Mozhi

The tests were to start next week and all of us were to face a complete ass busting 7 days of study, taking Xerox and burning the midnight oil. No wonder how the word “asses”ments originated as a synonym for these tests. If I had to see a newly released movie, I needed to do it that weekend itself.

So there I was at sathyam cinemas with my mom and cousin at 10 pm. We were going to watch the movie “Mozhi”. What impelled me to watch “mozhi” was the presence of Prakash Raj and Prithvi plus I heard it is Jo’s last movie. She would feel bad if I didn’t say goodbye to her (can’t do it personally of course). So there I was amidst several commitments. Ok now iam going to write the review of this movie, keeping in sync with my blog’s name.

“Mozhi” marks the comeback of director Radhamohan after the mediocre “Ponniyin Selvan”. A good movie is that which keeps you engrossed during its entire duration. Mozhi has got the entire characteristics of not a good, but great movie. The very first scene where Karthik(Prithvi) and Vijaykumar alias Viji(Prakashraj), both sound recordists in the field of cinema, make a parody of the cliché sequences in Tamil cinema in which a boy meets a girl and love starts to blossom, is catchy.

Enter Archana (Jothika) who is both deaf and dumb. It is love at first sight when Karthik sees her beating up a drunkard for attacking his wife. He gets bowled over by her courage and decides to marry her. He then gradually comes to know of her physical defects but this does not lessen his love for her. He learns about her and how she communicates with others through her friend Sheela (Swarnamalya) but in the end Archana spurns his love. She thinks that no ordinary person can enter her world of suffering. Does she accepts him or not forms the rest of the story.

Jo excels as the deaf and dumb Archana. Many might not agree to this but I think it’s her best role so far and this is due to her simple portrayal of the character. She looks extremely ravishing in the purple dress in the first song. Prithvi has got all the characteristics of making it big in tinsel town. He is able to create an impression even with a veteran like Prakash Raj constantly sharing the screen space with him. His deft selection of characters (be it the love struck Karthik or the evil businessman in “Kana Kanden”) itself shows his profound desire to carve a niche for himself in South Indian movies. What can I say of Prakash Raj. In a nutshell I think that he is the most versatile actor next to Sivaji and Kamal. I have never seen him in such a light and comical role before and the way he does it with panache truly amazes me. Swarnamalya, far from being irritating (as in Kalaka povuthu yaaru), adds more sheen to the proceedings.

The biggest achievement of Radhamohan is that each of his characters has the equal amount of significance. No one dominates the other. Even the other smaller characters, like the deluded professor who stills dwells in the year 1984, the fussy secretary, his wife, Archana’s grandmother, have been brought out well. Music too goes along with the film. The best is the mellifluous “Kaatril” which you can go on hearing for ages.

So guys if any one of you plans to watch this movie please do inform me as iam game for a second time.