Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma Movie Review: The title ‘Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma’ (taken from the popular dialogue from Mani Ratnam’s Thalapathi) sounds melodramatic, and hence, there are chances that one may assume the film to be one loaded with ample emotions and preachy dialogues on relationships. However, the movie, which is about the friendship between three youngsters, is devoid of forced sentiments, and has decent humor elements to keep the audience engaged. But that doesn’t mean it is completely entertaining as well.
The movie starts with a narration of how Siva (Kavin), Raju (Raju) and Mani (Arunraja Kamaraj) become friends since their childhood. After failing to make it big in academics, they start a business when they are in their late 20s. Like many films, the entry of a girl in their lives changes the equation between them. They fight amongst each other and announce that the long friendship is over, but luckily all these sequences have a tinge of humour which makes them a decent watch. Who will Shruti (Remya Nambeesan) choose between Siva and Raju forms the rest of the story.
The story of NET is weak, and ends up being the newest addition to the infamous list of Indru Poi Naalai Vaa rehashes. Similar to the Bhagyaraj film, the female lead has nothing much to do here. Shiva Anand perhaps wanted to make Remya Nambeesan’s Shruthi, a killer mix of all Tamil heroines. He introduces her as a progressive leather jacket-clad girl, who smacks a guy in a bar for cheating on his friend. Even her family refers to her as aambala-paiyan-madhri-valarndha-ponnu. But she falls for the hero at first sight, (or should I say second sight?), tries to act cute suddenly, and shouts, “I am the happiest girl in the world,” standing on her terrace. This supposedly bold girl goes to the extent of attempting suicide when her father refuses her prince charming. Despite being fully aware that it’s a comedy and one perhaps mustn’t expect too much character consistency, it felt sad to witness a strong female character getting written so badly, and a capable actor like Remya being made to star in it.
The pillar that strongly holds the film from falling apart is the performance of the lead trio. Kavin, the famous small screen hero, proves that he can be equally convincing on the silver screen and impresses even with subtle expressions. Raju, on the other hand, gains control as the film progresses and his one-liners in the second half are sure to become a favourite in comedy channels. But on the flip side, it was quite unsettling to see Arunraja Kamaraj continue to be called names like Karuppa and Gunda, in the guise of humour.
Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma is undoubtedly packed with humour, and a lot of it indeed works. It could, however, have envisioned as an outlandish and memorable buddy comedy, but the lack of clarity in its execution and jumpy writing makes it just a disjointed compilation of comedy scenes.
