Nala Damayanti

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 07:26:49 +0200
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.local.indian
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Saw it yesterday night, Not bad but could have been much better. Its a
feel good funny story about a small gavn ka innocent chokra, palakad
brahmin cook, MAdhavan landing up in Australia as a illegal immigrant
and his travails there. First disappointment, then luckily finds a
Tamilzh couple there with a spastic child who run a restaurant and give
him a job. Then the story revolves around how he evades the Australian
immigration officials(who r portrayed as not all that intelligent
here!), has a marriage of convenience with a girl (she plays a Lankan
tamil, settled in Australia ) there, who has already a lover and what
happens after that is the story.
Mauli has directed it, script is KAmal's and it is never his forte. Has
a decent amount of humour but could have been more funny if done
carefully.
Madhavan has done a good job, does his best. A new heroine (Geetu
Mohandas) with the ol Madhavi like Eyes has also done a decent job.
There is a very nice melodious song Enna idu, Enna idu
The piano intro and the flute interludes are nice, overall a nice
song.the female voice, Chinmayee is excellent.
Also KamalHassan has sung a song in English, check it out
http://www.tamiltune.com/MJ/songs.php?TypeId=10&Id=330
The first song there is the enna idu and the third one is the english
one, it should actually be STranded on the streets.
Here is the review of The Hindu, overboard, I dont agree with her
assesment fully but the movie is a def one time watch, time pass. I
would say its akin to watching a Stage humour play. one time dekho def.
The Hindu' review
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/13/stories/2003061301190200.htm
Cricketislife!
listening to Enna Idu, Enna idu right now.
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