Director: V.Shekhar
Cast: Nasser, Khushbu, Karan, Roja, Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala,
Vijaykumar, Thyagu, Vivek, Kavita.
It's a family of three brothers, the two older ones married. Nasser is a labourer in a factory. He and wife Khushbu have brought up his younger siblings the hard away. While Vadivelu, the second brother, is an aspiring politician whiling away his time in idle talk, Karan is the manager of a factory. Trouble starts brewing when Karan marries his boss's daughter and brings her home. Roja, his wife, is a sensible woman and soon makes herself a part of the household. Kovai Sarala, Vadivelu's wife, a crude acid tongued woman, misinterprets every action of Roja's. And one fine day, the minor misunderstandings snowball into a major fight and the family breaks up.
Director Shekhar, who is well versed with the middle class psyche, handles the scenes with expertise. The scenes are built up very naturally, the build-up to the fight very spontaneous. But after the break-up, the director losses focus. The screenplay takes a nose dive from which it never recovers.
The script strays into unwanted areas like labour problems in the factory,
computer versus man etc. The director appears unsure about how to resolve the problems and bring the family together. The characters change sides frequently, leaving one quite confused. At times, the artistes look a bit bewildered too. After many noisy reels of slaps, abuse and fights on the roads, the director does manage to bring the family back together.
Khushbu is the consistent factor throughout and gives a very understanding performance, with good support from the ever-dependable Nasser. Karan brings out the character of a hot-blooded, impatient man quite effectively. The Vadivelu-Kovai Sarala team at times is hilarious. Vijaykumar lends the necessary dignity to his role. Providing some comic relief is the Thyagu-Vivek team of father and son.
Malini Mannath
