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Stunning visuals, that’s about it -- Rameswaram
Granted, the backdrops are splendid, the camera angles astounding and chromatic tones stunning. Congratulations to Vengal Ravi (art), and R.B.Gurudev and Vetri (camera) for the effort. But do these suffice to make a film watch-worthy? ita films’
; ‘Rameswaram’ (U) has laudable technical assistance holding aloft a love line that’s run-of-the-mill. Jeevan (Jeeva) and his grand father are part of a group of Sri Lankan refugees, which arrives in Rameswaram, to escape the tumult on their island. A philanthropist (Lal) lends a helping hand and his daughter, Vasanthi (Bhavna) who gives little thought to repercussions, in typical ‘Kadhal’ style, ensnares Jeevan. He wards off the attention but eventually gives in.
Jeeva’s big plus is his urge to explore wider avenues in choice of characters. As the depressed young man who has lost all in the ethnic crisis Jeeva does impress. But his problem lies in the Lankan lingo, which lacks consistency.
Inconsistency irks
While on the subject you cannot but recollect with awe Kamal Haasan’s perfect Sri Lankan dialect in ‘Thenali.’ In ‘Rameswaram,’ there are spurts of dialogue in Sri Lankan Tamil, which peter out into our own diction and modulation. It’s not just Jeeva, even Manivannan, who plays the grandpa, does the same. Surprisingly, most others in the camp do a better job of it. Bhavna as the bubbly heroine, looks ravishing. And histrionics comes easily to her. What exactly is ‘Vennira Adai’ Nirmala’s relationship with the family? The heroine calls her grandma while her dad addresses her as sister! Bose Venkat’s role is again too commonplace.
A couple of composer Niru’s numbers are appealing and Suresh Urs’ editing skills help take the film forward. But when almost every scene is alternated with Bhavna adamantly following the hero it is exasperating. Director S. Selvam could have given as much attention to his story and screenplay as he has to art and cinematography.
Rameswaram
Genre: Romance
Director: S.Selvam
Cast: Jeeva, Bhavna, Manivannan
Storyline: Of love between a refugee and a rich girl in Rameswaram. Of course, there’s a villain …
Bottomline: The predictable in an alluring ambience …
MALATHI RANGARAJAN
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