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One of the many challenges that a writer of comedy drama faces is making a cohesive plot that ties together all the jokes, so that it doesn’t end up being just one random joke after another. Probably the easiest way to do this would be to take up a concept that is inherently funny and basically the jokes write themselves. This is why I am completely amazed by the writer and director of Ninaipadhaellam Nadandhuvittal, SL Naanu, because he takes a concept that is not all that inherently funny, a grandfather restoring his sons faith in the younger generation, and manages to combine it with wit, charm and most importantly good natured humor to create a play that won me over as it progressed. Ninaipadhaellam Nadandhuvittal is basically a family comedy, as most of SL Naanu’s recent plays have been, but to its credit it has a lot of new things in store for us. While the concept itself may not be original, the execution is actually very well done. The spin that is added to the age old ...

I am not sure many reviewers or critics would agree with this statement, but as a guy who calls himself both I have to admit that I am not without inherent opinions and biases. I have strong opinions about a lot of things and this, I believe, applies to each and every single human being. We all have predispositions to certain things. I, for example, prefer Thrillers to Comedies. I prefer English movies to Tamil movies. I prefer instrumental music to music with lyrics. I think that Adele is a better singer than Beyonce and that Inception is a better film than The Dark Knight. But the kicker is that with every word I write in my reviews or analyses I strive to differentiate myself from every other person with an opinion by setting a standard that is almost universal and I make sure the standard that I set makes sure that I don’t favor my biases over what is technically a good production but it has something that doesn’t align with my views. And with that preface I would like to mov...

Something that is pretty common when it comes to entertainment of any form is that a concept ends up being more interesting than the actual final product. This is very much common in a lot of movies, novels and, focusing on the topic at hand, stage plays. It always breaks my heart when I see it happen, and I have seen it happen a lot, because most of the time the concept is so original and so beautifully intricate that you are left wondering what it could have been. Uravodu Vilayadu is not a badly executed play but the concept itself outshines the execution so much that the end product feels incomplete. Before I dive headfirst into this analysis I want to admit that I have been working on this analysis for the past week because I really want to do this play ju stice. I also want to say this, GirishAyapathy and Gowthami gave their all on stage and they were by far, along with the music by Guhaprasath and lights by “Cheta” Ravi, the most captivating aspects of the play. T...