Film: Thanga Meengal
Starring: Ram,Sadhana,Shelly Kishore
Director: Ram
Producer: Gautham Menon,Reshma Ghatala
Banner: Photon Kathaas
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Story:
Kalyanasundaram [Ram] is an innocent man
and lives every breath of his daughter Chellamma. Kalyani
[Kalyanasundaram] is not so good at making money and struggles to
gratify childish wishes of his daughter, studying in a private school.
As story progresses, Kalyanasundaram faces financial constraints, who is
already being supported by his father played by Poo Ram.
Here is a twist in the tale, which leads
Kalyanasundaram part from Challamma after being humiliated by his
father. What’s the twist and why did father-daughter separate? Watch
Thanga Meengal for the rest…
Performances:
Director Ram is apt in
the role of Kalyanasundaram. Director-actor has proved his mettle as a
promising character artiste for Tamil cinema. Ram’s performance in the
sentimental scenes is one of the highlights of Thanga Meengal.
Sadhana is a perfect
pick for the role of an innocent primary school girl supported by her
purity and childishness, and flawless show by Sanjana too.
Shelly Kishore as
Chellamma’s mother delivered a convincing performance and her noteworthy
act as a dependent homemaker is good to watch. Poo Ram is at his best.
Technical Analysis:
Ram has proved his talent to be here in
Kollywood. Director, who has stepped into Tamil films with Katrathu
Tamizh, will be listed as one among the top filmmakers of the industry
after Thanga Meengal.
Director Gautham Menon, who is upbeat in
showcasing fatherhood, has generously produced Thanga Meengal under his
Photon Kathaas banner along with RS Infotainment banner.
Yuvan Shankar Raja, who has recently
released his 100th music album, has proved he is appropriate for his
title ‘young maestro’. Of all songs in Thanga Meengal, 'Aanandha
Yaazhai' track is masterpiece, which awfully portrays cycle journey of
father-daughter on a cliff.
Even though Thanga Meengal is shot in
real environments around Trichy, Arabindhu Saara’s cinematography has
brought a fresh beauty to the atmosphere with worth watching long cycle
drives amongst greeneries that has to be experienced at-least once in a
life.
Analysis:
Thanga Meengal is an ideal stitch of
father’s emotions towards his child. Ram has perfectly blended this
along with a sensitive appeal of teachers’ discrimination below to
average students in the public schools.
Ram and Sadhana have apparently carried
Thanga Meengal on their shoulders with their watertight act and are
equally supported by other cast in the film. The twist in the second
half and the climax screenplay needs a special mention.
Apart from few instances of Thanga
Meengal, overall movie is racy. Though the script is not new-fangled and
no famous casting in the film, only dialogues and taking has made them
all, shored up by Yuvan Shankar Raja’s soothing orchestration, well
supported camera and editing works helped in the upbeat of Thanga
Meengal.
Final Verdict:
A well pictured fatherhood with not so unique script but best director’s cut.