By Chennai Arun
Engeyum Eppodhum is a new Tamil film that hit the screens the other day.
Directed by M.Saravanan, previously an assistant to the thieving swine aka A.R.Murugadoss and jointly produced by the Thiruttu LaKaBa (thieving wine) and Fox Star Studios, Engeyyum Eppodhum stars Jai, Anjali, Ananya and Sarvanand.
Sathya has composed the music.
Not a Romantic Comedy
First, Engeyum Eppodhum is strictly speaking not a romantic comedy.
Though it has a gentle dose of healthy, realistic humor (not seen generally in Tamil cinema), it remains largely a dramatic film.
As a film, Engeyum Eppodhum cannot be slotted in any particular genre. But if you guys insist on pigeonholing the film into a genre we’ll slot it under romance-drama.
Second, you do not have the cliched Kollywood formula of villains, fights and those tiresome chases with Aruval (sickle) in hand.
The path of romance for the love birds runs smooth and clean here.
No clash of egos, no fight between the leads etc.
This being an Indian film, of course, there are duets. And they are shot on the streets of Chennai and Trichy.
No foreign locations for the songs and no itemesque pelvis thrusting, derriere shaking, boobs jiggling vigorous dances. Continue reading »
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