Movie Review : DD Returns

-

The much awaited Santhanam, Surbhi starrer DD Returns hits theatres on July 28th.


Sathish ( Santhanam) is in love with Sofia ( Surbhi back in Tamil ). But due to a series of circumstances, he has to get her out of the clutches of a demonic local bigwig and gather 25 lakhs for her freedom. When he tries to do so,  due to  series of quirky events, he lands up in a haunted house and has to battle 5 ghosts on order to get back his lady love.

In the meantime, several others groups of criminals are also after him for the booty and all land up at the haunted castle. What happens next?

The film keeps you entertained for the most part. The ghosts in the castle have been given a back story of a particular game and the way the treasure of Santhanam lands up at the castle as well as the other gangs, is well tied up together, making for a plausible storyline.

With so many artists in the film from motta Rajendran to Redin Kingsley and Muniskanth and others, there is never  dull moment. Santhanam makes a superb comeback with comic timing and one liners and it's good to see him in this avatar. With Surbhi, the duo make a good screen pair. For Surbhi too its  good return to Tamil cinema.

The highlight of the movie and why the comedy works is the way Santhanam has given ample space for every artist and comedian to shine and keep the laughs coming.

Kudos to the director for a light hearted subject, with gags running fast all through,  and fun moments splashed all across the screen time. 

The sets of the castle look painstakingly put together with a lot of detailing which all adds value to the film. 

There, is no distracting romantic overload nor unnecessary stunts and the focus is on the comedy with a splatter of horror in keeping with the story.

The locations are well chosen and make for good visuals. The bgm fits well into the screenplay.

On the flip side,  some gags don't work while the Pradeep Rawat's voice is too boomimgly loud. The scenes of the child artist shooting arrows at people is disturbing and could have been avoided. There are few scenes of gore, unsuitable for kids.

Overall DD Returns is an entertaining horror comedy which keeps you engaged and the laughs coming. 



*CAST:*


N Santhanam - Sathish

Surbhi - Sofia

Masoom Sankar - Clara

Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat - Fernandes

Maran - Ravi

Kingsley - Benny

FEFSI Vijayan - Anbarasu

Motta Rajendran - Professor

Munish kanth - Bheem

Bipin - Kulanthai

Dheena - Madhi

Sethu - Pambu

Thankadurai -  Blade Babu

Rita - Granny

Manasvi - Rachael

Deepa - Malika



*CREW:*


Production : RK Entertainment

Produced by : C. Ramesh Kumar

Directed by : S. Prem Anand

DOP  : Dipak kumar Padhy

Music: ofRo

Editor : N. B. Srikanth

Art : A.R Mohan

Stunt : Hari Dinesh

Choreography : Sandy

VFX : R. Harihara Suthan (Lorven Studios)

Sound Mix : RajaKrishan

Sound Design : Sync cinema

Publicity Design : Dinesh Ashok

Costume Designer : Jasmine Joseph

PRO : Nikil Murukan

Popular posts from this blog

Movie Review : Mathimaran

-
Image
 Cast: Venkat Senguttuvan - Nedumaran Ivana - Mathi Aradhya - Prabhavathy MS Baskar - sundharam Aadukalam narein - kattabomman Bava chelladurai - karuppasamy Sudharsan Govind- Sudharsan Praveen Kumar - Chandran manickam   Crew: Director - Mantra Veerapandian  Music : Karthik Raja DOP : Parvez Editor : Sathish Suriya Banner - GS Cinema international Producers - Gs cinema international Release - Poppins studio Pro - Yuvraaj  The story revolves around the life of Nedumaran ( Venkat Senguttavan) and his twin sister Mathi ( Ivana). Their father  ( MS Bhasker) is a postman in the village.  He loves both the kids equally. Nedumaran has to face a lot of name calling and jokes due to his  height being affected by dwarfism, but somehow with the help of his twin, he gets past it, giving it back to people who make fun of him.  One day however, the family's world comes crashing down when Mathi elopes with her professor. The parents commit suicide. Left alone, Maran somehow vows to
Read more

Movie Review: Maal

-
Image
  “ Maal” Movie artist and technician list   Cast : Gajaraj as Gajaraj Asraf as Kathir Dinesh kumaran as Philips Saikarthi as Karna Gowri nandha as Yazhini Vj pappu as Gowtham Jey as Jey Technicians : Produced by Kovai film mates SHIVARAJ R SAIKARTHI cinematography & Editing - Shivaraj R Direction - Dinesh kumaran Music - PATHMAYAN SIVANANDHAM Pro - SureshSugu & DharmaDurai Tamil movie Maal, to release on Aha Tamil ott, is about ancient  idols trafficking. The film has interesting parallel tracks of several sets of characters, whose lives intermingle due to a particular Chola idol, an antique worth crores. A group wants to sell this idol and make money. They outsource the transport to another gang due to extensive police pressure, with a special task force on thier heels. But the second gang loses the idol. In the meantime, a cop finds the idol by accident and gets greedy to sell it.  But this time, a set of two youngsters manage to lay their hands on it! And in the midst of t
Read more

Music Director Vidyasagar’s son Harsha Vardhan U makes musical debut in Sibi film!

-
Image
  Actor Sibi Sathyaraj has continuously delivered excellent hits and has registered a prodigious reach in trade circles. Courtesy of his choice of unique content-driven movies and his sheer involvement: They have attributed to the success of movies among general audiences and critics. While his line-ups look so much promising, here comes the announcement of his new project. This is 20th movie of Sibi Sathyaraj. It is produced by IB Karthikeyan of Big Print Pictures and is directed by debutant Pandiyan Adhimoolam. The movie has a theme with universal content that will let audiences connect with it beyond the linguistic factors. The movie emphasizes in family emotions during first half followed by the second half involving action thriller factors with a cat and mouse game between the protagonist and antagonist. The movie has a great attraction as it marks the Music Directorial debut of Harsha Vardhan U, son of reputed music director Vidyasagar. Music director Harsha Vardhan U says, “I ha
Read more