Without objectifying women or resorting to any pedestrian antics, KLTA offers a surprisingly clean entertainer one to be enjoyed with family and friends. I was surprised, shocked even, to see such symbolism in a Tamil comedy. Yet the crowd at my screening erupted the first time he showed up and subsequently on his every appearance. There's this undeniable Comedy-Piece quality to him that's got him so many fans.
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We haven't seen Power Star in a proper movie before and we know him only from his public appearances. And that's exactly what's happening in reality. It is his first day but he is surrounded by fans cheering him on as he makes his every move. There's a brilliant scene where Power Star goes to learn dance from his master. There's a lot of self-parody that works very well. I am not sure how much of a creative control Santhanam had over this project and I also don't want to take any credit away from the film's writer, but I saw his touches even in the lines delivered by other characters. Even big star vehicles are depending on him to bring in the crowd. Starting with a television show which is now regarding as a cult classic, his journey on the big screen has been very steady. It is really heartening to see how Santhanam has grown in the industry. Dull Divya has certainly become Dhool Divya.
She looks pretty sexy and acts well enough. The girl herself, played by Vishaka, won me over. In the role of her Father, an impeccably cast Shiva Shankar who, of course, plays a dance master. On the girl's side of family, we have VTV Ganesh as a classical music singer with a history to explain his hoarse voice, Kovai Sarala as her aunt and Devadarshini as their Brahmin neighbor with a penchant for gossip. It uses a wide range of comedic actors in roles tailor-made for them. And this is why casting is one of film's many strong points. Even Power's colorful family is a value addition to the story. A star like Arya or Jiiva portraying the character of Shiva would have stolen all the attention and made KK and Power mere sidekicks, which they are not. The film works better with a new actor playing the pretty boy. When pathetic plot-less films like Oru Kal Oru Kannadi can become such huge hits, KLTA should easily manage to do better. I didn't even mind the predictability, given how plain funny the movie was. It has a dull beginning but quickly gets so much better. But it fills them with immensely funny, original sequences which open up as a neat plot. The structure is reminiscent of many older films like Devadaiyai Kanden, Boys or Bhagyaraj's Indru Poi Nalai Vaa, which has even been credited. Let me say it out loud: Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya is a howlarious laugh riot. But very rarely do we see a laugh out loud film which works invariably on all kinds of audience.
There are films which simply manage to keep the tone light enough and walk away with the Comedy tag.
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