a
champion
even
before
winning,
and
that's
precisely
what
you
see
in
the
film.
To
add
to
the
woes,
we
have
a
bad
guy
even
in
the
sports
arena.
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reading
the
review
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Ethir
Neechal
Review
Why
is
that
we
always
have
to
make
two
characters
to
pit
against
each
other
to
find
out
who
is
stronger?
By
making
these
characters
compete,
in
a
way
we
make
the
audience
root
for
the
hero.
Ethir
Neechal
Review
Siva
played
his
part
effortlessly
and
proved
once
again
that
he
is
not
only
fit
to
play
comedy
roles.
While
focusing
too
much
on
our
male
protagonist,
the
film
doesn't
use
its
two
female
leads
-
Priya
Anand
and
Nandita
effectively.
Ethir
Neechal
Review
The
song
featuring
Dhanush
and
Nayantara
doesn't
quite
make
any
difference
because
we
all
know
why
it
was
made
at
the
first
place.
Ethir
Neechal
Review
Anirudh's
music
is
not
exceptional,
but
it
definitely
gives
few
reasons
to
enjoy
the
film
better.
Kishore's
editing
could
have
definitely
been
crisper
as
we
find
places
where
the
film
struggles
to
move
forward.
Ethir
Neechal
Review
Verdict:
Ethir
Neechal
not
out
of
the
box,
yet
entertaining.