Kaanal Neer - Review

By: Settu Shankar
Friday, April 20, 2007
It's a case of making a mountain out of a molehill and vice versa. Let's see what is applicable to Kaanal Neer.

Heir to an estate, Chinni Jayanth loses his parents at a young age and the responsibility of bringing him up falls on his maternal uncle Ambuli. It's a case of a baby parrot caught in the cage of an eagle.

The uncle covets the property himself, so he makes Chinni into an alcoholic. The man grows up physically but not mentally. Chinni's friends JK Rithesh and Sarathjit try to get him cured. Coming to know of it, villain Ambuli gets rid of Rithesh. Chinni actually gets cured and how he takes revenge on Ambuli and his conspirators forms the rest of the story.

At a time when stories of landlords and villains are out of fashion, it is strange that director Chinni Jayanth has revived it. He has not acted, but 'lived' the character of the psychologically disturbed person.

It is quite unbelievable that this is the first film for hero JK Rithesh. He is as good as the established actors in his action scenes. Graphics have helped in this to a good extent. He sticks on in the hearts of viewers as one who gives to the needy, who rouses emotions in the stone- hearted and who is willing to give his life for a friend.

The other hero Sarathjit is as shallow as the poetry he spouts. As the maternal uncle, Ambuli has shown his prowess.

As the debut making heroine Manisha is not bad. As a fake magician, Alex has only changed his getup but there's nothing else new he has to offer. As the marriage broker, Pandu is quite lively.

"Aaraaro aareeraaro..." composed by Suresh-Bobby is pleasant and soothing to the ears.