Review of my reactions after "Naadodigal"

So, what do I really expect from a movie? I am sure contradicting myself. If you ask me what kind of movie I’d want to make or want to be associated with, I’d say “The movie which is honest”. What is a honest movie? A movie which takes its own course. The story which is dictated by the characters. And not by the Director. Definitely not by the “cast”. “Naadodigal” is one such movie. It is a honest movie, to say the least. It is the kind of movie where the Director’s part stopped when he decided the characters and the setting/environment they belonged. After that, the whole story was dictated by the characters. They decided how the story should take shape. Karna (Sasikumar) did what he wanted to. And not because the Director wanted him to.

All said and done – as an audience – when I sat in the theatre, why did I not feel good? Why was I squirming on the seats? Why was I waiting for the film to get over? Was it because I hated the movie? No. A definite No. It was because I wasn’t happy with the characters in the first place. Director Samuthrakani decided to have the characters Karna, Pandi and the third-whose name-I-forgot. If I had liked those characters, I’d have definitely liked “Naadodigal”. But It was not meant to be the case. It was simply because I wasn’t able to relate to the characters – wasn’t able to accept their beliefs and opinions, I didn’t happen to like the film that much.

But If you ask me again “What kind of movie you’d want to make or want to be associated with?”

“Naadodigal”, hands down!