Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (IdhAaBa) is a quirky ‘hyperlink format’ movie, where a set of characters are connected by alcohol. A local romeo who is madly in love with his neighborhood girl and a young marketing guy who is caught between his ‘Poochandi’ boss and ‘Azhagana Rakshasi’ girlfriend form the core cast of IdhAaBa. Throw in a couple of thugs, a faithful friend, a comic Annachi don + sidekicks, some helpless parents, and you have the ingredients for an interesting film.
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Language:
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Tamil
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Running Time:
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142 mins
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Rating:
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U
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Release date:
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2 October 2013
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Directed by:
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Gokul
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Produced by:
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V. S. Rajkumar
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Written by:
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Gokul
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Starring:
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Vijay Sethupathi
Ashwin Kakumanu
Swati Reddy
Nandita
Pasupathy
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Music by:
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Siddarth Vippin
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Shot by:
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Mahesh Muthuswamy
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Editing by:
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Leo John Paul
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Distributed by:
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JSK Film Corporation
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What’s Hot
- Director Gokul has made iDhaaba as a full-length comedy entertainer with hilarious dialogues, boisterous situations, madcap characters and a very subtle message about the perils of alcohol, without ever getting preachy.
- Vijay Sethupathi’s terrific show as the over-the-top Sumaar Moonji Kumaru (SMK) makes you think that there are not many actors who can perform his role in this film. He rules the climax parts and is turning out to be the new darling of the masses with his endearing boy-next-door characters, choice of roles and his skills as a performer.
- Handsome Ashwin Kakumanu finally gets a substantial role as Bala and he has performed well. Swati and Nandita, who have miniscule roles as the lead ladies, perform adequately. Nandita might be known as Kumudha henceforth, as such is the connect that her realistic character makes, thanks to the mad love that SMK has for her.
- Memorable performances by all the little known actors who play the characters such as Romba Sumaar Moonji Kumaru (RMSK) and Sound Shankar (Robo Shankar). Sesaoned perfomers like Pasupathy, M.S.Bhaskar, Soori, Naan Kadavul Rajendran, Livingston show their mettle inspite of playing supporting roles with limited screen time.
- The highly catchy dialogues such as RSMK’s “Friendu, Love Matteru, Feel Pantaapula, Half Saapta Cool Aiduvaapula” and SMK’s “Kumudha Happy” will resonate with you long after the movie ends. The slapstick moments such as Soori’s “Ss .. Ss … Sssss”, Rajendran’s ‘Aaromale’ rendition, Pasupathy’s diabetes trouble, lamentations of the parents (Raja & Livingston) are enjoyable as well. Credits to director Gokul for scripting such memorable moments.
- Composer Siddharth Vipin has not only delivered two really enjoyable ‘kuthu’ numbers but has also played a little cameo role as Kumudha’s nerdy friend who experiences SMK’s ‘local’ treatment. Both ‘Prayer Song’ and ‘En Veetula’ have been choreographed in a really vibrant and energetic manner.
What’s Not
- The movie has moments which will bore you and make you restless as it isn’t possible to connect with all the laughs which keep coming at regular intervals.
- The format of the movie vaguely resembles movies such as Vaanam, Va Quarter Cutting and Madhubana Kadai which is a downer.
- The song that features Swathi & Ashwin, though well-shot, is poorly placed and it induces a lot of yawns from the audience.
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