Thenavettu Tamil Movie Review

Thenavettu Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

Ratings at a glance
Bharatstudent - 1.75/5
behindwoods - 1.5/5
Indiaglitz -
Galatta -

Source:Bharatstudent

Movie Review:Thenavettu Rating :1.75/5 Banner :Sun Pictures & ELK Productions Cast :Jeeva, Poonam Bajwa, Ravi Kale, Kanja Karuppu, Sabeer Cinematography: Vetri Music: Srikanth Deva Producer: Antony Director: V V Kathir Released Date: November 22, 2008

Story: A typical masala treat, the story begins on the backdrop of Madurai when two friends Kottaisamy (Jiiva) and his friend Vellaiyan (Kanja) decide to come to Chennai in the search of a career. But due to their lack of education, they are unable to find any opening and finally they land up in the den of Kailasam (Ravi Kale), the dreaded gangster. The duo's job is to maintain and supply the weapons for the gang and though they don't like it, the need for survival gets them into this. Life goes on smoothly until Kottai meets Gayatri (Poonam), an orphan and as expected they fall in love. However, Kailasam's son Santosh (Sabeer) who is an evil womanizer sets his eyes on Gayatri and tries to misbehave with her. Kottai bashes up Santosh and he ends up in hospital in a bad shape, Kottai goes and confesses the act to Kailasam and in no time Santosh dies. Kailasam goes mad with fury and decides to put an end to the lovers. Kottai and Gayatri seek refuge in a temple at Koothandavar temple where the eunuchs gather for their annual worship. What happens from there forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come out with a typical commercial subject and though the narrative was alright, the presentation was pale at few instants. The script had few weak links and the screenplay was poor, the editing could have been better. However, the camerawork was good most of the time and the music had enough mass appeal. Dialogues had the typical punch flavor and the pace of the film could have been better. Jiiva has come out with a completely different role from his earlier movies and has carried it out very well. Poonam looks as beautiful as ever and she has shown a lot of potential. Ravi Kale was evil enough while Sabeer could have been better. Kanja Karuppu was a letdown with his comedy and the others did not have much to do this time. Conclusion: The film has nothing new to offer and this is the ideal treat for the core front benchers. While the first half of the movie goes around with the protagonist working for the villain and putting up with everything, the second half is about how he opposes and takes up the challenge so as such there was nothing creative or different and the entire story was predictable right from the start. For such a film, a perfect screenplay is essential but that has not happened this time. Commercially, the film might do some business at the B and C centers but apart from that there is nothing special about this. Bharatstudent Verdict : Pure mass and commercial treat, barely passable entertainer.

Source:Behindwoods

Starring: Jeeva, Poonam Bajwa Direction: V V Kathir Music: Srikanth Deva Production: Antony

The same old story of revenge, love, family sentiment returns in the name of Thenavattu produced by Sun Pictures. For Jeeva who generally chooses varied and challenging characters, this film will be just one more addition to his kitty and nothing more. Poonam Bajwa the heroine who has nothing to offer.

Jeeva comes to Chennai from Madurai in search of employment. He mistakes his boss Ravi Kale to be a good timber depot industrialist and makes for him sickle, saw and other tools for cutting. However Ravi Kale is a local dada whose job is to kill people. Jeeva meets Poonam Bajwa in a temple and as can be predicted by a toddler, they fall in love. Meanwhile Ravi Kale's son Sabi who happens to a womanizer eyes Poonam Bajwa who somehow escapes his clutches. Rajan P Dev who is a minister with the ruling party abets the carnages of Kale et al and the desperadoes always go scot-free. There is also an assistant commissioner Sai Kumar whose sister was wronged and killed by the villain clan and he is raging in anger to settle scores with them. The rest of the film deals with how the enemy camp gets decimated by the hero gang and about the revenge saga.

Debutant director V V Kathir who is in charge of story, screen play and direction should have taken extra care especially when this happens to be his first film. When many new directors with innovative ideas enter the fray everyday, Kathir's work does not speak much.

Music by Srikanth Deva does not impress. Cinematography is just ordinary. Stunt scenes by Sumo Arasu do not try anything new.

Thenavattu is for people who just adore illogical masala flicks.

Verdict - Old wine in an older bottle

Source:Indiaglitz

Banner: ELK Productions Cast: Jeeva, Poonam Bajwa Direction: V V Kathir Production: Antony Music: Srikanth Deva Listen to Songs from Thenavattu
Thenavattu Movie Review

Thenavattu - A Commercial Cocktail

IndiaGlitz [Saturday, November 22, 2008]

Jeeva was on a penance longing for a commercial hit. His recent films featured him in off-beat roles and the actor's fans were eager to see their favorite hero donning a macho-man challenging baddies and bashing the goons. 'Thenavattu' has come as a blessing in disguise for all Jeeva fans as the actor sings, romances, utters punch dialogues, thrashes the villains and evokes sentiment on screen. All credit to debutant V V Kathir, who seems to be well versed with the art of making a 'Pakka' commercial from his mentor Perarasu, a trendsetter with his commercial smash hits. Kathir has rendered a movie that is one-dimensional with characters uttering racy dialogues. The actor has attempted to recreate the Vijay magic, with right instructions from the director. Jeeva has played his part well. He has portrayed it with dignity and oozes energy. He excels in stunt sequences especially towards the climax. He seems to have matured quite well to play a mass hero. Quite a contrast to his earlier films like 'Kattradhu Thamizh' and' Rameswaram', Jeeva comes in flashy and colorful costumes. He dances with joy and seems to have involved himself ardently in the role. Poonam Bajwa continues from where she left off in Seval. She has played her role with ease and delivers. She is cool and poised on screen. Ravi kale impresses as baddie. His body language deserves appreciation. Ganja Karuppu's comedy is not hilarious but good to an extent. The plot starts off when Kottai (Jeeva) comes from Madurai to Chennai to eke out his livelihood. He works as henchman to Kailasam (Ravi Kale), a dreaded gangster. Kailasam's son, a womanizer, is behind Gayathri (Poonam Bajwa). Gayathri, Kottai's ladylove, runs for cover. Eventually, Kottai takes on Kailasam to protect Gayathri. Whether he succeeds in his mission forms the crux of the story. Srikanth Deva's music adds pep. The racy tunes coupled with peppy beats makes the spectators tap their foot. Director Kathir didn't experiment much and took the familiar path of commercial entertainer following the footsteps of his guru. Sun pictures' has the capacity to foresee a movie's success and continues their saga that started off with 'Kadhalil Vizhundhen'. 'Thenavattu' is sure to make it big among the B and C centre audiences.