Review: Geminiganeshanum Surilirajanum

Film: Geminiganeshanum Surilirajanum

Director: Odam Ilavarasu

Cast: Atharvaa, Regina Cassandra, Soori, Lavanya, Pranitha, Aaditi Pohankar, Mayilsamy and Naan Kadavul Rajendran

Music: D Imman

Cinematography:M Sree Saravanan

Geminiganeshanum Surilirajanum is a light-hearted breezy entertainer that revolves around the hero, Geminiganeshan (Atharvaa Murali), who likes to fall in love but does not like to get married.

The film begins with Geminiganeshan looking to invite all his former girlfriends to his wedding. He seeks the help of Surilirajan (Soori) in tracking down Lavanya (Regina Cassandra) his first lover and thus begins their journey together.

While they search for her, Gemini begins to give details of his past and we get to know that he has been a playboy who has been in love with seven other people as well.

The film has a wafer-thin story line and there isn’t much to relish there. But then, some of the comedy sequences and the songs keep you entertained.

In terms of individual performances, Atharvaa does a fantastic job. He showcases a side to his acting that the world has so far not witnessed. Cool, casual and completely at ease, Atharvaa has no problems transforming himself into the Casanova who can make girls go weak in their knees. Also, he seems to have deliberately adopted an unusual way of delivering dialogues in this film, which is bound to get noticed by audiences.

Regina Cassandra delivers yet another neat performance in this film as Lavanya. Her character is quite difficult to portray as the sequences her character appears in often turn from being comical to romantic in nature. However, Regina seems to have had no problems playing the part. The lady is the queen of expressions. She has an expression for every sentiment or emotion that needs to be portrayed and is absolutely certain of the extent she needs to use them, always careful not to overdo anything. The portions between Geminiganesan and Lavanya are the most enjoyable in the film.

The third best performance comes from Pranitha Subhash, who plays the role of Priya, one of the many lovers of Geminiganesan. With her expressive eyes, Pranitha portrays the dilemma of a dutiful wife, who is struggling to get over her love for her ex.

One of Tamil cinema’s finest comedians, Mayilsamy, plays the role of Udhagai Ulaganathan, Priya’s father. It is a cakewalk for him as he effortlessly steals the show in the few scenes that he appears in.

Music director Imman is at his mesmerising best with his lilting melodies in this film. The songs he has scored for this film, in a way, grow on you and tempt you to keep playing them on a repeat mode. However, some of the dance sequences choreographed for the film are unbearable to watch. The costumes, in particular, are terrible.

Comedian Soori as Surilirajan fails to click yet again. He seems to have overdone his part on several occasions in the film and his loud way of delivering dialogues doesn’t help the situation. The comedy appears to be forced on many occasions and in some places, there is absolutely no humour at all.

On the whole, director Ilavarasu’s film is meant for those who are looking to have a good laugh and nothing else.