When
two
National
Award
winning
artists,
Dhanush
and
Sarkunam,
are
associated
with
a
project,
expectations
are
bound
to
be
high.
But
if
you
watch
Naiyandi
with
such
high
expectations,
you're
likely
to
be
disappointed.
It
is
one
of
those
films
that
top
actors
claim
they
need
to
do
to
impress
their
mass
following
every
now
and
then.
Alas,
after
two
back-to-back
impressive
performances
in
Raanjhanaa
and
Maryan,
Dhanush
makes
a
fool
of
himself
in
this
cliched
romantic
entertainer.
In
this
rural
romantic
tale,
Dhanush
plays
Chinna
Vandu,
who
falls
head
over
heels
for
Vana
Roja
(Nazriya
Nazim)
when
she
comes
to
visit
her
grandmother.
Initially,
he
faces
a
lot
of
hiccups
in
his
romance,
but
eventually
Roja
falls
for
him
too.
However,
Vandu
has
too
many
problems
to
handle
before
he
can
dream
of
living
with
her
happily
ever
after.
He
needs
to
take
care
of
his
elder
brothers
who
abhor
love
and
a
goon
who
yearns
for
Roja.
A
good
portion
of
the
first
half
of
Naiyandi
banks
on
comedy
which
is
not
exceptionally
rib-tickling,
but
still
manages
to
hold
you
in
your
seats.
In
the
second
half,
the
audience
is
not
spared
the
usual
melodrama,
a
predictable
climax
and
a
happy
ending.
Dhanush
has
his
heroic
moments,
especially
around
the
end
where
he
locks
horns
with
the
villain
and
his
sidekicks.
Just
when
you
thought
we
finally
have
an
actor
who
wouldn't
mind
shedding
his
hero
avatar,
Dhanush
proves
us
wrong
with
this
outing.
Even
though
he
plays
his
role
effortlessly,
we
question
the
potential
of
this
powerhouse
performer
who
can
definitely
give
us
something
far
better
than
Naiyandi.
The
film
hardly
has
any
scope
for
a
story
as
it
follows
the
proceedings
of
a
common
rural
potboiler
with
comedy
and
action
laced
together
just
to
keep
the
audiences
hooked
for
the
most
part
of
the
running
time.
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Nazriya
Promising
Nazriya
is
a
promising
actress,
but
sadly
she
once
again
gets
limited
to
portraying
a
glamorous
love
doll.
She
gets
to
showcase
her
comic
side
to
an
extent,
but
the
film
mostly
rests
on
Dhanush
and
others.
Sreeman
and
Sathyan
Acts...
Sreeman
and
Sathyan
manage
to
keep
us
partly
entertained
with
their
acts
of
buffoonery,
which
by
the
way,
isn't
funny.
Technically
Not
Bad
Technically,
Naiyandi
isn't
bad,
thanks
to
the
visual
appeal
brought
to
perfection
by
cinematographer
Velraj.
Visually
Good
Film
Be
it
the
night
shots
across
a
paddy
field
or
the
picturesque
locales
in
Switzerland
-
he
gives
us
a
visually
good
film.
Dhanush
Commits
Mistake
Naiyandi
is
a
mistake
every
talented
actor
commits
in
his
career.
This
one
belongs
to
Dhanush,
who
has
majorly
disappointed
one
and
all.