S.S Rajamouli, the hot-shot Telugu director who gained massive success in his previous 'Magadheera' has come out with a very interesting premise this time, which involves lots of computer graphics. Though the subject of revenge drama is and age-old theme seen in Indian cinemas, the premise of seeing a house-fly taking revenge is very intriguing! How can one sympathize or empathize with a fly? Even if you do so, how is it possible to hold the attention of the audience for the duration of the whole film? Well, Rajamouli has done all that with gumption and flair!
Starting off with the cast, the protagonist Nani has nothing much to do on screen since his character is killed off but he manages to leave that charming impression which is very essential for the story because that is what will make the fans root for the fly in the later period. His dialogue delivery was good and its nice to hear him dub for himself. Samantha, has done a neat job in this film and she looks absolutely beautiful. Chinmayi too did a good job in providing the voice for Samantha's character. Santhanam makes a cameo in a small scene and in the final credits scene, and he is a scream here! Though he has very little screen time, he still manages to hold your attention and make you laugh out loud. Devadarshini, Adithya Menon, Crazy Mohan and Hamsa Nandini all did a fine job. But obviously the film belongs to the antagonist Sudeep. His work was fabulous, since he is required to emote with without any help, except for his own imagination, since the graphics were added during post-production. He has the style and grace of the perfect villain and it reminds the audience of Rajinikanth, in his heydays as a villain! His dialogue delivery was superb and the biggest strength for him is his booming voice. He deserves an applause for dubbing in his own voice with conviction, though he is from the Kannada film industry. Kudos to him! This film will certainly be one of his best in his entire career.
The film carries some top-notch technical work. Rama Rajamouli's costume designing was uber cool and casual. Sudeep and Samantha were dressed to impress, in tune with their characters and both of them were looking good on screen. Art direction by S.Ravindar was very stylish and contemporary. The color tones for the set work of homes of Sudeep and Samantha were not too colorful and was just nice. His work on the props needs special mention. Audio by Shyamal Sikdar and sound designing by Raghunath.K was solid. The climax scenes, where the most action takes place, needs special mention especially with the smashing of objects. The VFX team -Makuta VFX, deserves a big round of applause for a brilliant work. The graphics were extremely good, for Indian-standard and their hardwork is very much evident since the film had close to 2,234 VFX shots, second to Shah Rukh's 'Ra-One'. Aiding them beautifully were the editor and cinematographer. Kotagiri Venkatesa Rao's fast-cut editing helped the film sustain the attention of the audience and the climax work would have been the most challenging. K.K Senthil Kumar used the Phantom Flex camera very well and the climax shots were breathtaking. Visually the movie is a treat and the framing and lighting were perfect. The initial scene of the birth of the fly, the airport chase and the climax sequences are testimonies to the editor and cinematographer's talent. Job very, very well done! M.M Keeravani's songs are a plus-point to this film since they follow the flow of the story. "Veesum Velichathule" lingers for a while with Nani rooting for Samantha and "Konjam Konjam" shot sweetly with the night backdrop in church and streets, shows the moment where the heroine finally falls for the hero's love. "Lava Lava" makes a brief touch in the movie while the theme track, "Eeda Eeda" with witty and funny sequences of the fly, was loaded with graphics and montage sequences. And of course the remix version pre-end-credits, brings a smile on our faces with the house-flies, dancing to choreographed moves! Also, Keeravani brings funny touches to the comedic scenes, deserves special mention.
The story was developed based on V.Vijayendra Prasad's idea and S.S Rajamouli did a marvelous work in coming up with an engaging script. First of all, kudos to him for making it into a straight Tamizh film, instead of dubbing it. He had the courage to make a film on a housefly and PVP Cinemas should be appreciated for backing him up, and Rajamouli has paid them off handsomely! What's good in the script is that, Rajamouli came out with a decent screenplay, though the plot is very thin and he made it in an engaging manner, where the audience really starts to empathize with the housefly. Though we know that the film is a little over-the-top, we tend to forgive it and enjoy the fun, because the film is fun after all and Rajamouli managed to package it, in the right amount by getting the best from his cast and crew of technicians. The screenplay had no loopholes and did not have any boring moments. Nearly every scene contributed to the flow of the film and his conceptualization for each graphics scene was super good. This film should be considered as one of his best, or even the best work of his. Also, 'Crazy' Mohan's dialogues are an additional strength for the film.
'Naan Ee', is a fun-filled film which one should not miss. It may not have the best artistic work or storyline, but such attempts should be welcomed with open hands.
Ratings: 3.5/5 STARS
BY:TAMIL
Starting off with the cast, the protagonist Nani has nothing much to do on screen since his character is killed off but he manages to leave that charming impression which is very essential for the story because that is what will make the fans root for the fly in the later period. His dialogue delivery was good and its nice to hear him dub for himself. Samantha, has done a neat job in this film and she looks absolutely beautiful. Chinmayi too did a good job in providing the voice for Samantha's character. Santhanam makes a cameo in a small scene and in the final credits scene, and he is a scream here! Though he has very little screen time, he still manages to hold your attention and make you laugh out loud. Devadarshini, Adithya Menon, Crazy Mohan and Hamsa Nandini all did a fine job. But obviously the film belongs to the antagonist Sudeep. His work was fabulous, since he is required to emote with without any help, except for his own imagination, since the graphics were added during post-production. He has the style and grace of the perfect villain and it reminds the audience of Rajinikanth, in his heydays as a villain! His dialogue delivery was superb and the biggest strength for him is his booming voice. He deserves an applause for dubbing in his own voice with conviction, though he is from the Kannada film industry. Kudos to him! This film will certainly be one of his best in his entire career.
The film carries some top-notch technical work. Rama Rajamouli's costume designing was uber cool and casual. Sudeep and Samantha were dressed to impress, in tune with their characters and both of them were looking good on screen. Art direction by S.Ravindar was very stylish and contemporary. The color tones for the set work of homes of Sudeep and Samantha were not too colorful and was just nice. His work on the props needs special mention. Audio by Shyamal Sikdar and sound designing by Raghunath.K was solid. The climax scenes, where the most action takes place, needs special mention especially with the smashing of objects. The VFX team -Makuta VFX, deserves a big round of applause for a brilliant work. The graphics were extremely good, for Indian-standard and their hardwork is very much evident since the film had close to 2,234 VFX shots, second to Shah Rukh's 'Ra-One'. Aiding them beautifully were the editor and cinematographer. Kotagiri Venkatesa Rao's fast-cut editing helped the film sustain the attention of the audience and the climax work would have been the most challenging. K.K Senthil Kumar used the Phantom Flex camera very well and the climax shots were breathtaking. Visually the movie is a treat and the framing and lighting were perfect. The initial scene of the birth of the fly, the airport chase and the climax sequences are testimonies to the editor and cinematographer's talent. Job very, very well done! M.M Keeravani's songs are a plus-point to this film since they follow the flow of the story. "Veesum Velichathule" lingers for a while with Nani rooting for Samantha and "Konjam Konjam" shot sweetly with the night backdrop in church and streets, shows the moment where the heroine finally falls for the hero's love. "Lava Lava" makes a brief touch in the movie while the theme track, "Eeda Eeda" with witty and funny sequences of the fly, was loaded with graphics and montage sequences. And of course the remix version pre-end-credits, brings a smile on our faces with the house-flies, dancing to choreographed moves! Also, Keeravani brings funny touches to the comedic scenes, deserves special mention.
The story was developed based on V.Vijayendra Prasad's idea and S.S Rajamouli did a marvelous work in coming up with an engaging script. First of all, kudos to him for making it into a straight Tamizh film, instead of dubbing it. He had the courage to make a film on a housefly and PVP Cinemas should be appreciated for backing him up, and Rajamouli has paid them off handsomely! What's good in the script is that, Rajamouli came out with a decent screenplay, though the plot is very thin and he made it in an engaging manner, where the audience really starts to empathize with the housefly. Though we know that the film is a little over-the-top, we tend to forgive it and enjoy the fun, because the film is fun after all and Rajamouli managed to package it, in the right amount by getting the best from his cast and crew of technicians. The screenplay had no loopholes and did not have any boring moments. Nearly every scene contributed to the flow of the film and his conceptualization for each graphics scene was super good. This film should be considered as one of his best, or even the best work of his. Also, 'Crazy' Mohan's dialogues are an additional strength for the film.
'Naan Ee', is a fun-filled film which one should not miss. It may not have the best artistic work or storyline, but such attempts should be welcomed with open hands.
Ratings: 3.5/5 STARS
BY:TAMIL
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