`Thillu Mullu` review: Half-hearted tribute to the original
Based on the 1981 Tamil comedy ‘Thillu Mullu’, comes the new version of the film with the same name that appears to be a half-hearted tribute to the original.
|Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013, 04:49 PM IST|Source: Bureau
Based on the 1981 Tamil comedy ‘Thillu Mullu’, comes the new version of the film with the same name that appears to be a half-hearted tribute to the original.
One of the glaring differences between the two versions is the treatment of comedy. While in the original it was sensible and funny, it is loud and commercial in the remake. Despite a few rib-tickling moments between Shiva and Prakash Raj, ‘Thillu Mullu’ suffers due to extended running time and skewed screenplay.
In search of a job to support his sister and find a groom for her, Pasupathy (Shiva) lands in the office of Shivagurunathan (Prakash Raj), chairman of a water purification company. With his obedience and piousness, Pasupathy wins over Shivagurunathan and eventually lands a job as marketing head.
Pasupathy is not the same man when he steps out of the office. He smokes, drinks and occasionally gets involved in bar brawls. When Shivagurunathan comes to learn about his original identity, Pasupathy`s job is at stake.
To save his job being terminated, he convinces his boss that he must have mistaken him with his cat-eyed twin brother, who is exactly opposite to him in behaviour - rebellious and uncivilized.
The rest of the story is all about how Pasupathy continues to fool his boss without blowing his own cover. Will Shivagurunathan ever come to know about Pasupathy`s hidden identity? This forms the climax.
Some of the best moments and lines are between Shiva and Prakash Raj in the film. Barring these moments, rest of the scenes don`t evoke laughter. In fact, it turns annoying, especially scenes involving Kovai Sarla, who seems to be getting louder with each movie.
Sequences in the original were genuinely funny and never forced you to laugh. The remake fails miserably on this front as it attempts to make every single line as witty as possible with cliched references.
Shiva and Prakash Raj shoulder the film with equal responsibility. I believe they were brilliant in their respective roles, but hardly do they get any support from the rest of the cast.
Isha Talwar, though, in her limited screen time, did her best to get noticed and I think she succeeded.
Never ending second half and extended climax bores the audience.
‘Thillu Mullu’ would have been even more enjoyable if the running time would have been shortened. Nevertheless, it was an entertaining watch.
Haricharan Pudipeddi/IANS
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