Memu Review
Story:
Naina (Vaishnavi) and Naveen (Nishesh) are troublesome kids and their respective parents face lot of problems with them as the schools get rid of them due to their mischievious behaviour. Later they are also put to hostel but of no use. But biggest shock for the parents await when the go missing from their apartments. They are later found with Dr. Ramanadhan (Surya) and his wife Padma (Amala Paul). What happens next in their lives forms the rest of the story.
Performances:
Memu is one of such films where the performances have all gone well. Suriya and Amala Paul’s roles were more like extended cameos and they have managed them very well with their subtle performances. The kids have done well. Bindu Madhavi and Vidya made their presence felt as worried mothers. Ramdoss is convincing as a person with kleptomnia disease. Karthik Kumar is also good as well. Others are fine.
Technical Performances:
Memu deals with the problems of children due to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and is very much inspired from Bollywood blockbuster, Taare Zameen Par. However the director Pandiraj in a bid to mask the inspiration tries different things and in the process, he missed the chance to put his case strongly on the chosen subject. More over the film is made like a documentary which goes preachy. Adding to that there is no predictability or entertaining elements which bore the audience. Amol Corelli’s music is okay, the first song will impress the children very much. The Back ground score is also good as well. Camera work reflects the mood of the film while Editing is disappointing second half. Production Values are appropriate.
Plus Points:
1. Intent
2. Suriya and Amala Paul’s Cameo
3. First half and the climax.
Minus Points:
1. Bad Second half
2. Too much of lag
3. Predictable narration
4. Failed direction
Final Say:
A message oriented film can not be preachy all the time. The director have to sugar coat with at least some commercial elements, so that the audience will find patience to sit through the film. But Pandiraj failed to do that for Memu. It can be a one time watch given its honest intent and good message.
