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It is the season of remixes and it’s not
surprising that Sharathkumar opted for a
safe bet. Besides, given the storyline of
this hit Malayalam family-oriented-political
entertainer, it’s easy to identify
Sharathkumar’s penchant for the plot at a
time when he has just launched his own
political party marking his entry into Tamil
Nadu politics.
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Namnaadu follows the life of an
aspiring young man, played by
Sharathkumar, who is part of a
famous political family. Sharath
finds himself at odds with his own
family members, many of who happen
to be successful politicians holding
high positions in the government,
when they throw the welfare of
people out of the window for their
own benefit and indulge in pillaging
people’s money.
Evidently, Sharath walks out of his
family and contests independently in
the elections. He challenges the
likes of his family and wins the
election and eventually it becomes
crucial for the government to seek
his help to prevent a hung assembly.
Sharath demands for the coveted
Internal Affairs ministry and was
conferred with it.
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The rest of the events in the plot - with a
little too many holes - as to what Sharath
does with his newfound job as the Internal
Affairs Minister and how he solves the
conundrum involved in his sister’s wedding,
are pretty predictable. Namnaadu’s plot is
also strewn with the customary family
sentiments ranging from a mother’s love
towards the waywardly Sharath, the poignant
love affair of his sister and his ordeal of
a love affair with an ordinary teacher.
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Sharath has evidently wanted this
movie to be a platform to announce
his arrival in the political arena.
The dialogues are interspersed with
references from the contemporary
political scene and Sharath tends to
convey that his part in real life
politics would be similar to that of
his role in Namnaadu. Sharath’s fans
are sure to be delighted at the
outcome and to add to the amusement,
the director has added a couple of
brilliantly choreographed stunt
scenes – obviously not to disappoint
the typical Sharath fan.
Karthika’s debut performance is
unremarkable and one can’t help but
think that she be better off in
Malayalam movies. Adding to the
affliction is the girl who plays
Sharath’s sister.
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She could just not get her expressions right
and subjects herself and the viewers to
interminable sufferance. Rajkapur’s flicker
of a role provides momentary relief from the
otherwise political-turmoil-ridden plot.
Charanraj, Nasser, Manivannan, and Ramesh
Kannan are part of Namnaadu too.
There has obviously not been any
significance whatsoever paid towards the
music that is palpable from the songs.
Srikanth Deva did not seem to have any
reservations in lifting notes from his
father’s songs. For the ‘Kadhal Endra’
song’s notes are blatantly lifted from
Deva’s ‘O Nenje Nenje’ – a song from the
movie Mugavari.
Editing fastens the pace of the movie and
the camera complements the direction.
Director Suresh did a fairly well job in
regionalizing the Malayalam movie. For the
original version is a blend of comedy and
social issues.
Verdict - If you are a
Sharath fan, totally
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