I
usually write on movies only that I watched in theatre, but Nerungi Vaa
Muthamidathe (which means “come close, do not kiss”) is a 2014 road movie in
Tamil that I watched last weekend in a Tamil channel. I was looking forward to
watch this movie as downloaded, but glad I come to know the movie being relayed
2 hours early to watch and it was interesting and gives a new experience.
The
actress-turned-director, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan - who's popular with her mother characters, has written the story (that
based on a road journey and background as petrol/diesel crisis) and screenplay
in a novel way i.e. each character has been depicted in brief, that encounters along
the journey, makes it more interesting watch. The movie drove from three
different paths/situations has intertwined so well, leading all the way towards
ending, the ride has been kept at thrill with anticipation of what come next.
Chandru is
a lorry driver, although he the son of a petrol bunk owner, he choose his life
to be like that and who drive trucks and Lorries for thrill, decides to smuggle
2000 litre of diesel for the same amidst fuel crisis. On the other hand, a
runaway couple joins him for life whose love has been opposed by the relatives
for being different religion/caste and a girl from wealthy family, going
through distress and misunderstanding with her mother for not telling who he
father is. But once understand her father as an injustice to her mom, the girl tries
to reach her and fall into accident.
At one
phase and in unexpected situations, all boards the lorry to get down at their
destination and how Chandru comes out of the crises for smuggling diesel that
could sentence him at national level. The movie settles for a light-hearted
entertainment and taking a serious issue in hand, where the price and demand
for petrol/diesel has been at rise to protest, ‘Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe’ has utilised
it well and also got closer but didn’t strike a chord!
The new
comer Shabeer (Chandru) has a look needed for a lorry driver and also being
adamant he quite understands later. But however upright, a driver could not
drive straight forwardly. Lol! The pretty Piaa as Maya has been left with a
face of confusion and anguish almost the movie, is enough describe her mindset
and as her mother, Viji Chandrashekar, has recorded a bold statement that being
odd is nothing wrong. As a young (runaway) couple in love they represent a
familiar identity yet strongly
‘Nerungi
Vaa Muthamidathe’ is a phrase I myself have seen on a lorry back, is perhaps
the inspiration for the director and being a woman, has set a theme/trend which
is pretty new, creative and ideology to inspire other. There aren’t many songs
and also haven’t taken separate scenes for songs, which go along the subject. Although I am content with the technical
background, I wish I was watching this film in theatre to appreciate quite
overall. NVM is must watch if you want a change in watching pattern and novel
way of storytelling!
