Snehithudu Movie Review

Movie Review : Snehithudu Rating : 3 / 5  Banner : Gemini Film Circuit Cast : Vijay, Jeeva, Sriram, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyaraj and OthersMusic : Harris JayarajCinematography : Manoj ParamahamsaEditing : Anthony Producer: Raju Easwaran, Dil Raju Director : Shankar Released Date : January 26, 2012

Story: A remake tale, the story begins with two friends Venkat (sriram) and Nikhil (jiiva) who set off on the search for their missing friend Pani (vijay). A flashback takes them back to their college days when Pani joins Venkat and Nikhil and in no time all become thick friends. While the college head Virupaksha Sundaram (sathyaraj) alias Virus believes strongly in making students as bookworms, Pani believes in pursuing his own passion and understand the essence. Meanwhile, he also manages to charm Riya (ileana), daughter of Virus. Whether Venkat and Nikhil are successful in locating Pani or not forms the rest of the story.   Presentation: The director has come up with a remake storyline and while the presentation was good, the narrative was refreshing. The dialogues were charged up, the script was written with value and screenplay was prompt. Background score was good and three songs were there for listening. Cinematography was worthy. Editing was regular. Costumes were trendy and stylish while the art department was suiting the moods. Vijay has come up with an unassuming performance and steals the show. Ileana was sexy and gives the required glamour dose. Srikanth fits the bill and does his bit while Jiiva was another competent performer. Sathyaraj displays shades of Boman Irani in a big way. Sathyan was there for the laughs. S J Suryah, Anuya Bhagavath made their presence felt. Conclusion: The film happens to be the remake of the Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’ and the dubbed version of the Tamil film Nanban. Despite its familiarity, there is a freshness in the treatment of the script. While the first half goes about in the light hearted manner, it is the second half that gets emotional and with the required sentiment. Of course, those who have seen the original may not find anything different but this sure live up to the expectations of the remake. Though there is not much to talk about nativity, the box office looks promising for average to above average collections.  verdict: Can be watched once