Casting : KPY Bala, Namita Krishnamurthy, Balaji Sakthivel, Archana, Nikhila Sankar, Jeeva Subramanian, Aradhya Ritu Sara, Amudhavaanan, Manoj Prabhu, Madhan
Directed By : Sherief
Music By : Vivek–Mervin
Produced By : Adhimulam Creations – Jayi Kiran
Balaji Sakthivel, a member of a wealthy family, comes to Chennai after leaving his property and relatives to be with his beloved. He lives happily with his beloved wife. Although the couple has no heir, their love for each other has remained unchanged since the beginning of their love affair till the age of 60.
Meanwhile, in order to fulfill his beloved wife Archana’s 60th wedding wish, Balaji Sakthivel meets Bala, a man who thinks that money is the only thing in life. Bala, who runs an event design company, sees the 60th wedding of Balaji Sakthivel and Archana as a profitable event. But Balaji Sakthivel, who is not only looking at his beloved wife’s wishes but also longingly, thinks that he should somehow organize the wedding as she wished.
Balaji Sakthivel receives the money that Bala had asked for to organize the 60th wedding in a grand manner as per Archana’s wishes. Bala and Balaji Sakthivel are happy to receive the money and are happy that they are going to fulfill their wife’s wish, but due to the government announcement, their money disappears.
Balaji Sakthivel thinks that he should organize the wedding somehow by exchanging money, but at the same time, Bala, a hero who sees money exchange with profit motives, organized the 60th wedding as Balaji Sakthivel wished? Or not? ‘Gandhi Kanna’ is an attempt to tell this in a humorous and emotional way.
It is evident in every scene of the film that this is the first film for Bala, who plays the hero. Although the television Bala and the silver screen Bala have undergone physical changes, it is true that he still needs to improve in acting. He dances well, and at times he has tried to make the audience laugh with his well-timed comedy dialogues, and has tried to make the audience laugh in sentimental scenes. But, everything is just an attempt and not great. Since this is the first film, we hope that Bala’s acting skills will reach the next level in subsequent films and be appreciated.
Balaji Sakthivel, who plays the real hero of the film, attracts attention not only as a realistic actor but also as a sensitive actor. Just like the excessive love he shows for his beloved wife, his acting is also excessive in some places. In particular, the fact that he has been biting his tongue and expressing his body language in many films is a bit of a struggle.
Namitha Krishnamoorthy, who plays the heroine, has done her job flawlessly. Archana, who plays Balaji Sakthivel’s wife, has become a symbol of Kadabad and the film with her experienced performance.
Madhan, who plays the hero’s friend, Nikhila Shankar, Jeeva Subramaniam, Ritu Sara, Amuthavanan, Manoj Prabhu, who plays other roles, have strongly supported the flow of the screenplay.
Cinematographer Balaji K. Raja has presented the scenes in live locations in a grand manner. He has especially attracted attention through night scenes and temple festivals, and has also shown the characters brilliantly.
The songs in Vivek – Mervin’s music are celebratory and worth listening to again and again. The background music has accompanied the scenes vividly.
Although the director’s story and screenplay are simple, editor Sivanandeeswaran has tried to make the film as interesting and exciting as possible.
In this era when many love marriages end in divorce, Sheriff, who has written and directed, has tried to emphatically record the idea that true love is to express love and love passionately, not only in youth but also beyond the age of 60.
Although the uninteresting screenplay and visuals let the film down, director Sheriff, who has handled the film in a way that can be watched with the family, has slipped a bit in his attempt to convey the sentiment that true love is to continue not only in youth but also in old age.
