Kandha Kottai – Review
There are certain ambiguities that need to be sorted out after watching Kandha Kottai. How come filmmakers are still beating the same bush with hackneyed stories? If so, how do producers okay such scripts and turn them into pictures spending lavish money? We"re sure; you will walk out of theatres with so many questions in your mind after watching this film.
If there could be some movies that make you feel that you"ve wasted 140mins of your life, 'Kandha Kottai" is sure to hold a prominent place amongst the lists. The film doesn"t carry a single attribute to be appreciated. The script is tenuous as it cannot hold the attention of audiences while the screenplay is so boring that you feel like walking out of theatres prior to climax.
The film is about Siva (Nakul), who strongly objects a thing called 'Love" and is dead against the lovers and alienates them at any cost. On the other end, we"ve Pooja (Poorna) in Nagercoil completely opposite in nature to Siva as she strives uniting the lovers. When Siva"s sister Girija falls in love with Pooja"s cousin boy in Chennai, she sets out to ensconce the proposal in an affirmative approach. But then, there are conflicts between the Siva and Pooja, who"re like chalk and cheese.
At
once,
as
Pooja
reveals
about
what
the
real
love
is,
Siva
cannot
withstand
his
firm
principle
and
falls
in
love
with
her.
But
when
Pooja
reciprocates
her
proposal
to
him,
she
is
swamped
in
problems
as
Annachi"s
(Sampath)
son
in
love
with
Pooja
commits
suicide
after
knowing
about
this
affair.
Since,
Annachi
has
promised
his
son
that
he
will
not
harm
Pooja,
he
starts
killing
the
people
around
her.
All
that
he
wants
is
to
make
Pooja
lead
a
widow-like
life
as
he
believes
that
girl
was
the
cause
for
his
son"s
death.When
Siva
comes
to
know
about
these
problems,
things
start
taking
a
turn
as
he
challenges
Annachi
that
he"ll
marry
this
girl
within
3
days.
Nakul has to improve a lot in choosing the script. He never suits the role of a middle-or-low class guy. Be his previous Maasilamani or this one, he doesn"t suit the roughneck roles. Instead, he can attempt trying his luck on some appealing characterizations. Nonetheless, his dancing skills are marvelous and so is his vocalism for 'Eppadi Ennul Kadhal Vandhadhu'. Poorna has aped Asin throughout the show and she needs to choose better costumes, as the skimpy ones don"t suit her. Santhanam adds to the humor quotients with his rib-tickling comedy tracks, but that too turns to be hackneyed after certain extent. Sampath sleepwalks through his role as a baddie.
Dheena"s musical score is unimpressive for both songs and background score. Apart from 'Eppadi Ennul Kadhal Vandhadhu', none of the melodies sound commendable. Sakthivel hasn"t given prominence to technical departments of cinematography and editing, as there are lots of discontinuities between the shots.
On whole, Kandha Kottai lacks substantiality in both narrative and technical aspects and it has no chances of surviving at box office even for a week.
Production: ESK Films, AGS Entertainment
Direction:
Sakthivel
S
Star-casts:
Nakulan,
Poorna,
Sampath,
Santhanam
and
others
Music:
Dheena