Krishnan Jayaraj makes an impressive debut with Sonna Puriyaadhu.
Siva is a dubbing artiste, who lends his voice for Tamil versions of Hollywood blockbusters and Discovery Channel programmes. A fun loving guy who enjoys his daily quota of booze, Siva dreams of the day he will buy his Volkswagen, his real first love. But when it comes to matters of the heart, he is not serious. Nor does he believe in marriage. Every time his single mother broaches the subject, Siva evades it, until one day she emotionally blackmails him into agreeing to a traditional marriage. So he meets Anjali in the traditional girl-boy seeing ceremony. Anjali, a host for a spiritual channel, is just the kind every Tamil mother wants for her son: demure, God-fearing, vegetarian and conservative, a contrast to Siva. And, before Siva is given a chance to think for himself, his mother has approved of Anjali and their marriage is fixed.
Not one to give in, Siva plots on breaking this alliance. Does Siva get hitched to Anjali finally? Go and watch Sonna Puriyaadhu.
Jayaraj’s film does not pretend to be anything but an enjoyable entertainment movie. Siva as Siva keeps you chuckling with his lines that he delivers with a straight face. Like his earlier film, Tamil Padam, some scenes are a spoof on Tamil films. The dubbing scenes are hilarious.
Vasundhara Kashyap as Anjali comes out with an impressive performance. You will love Siva’s Facebook-addicted grandma, who is inseparable from her iPad. Meera Krishnan as Siva’s mother brings out her character well too.
Unpredictable and funny without resorting to toilet humour, Sonna Puriyaadhu, will keep your mundane worries at bay for a while.
