Rating:
2.5/5
Star
Cast:
Walter
Philipes,
Isha
Talwar,
Arjunan,
Roxanne,
Manoj
K
Jayan
Director:
Mithran
R
Jawahar
Meendum
Oru
Kadhal
Kadhai
movie
review
is
here.
An
official
remake
of
a
hit
Malayalam
flick
Thattathin
Marayathu,
Meendum
Oru
Kadhal
Kadhai
stars
Walter
Phillips
and
Isha
Talwar
in
the
lead.
Continue
reading
our
review
to
know
what
this
film
has
to
offer
and
how
different
it
is
from
its
Malayalam
counterpart.
Meendum
Oru
Kadhal
Kadhai
Plot
Director
Mithran
Jawahar
has
retained
the
core
plot
of
Thattathin
Marayathu,
but
has
made
a
few
necessary
changes
to
suit
the
sensibilities
of
Tamil
audiences.
Set
against
the
backdrop
of
Kanyakumari,
Meendum
Oru
Kadhal
Kadhai
is
a
light-hearted
entertainer,
in
which
a
Hindu
boy,
played
by
Walter
Phillips,
falls
in
love
with
a
muslim
girl
(Isha
Talwar).
With
enough
twists
and
turns,
the
film
narrates
how
Walter
manages
to
woo
Isha
with
the
help
of
his
friends
and
a
police
official.
Performances:
While
Isha
has
reprised
her
role
from
the
original
to
perfection,
Walter
Phillips' act
looks
natural,
which
is
a
surprise
from
an
actor
who
is
doing
his
first
film
as
the
lead.
His
ability
to
carry
off
some
of
the
comical
lines
with
ease
is
a
plus,
and
the
boy
is
not
bad
when
it
comes
to
romancing
his
on-screen
pair
as
well.
Arjunan
adds
stability
with
his
one-liners,
which
manages
to
evoke
laughter.
In
fact,
he
plays
a
big
part
in
keeping
the
screenplay
fairly
engaging.
Technicalities:
While
the
first
half
of
Meendum
Oru
Kadhal
Kadhai
moves
along
with
a
decent
pace,
the
latter
half
gets
a
tad
too
slow
for
one's
liking.
Music
by
GV
Prakash
Kumar
is
good.
His
decision
to
retain
the
original
theme
has
worked
positively.
Cinematography
by
Vishnu
Sharma
is
decent
enough.
Having
said
that,
one
might
think
that
he
could've
used
his
angles
in
a
much
more
constructive
way.
The
film
has
many
logical
loopholes.
While
topics
like
communism
worked
well
in
the
original
film,
it
doesn't
create
much
of
an
impact
in
Meendum
Oru
Kadhal
Kadhai,
especially
when
it
is
being
told
from
a
place
like
Kanyakumari.
Overall
View:
Though
not
as
good
as
the
original,
Meendum
Oru
Kadhal
Kadhai
makes
for
a
decent
one
time
watch.
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