Movie Review : Snehithudu
Rating : 3 / 5
Banner : Gemini Film Circuit
Cast : Vijay, Jeeva, Sriram, Ileana D’Cruz, Sathyaraj Others and Others
Music : Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography : Manoj Paramahamsa
Editing : Anthony
Producer: Raju Easwaran, Dil Raju
Director: Shankar
Released Date: January 26, 2012
Story: A
remake tale, the story begins with two friends Venkat (sriram) and
Nikhil (jiiva) who set off on the search for their missing friend Pani
(vijay). A flashback takes them back to their college days when Pani
joins Venkat and Nikhil and in no time all become thick friends. While
the college head Virupaksha Sundaram (sathyaraj) alias Virus believes
strongly in making students as bookworms, Pani believes in pursuing his
own passion and understand the essence. Meanwhile, he also manages to
charm Riya (ileana), daughter of Virus. Whether Venkat and Nikhil are
successful in locating Pani or not forms the rest of the story.
Presentation:
The director has come up with a remake storyline and while the
presentation was good, the narrative was refreshing. The dialogues were
charged up, the script was written with value and screenplay was prompt.
Background score was good and three songs were there for listening.
Cinematography was worthy. Editing was regular. Costumes were trendy and
stylish while the art department was suiting the moods. Vijay has come
up with an unassuming performance and steals the show. Ileana was sexy
and gives the required glamour dose. Srikanth fits the bill and does his
bit while Jiiva was another competent performer. Sathyaraj displays
shades of Boman Irani in a big way. Sathyan was there for the laughs. S J
Suryah, Anuya Bhagavath made their presence felt.
Conclusion:
The film happens to be the remake of the Bollywood blockbuster ‘3
Idiots’ and the dubbed version of the Tamil film Nanban. Despite its
familiarity, there is a freshness in the treatment of the script. While
the first half goes about in the light hearted manner, it is the second
half that gets emotional and with the required sentiment. Of course,
those who have seen the original may not find anything different but
this sure live up to the expectations of the remake. Though there is not
much to talk about nativity, the box office looks promising for average
to above average collections.
