Naan Sirithal

Naan Sirithal (transl.When I laugh) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Raana in his directorial debut.[1][2] Following the success of Meesaya Murukku and Natpe Thunai, Sundar C co-produced Aadhi's third film and it became a hat-trick hit. Hiphop Tamizha and Iswarya Menon and K. S. Ravikumar is playing a villain role, while Badava Gopi and Eruma Saani Vijay are playing supporting roles. It is a feature film version of Raana's own short film Keka Beka Keka Beka.[3] The film released on 14 February.[4]

Naan Sirithal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaana
Produced bySundar C.
Written byRaana
Based onKeka Beka Keka Beka
StarringHiphop Tamizha Aadhi
Iswarya Menon
K. S. Ravikumar
Narrated byRaana
Music byHiphop Tamizha
CinematographyVanchinathan
Edited bySreejith Sarang
Production
company
Distributed byRock Fort Entertainment
Release date
  • 14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The film opens with an interview given by Thyagu (Eruma Saani Vijay), Gopi (Badava Gopi) and Gandhi (Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi). Gandhi then starts to tell the story of his life. He is a happy go lucky man who works in the IT. He is in love with his office colleague Ankitha (Iswarya Menon). Due to unfortunate circumstances at his workplace, he is told to clear his failed exams in Engineering, or else he would lose his job. Ankitha also pressurizes him to study well and pass the exam, yet he is unable to study properly and enters the exam hall. Seeing the question paper and getting insulted by his friend (Lallu) and an examiner (Satheesh) which contains out of syllabus questions, all the stress from various parts of his life gets accumulated and Gandhi starts to laugh uncontrollably in the exam hall. This is when his laughing problem begins. This condition is called as 'Pseudobulbar affect', for which he faces trouble in various places and even Ankitha breaks up with him, so he consults a psychiatrist, Veerabadhran (Pandiarajan). He is not allowed to tell about this to anyone as he has tied a sacred talisman which will help him solve his problems. Meanwhile, Gandhi's close friend Dilli Babu (Yogi Babu) is heartbroken because his girlfriend, Priya (Maria Juliana) is marrying someone else and tells them that he plans to commit suicide. So Gandhi and his friends go in search of him.

Meanwhile, there is also a dreaded gangster in the town named Dilli Babu (K. S. Ravikumar) who has Minister Thangadurai's secret hard drive for safekeeping. Sakaradas (Ravi Mariya) is Dilli Babu's arch-nemesis. Hence, he sends his henchmen Nelson (Sha Ra) and Manikkam (Ramdoss) to kill Dilli Babu on his birthday party and steal the hard drive. Gandhi and his friends book Ola Cabs to file a missing-person complaint on their friend Dilli Babu; Nelson and Manikkam also arrange for a car to go to the gangster Dilli Babu's birthday party. In a sheer twist of coincidence, both the cars are at the same pick-up location, in the same colour with the same OTP code. Gandhi and his friends get in the wrong car to Dilli Babu's birthday party. Nelson and Manikkam end up in the police station with all their weapons causing suspicion.

Dilli Babu is aware of Sakaradas's plan of killing him and assumes Gandhi and his friends to be the henchmen sent by Sakaradas. Things spiral out of control when Dilli Babu starts beating Gandhi up and prepares to kill him. Suddenly, in fear and pain, Gandhi starts laughing uncontrollably, even after Dilli Babu beats him black and blue. Dilli Babu is enraged at this and all the henchmen mock at his inability to control an ordinary looking guy like Gandhi. Soon, the policemen arrive and arrest Dilli Babu and he vows to teach Gandhi a lesson.

Sakaradas is grateful to Gandhi for his displays of bravado right on his rival's face aiding in his arrest and supports & protects him. He also unwittingly reunites Gandhi with Ankitha and her parents agree for their wedding. Meanwhile, Gandhi and his friends try to find the missing friend Dilli Babu and eventually get to know that he is trying to commit suicide at the venue of his girlfriend's wedding. They rush to the venue and hilarious events ensue as the gangster Dilli Babu also arrives there with his men to kill Gandhi and Sakaradas who has been helping him. Finally, Gandhi is able to save his friend from committing suicide and the gangster Dilli Babu also realizes that Gandhi is not actually brave but only has a disorder that makes him laugh at the most inconvenient of situations. He lets Gandhi go and also hands over the hard drive containing the secrets to Gandhi hoping he will make a change in the society. Back in the present, Gandhi explains to the interviewer (Archana Chandhoke) that he overcame his problems by putting on a mask and pretending to be fine amidst all the problems, indirectly citing that this is actually how people all over the world are leading their lives.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in July 2019, and lasted until 4 December 2019.[5] Hiphop Tamizha Adhi and Sundar C. joined for the third time.

Soundtrack

Naan Sirithal
Soundtrack album by
Released26 December 2019
GenreSingle
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
ProducerHiphop Tamizha
Hiphop Tamizha chronology
Action
(2019)
Naan Sirithal
(2020)
A1 Express
(2020)

The background score and soundtrack was composed by Hiphop Tamizha, with lyrics written by Hiphop Tamizha, Kabilan Vairamuthu and Arivu. The first single of the film, "Break Up Song" was released on 7 December 2019.[6] The second single track "Dhom Dhom" was released on 21 December 2019. The third single track "Ajukku Gumukku" was released on 11 January 2020. The fourth single "Happy Birthday" was released on 25 January 2020.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."BreakUp Song"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha2:49
2."Dhom Dhom"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha, Sanjith Hegde3:01
3."Ajukku Gumukku"Kabilan VairamuthuHiphop Tamizha3:25
4."Happy Birthday"Hiphop Tamizha, ArivuDiwakar, Ka Ka Balachander3:06
5."Keka Beka"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha, Rajan Chelliah3:14
6."Naan Siricha"Hiphop TamizhaKaushik Krish, Gana Vinoth1:51
Total length:17:26

Release

The film was released on 14 February 2020.[7]

Critical reception

Behindwoods rated 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "Naan Sirithal is a watchable entertainer with some good moments of laughter".[8]IndiaGlitz rated 2.3 out of 5 stars stating "Go for this one if you are a fan of Hip Hop Aadhi and a few laughs here and there".[9]The Times of India rated 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "Most of the comedy scenes fall flat and you don't get enough reasons to empathise with the protagonist's condition".[10]Sify rated 3 out of 5 stars stating "Naan Sirithal might appeal to youth audiences seeking time-pass entertainment".[11]The Hindu stated "In the hands of a wise head, this script held the potential to be developed into an epic, Ray Cooney style, comedy-of-errors."[12]Firstpost rated 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "On the whole, it is just a passable Aadhi film, which could have been better. The entertainment elements are there but there is a lack of a cohesive story to package them".[13]The New Indian Express stated "If someone needed a primer on all things 'trending' in the past few years, then Naan Sirithal would be a good choice".[14]

References

  1. "Music composer-turned-actor Adhithya's next film titled Naan Sirithaal, see first look poster here - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Hip Hop Aadhi dubs for 'Naan Sirithal' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "NaanSirithal is closed to my heart Director Raana". Thirdeye Cinemas (in Tamil). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. "Hiphop Tamizha's tweet about his next movie Naan Sirithaal". Twitter/HiphopTamizha. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. "Shooting of Hip-hop Aadhi's Naan Sirithal completed - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. Subramanian, Anupama (10 December 2019). "Hip Hop Aadhi launches break up song". Deccan Chronicle.
  7. "Hiphop Tamizha's tweet for trailer & release date of Naan Sirithal". Twitter/HiphopTamizha. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. "NAAN SIRITHAAL MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. "Naan Sirithal Review". IndiaGlitz. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. "Naan Sirithal". The Times of India. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  11. "Naan Sirithal review: Average comedy entertainer". Sify. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. "'Naan Sirithal' movie review: Funny... in bits and pieces". The Hindu. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  13. "Naan Sirithal movie review: Hiphop Tamizha's film has simple, sweet messaging but a wafer-thin plot". Firstpost. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  14. "'Naan Sirithal' review: Hip Hop Aadhi laughs a lot, we don't". The New Indian Express. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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