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Friday, April 26, 2024
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TAMIL ANANDA TANDAVAM
EDITOR'S PICK
The title Ananda Thaandavam means blissful dance. In the movie,
there is neither bliss nor any worthwhile dance.
Worse, it seems like a film that hit the screen two and a half decades late.
Based on an 80s` novel Pirivom Sandippom (Parting, Meeting) by the
late Tamil writer Sujatha (real name Rangarajan who wrote under his wife`s name)
serialised in a Tamil periodical, the story would have formed the basis of some
television soap with proper treatment.
Fiction serials in Tamil magazines had a suspense ending to keep its fans
interested in the next week`s episode.
Movie grammar has evolved since the 80s and therefore, the offering has few
takers.
A mild-mannered romantic youth Raghu (Sidharth) falls for a spoilt brat Madhu (Tamanna)
who flits off to the El Dorado called USA in search of greener pastures with a
richer guy Rishi in tow.
Raghu stalks his ex, manages to convince her again before bumping into another
non-resident-Indian belle with strong Hindu cultural values played by Rukmini
leading to a silly, contrived, insipid climax.
One does not understand as to why Tamanna has been featured as a mentally
deranged character while it was not inbuilt into the original story.
To compound matters, she overacts. Sidharth is as expressive as a log of wood.
Prakash`s music drags the 160-minute film and Jeeva Shankar`s dreary filming
increases the torture.
