All actors in the movie except Vijay are completely fresh and have never been seen in the silver screen prior to this movie, this by itself sends a strong message that the director believed in his screenplay and story rather than screen fillers.
Director Balaji has made a very good decision in having a song free movie. Having the audience glued to the seats is a very difficult task and the director has achieved it hands down. Not even once did I feel bored or feel the movie was stretchy. Some scenes in the movie are extremely intriguing and nail biting ( yes, my fingers were bleeding ) I couldn't stop myself from thinking what would happen next and predicting next scenes.
The background score was fresh and aided some intensive scenes reach its maximum intensity. I would say the music played 20% in the success of this movie. I also learnt that the music director was a product of ARRahman's music conservatory. He has definitely made his masters proud!!!
Another peculiarity of the film was that majority of the shots in the movie were closeup shots, even directors who have seasoned actors in their casting hesitate to have shots like these. A very very bold decision and it was complimented by the very elegant and natural acting by the cast. Some expressions were natural and elegant, made me feel for those characters.
The movie doesn't defy any logic, doesn't have any out of the world concepts or try to fool you in any way. It is very straight forward and will move you as well as make you feel enlightened at the end.
This movie is another example that a very good story can be successful even without a big budget or experienced actors. Kudos to the team. I would say this was the best comedy movie i've seen in a few years.
I would rate a 9/10 for this movie. Ennaachi??????
