Thenali Movie Review

Name: Thenali Movie Review
Item: Thenali
Rating: 3.75
Author: Nettv4u.com

By nettv4u.com

Review for the film " Thenali"

Runtime: 2 Hours 44 Minutes

Certificate: U

Released: 26-10-2000

Genre: Action, Romance, Drama, Comedy

3.75 / 5.0

CAST & CREW

Devayani

Delhi Ganesh

Sadhana Sargam

Shankar Mahadevan

A R Rahman

Crazy Mohan

Clinton Cerejo

Jayaram

Jyothika Saravanan

K. S. Chithra

Kamal Haasan

Meena Durairaj

Hariharan

K S Ravikumar

Madhan Bob

S P Balasubrahmanyam

Pa Vijay

Charle

Ramesh Khanna

Sujatha Mohan

MORE CAST & CREW

Producer:

Karpagam Ravikumar

S P Balasubrahmanyam

Music Director:

A R Rahman

Editor:

K Thanigachalam

Director:

K S Ravikumar

Movie-Actor:

Kamal Haasan

Movie-Actress:

Jyothika Saravanan

Supporting Actor:

Charle

Art Director:

Maniraj

Lyricist:

Arivumathi

Piraisoodan

Kalai Kumar

Pa Vijay

Thamarai

Director of Photography:

Priyan

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Madhu Sudhanan

Screenplay Writer:

Crazy Mohan

Story Writer:

K S Ravikumar

Special Thanks:

K S Ravikumar

Meena Durairaj

_Supporting Actors:

Devayani

Ramesh Khanna

Jayaram

CR Vijayakumari

Madhan Bob

Delhi Ganesh

Playback Singer:

Clinton Cerejo

K. S. Chithra

S P Balasubrahmanyam

Gopika Poornima

Hariharan

Kamal Haasan

Sadhana Sargam

Sujatha Mohan

Srinivas

Shankar Mahadevan

It is the policy of Kamal Haasan to act in a comedy film after doing one or two serious films. And one very well knows about Kamal’s flair for comedy. Now let’s delve into Thenali, directed by the King of Commercial entertainer, K S Ravikumar.

Plot

Kamal Haasan, who hails from Sri Lanka, is afraid of anything in the world. He doesn’t have specific fear, he is just “afraid”. And to add spice to the story there is rivalry between two psychiatrists, Delhi Ganesh and Jayaram. With the idea of damaging the reputation of Jayaram, Delhi Ganesh sends the seemingly incurable Kamal to him for treatment. Is Kamal given adequate treatment? Are all his phobias cured? Watch the movie to know.

Star Performances

You cannot but be in awe of Kamal’s acting skill while he portrays the role of Thenali from Srilanka. He excels in all the scenes especially the one in which he is being interviewed by a famous channel. Jayaram stuns us with his negative-turned-positive role while Jyothika does her part well. The rest of the cast including Devayani, Delhi Ganesh, Ramesh Khanna, are convincing.

Analysis

Director K S Ravikumar has the knack of lacing the right dosage of comedy with action and sentiments. He has done a neat job in executing the film.

What’s there?

The dialogues of Crazy Mohan (who is mostly at his best in Kamal’s films) are witty and will gain applause from the audiences.
The stunt scene following the prompting of Kamal by a mouse is worth applause, credit to Vikram Dharma.
The way Kamal utters the dialogues, in his native accent, is worth kudos.
Music by A R Rehman gels well with the tempo of the film.
Cinematography by Priyan and editing by Thanikachalam are commendable.

What’s not there?

The flashback as to why Kamal has so many phobias could have been more intense.

Verdict

An above-average comedy movie.