Mozhi

Directed by : Radha Mohan.
Music By: Vidhyasagar.
- Feb, 2007.

One of greatest movies I have seen after a really long time. And once, any normal person watching the movie realizes that a movie where not so much effort is been put into the movie by individual effort can still make an amazing piece. Let it be the usually overacting PrakashRaj (Vijay), or usually not so great Swarnamalya (Sheela), or Jyothika (Archana) (though recently her acting has been really brilliant). Each playing a subtle role for once. And even the small players like the professor (a character) and the apartment manager play a important role in holding the movie together.
Prithwiraj (Karthik) plays his role like wearing a pair of trousers (i meant as casual as that). Though I must say; on one or two situations he overacts and it strays a little away from what is needed. Come on no man is so perfect. -- In the scene where the Professor barges in with the situation of Indira Gandhi being shot when Karthik is like pleading to Archana, I mean any normal human would make a face and get angry and not that he is totally passive person as well cause, in this other scene after a few roles, in the restaurant after his proposal with Archana and all, he shouts on top of his voice and with lots of anger in it. Its really contradictory.
Well anyways. The story line is very very simple. A nice romantic comedy to start of with and then maintains the comedy part a little towards the later end thanks to Prakash raj. Prakash Raj for all his acclaimed acting abilities hadn't done much justice to his acting recently. But this movie should be an eye-opener not only to film critics but also to him. He should start realizing that acting is not about shouting and making weird faces. Hats off to him for this role.
Swarnamalya can take a few things from this movie back home, I might say. Not many supporting actresses in Tamil industry do a good role. But Swanamalya fit in perfectly and does an amazing job.
Jyothika as Archana, played her part with panache, carrying it to the end. No way faltering it in the end as one might expect. The part where she appreciates music by her eye coordination and feeling the vibrations may be a little over exaggerated but hell I am not a non-biased judge for that am I.
All said and done, you don't see a movie like this one coming by every year. I hadn't watched this movie till recently. Not until my Mom (a little about her,,, firstly she never watches movies, even more she never says any movie is worth watching ever, I mean EVER) said this movie was great. That sums it up, doesn't it?
Finally, something that puts all of these factors together is the music, not heavy at any point. I mean - I don't get to blast my eardrums out for once, the music in itself is poetry. And yes, they use tamil in the songs; FINALLY .. he he. Even the background score is subtle and melodious... no head banging music. SPB sings a song in quite a while and as ever his voice is as smooth.
When you get a chance, a must watch movie according to me.


Rating: 8.5/10.