| Starring: |
Ravi Krishna, Sharvanand, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Tejashree, Nasser, Ilavarasu |
Direction: |
Ilankannan |
| Music: |
Mani sharma, E.S.Murthy, Vidyasagar |
Production: |
Raj Television Network |
Kadhalna Summa Illa, Raj TV's first production
venture, has come as a fresh breeze amidst a lot of blood and noise that
dominate the Tamil screen. The remake of Telugu super hit movie Gamyam has
engrossing story revolving around the travel of the protagonist in search of
his lover. The storyline and the treatment make the movie worth a watch.

The film looks different though a major part of the original has been
retained while scenes featuring Ravi Krishna who replaces Allari Naresh and
a few comedy artists have been incorporated to make it look like a straight
Tamil film!
The whole movie is all about a rich guy, who has been a spoilt brat, goes
on a motorcycle road trip in search of his girl. The script shows how this
trip changes his life and helps him discovering himself.
Abhiram (Sharwanand), the only son of a business tycoon (Nassar), loves
to party and enjoy with his rich friends. One day he meets Dr Janaki (Kamalinee
Mukherjee), a Good Samaritan who believes in making her life meaningful by
serving the mankind. Though he could not identify with her social concern,
he couldn't help falling for her.
The girl is not ready to accept his love saying that they belong to two
different worlds. And she parts ways with him to pursue her life on her
terms.
Abhiram is shattered and determined to find her. He takes his state of
the art motorcycle and goes on a road trip in search of her. The travel
gives him various kinds of experiences, which in turn triggers a change in
his attitude towards life. He gets a co passenger, a petty thief Vetrivel
(Ravi Krishna), with whom he goes ahead. He experiences various things which
in his normal life would never have occurred.
The rest of the movie shows how the trip changes his attitude towards
life.
Director Ilankannan should be lauded for the realistic way he has
portrayed the travel though out the movie. He managed to mix up adequate
dosage of comedy without disturbing the main thread of the movie. The
services of Ghanja Karuppu, M.S. Bhaskar, and the loud mouthed but lovable
Ravi Krishna, have made the fare engaging.
Sharwanand has ably portrayed his character without getting overboard.
Ravi Krishna has accepted to play the second fiddle and leaves a mark.
Kamalinee looks pleasant and exudes maturity in acting. M.S Bhaskar,
Ilavarasu and Kanja Karupu have done their respective roles effectively.
All songs sound good but since they are rehashed from some Telugu albums,
the originality factor is missing.
The movie has its flaws. It tends to deviate with every passing incident.
The transformation angle fails to excite the audience after a point. Despite
these shortcomings, one can easily say that this one is refreshingly
different from the lot.
Verdict: The movie with a purpose impresses to a large
extent.