Movie Review : Meesaya Murukku 2
Jeeva ( Hip Hop Adhi) lives with dad, Siva (Baba Bhaskar) who is a single dad, and works as a bus driver. Jeeva dreams of bringing gaana music to the world.
One day he discovers that his dad is actually an artiste in his young days known as Tiger Siva(Hip Hop Adhi) who had a love marriage with his college mate ( Ramya Ranganathan) who dies tragically.
Jeeva due to a turn of events,realises his father's sacrifice and his grandfather Das ( Karunas) contribution to gaana genre. He more takes on the responsibility of running the house with odd jobs. He gives up his dream realising the reality of its being near impossible to get into film music for the ordinary man.
Does Jeeva ever achieve his dream of making it big in the music industry and bringing gaana to the world stage?
The film is a hip hop Adhi show all the way new in acting ( 3 roles), singing, as music director, writing or direction and he hits the ball out of the park. He excels in all three versions of himself and the songs are peppy and full of vibrant energy. An all rounder, Adhi proves his mettle once again, with a screenplay that focuses on gen Z by way of narrration, humor and making, but in equal measure gains the attention of older folks as well, with sentiment and emotions, involving the Siva and Das portions. His scenes with Karunas and Baba Bhasker are both light hearted and also emotional, appealing to family audiences.
Harshath Khan does a neat job as his friend while Yogi Babu is utilised well in a key role, with a modern twist to his character.
Chaitra J Achar in the older version plays a cameo but leaves her mark with a fiery performance. Ketika Sharma has a major role and she not only adeptly dances her way into the audience's hearts but also performs in equal measure, bringing an innocence and freshness to the role. The aura song filmed on her and Adhi makes for good viewing.
Ramya Ranganathan delivers a captivating performance as the dancer who left her family to embrace a, life with Siva. Ramya's act as dancer and inspiring companion is a show stealer and after Anbe Diana, Ramya impresses yet again.
Karunas and Baba Bhaskar as Adhi's older versions deliver brilliant, fun and touching performances.
The film has a sound message about believing in your dreams and proving yourself against odds. At the core, the effort of the film to bring gaana to the world stage, is commendably successful with a racy, light hearted yet emotionally touching screenplay.
However, the first half seems to meander a great deal with long stints at humor and the setting up of various characters takes up much. of the time. The second half however picks up the pace with twists, drama, action and a love story across generations, enough to keep the viewer hooked.
On the flip side, a tad too much screen time is spent bashing and mocking successful stories of the industry which gets repetitive after a while. A more tightly knit screenplay and trimming would have enhanced the effect of the film.
The music by hip hop Tamizha is a highlight of the film and the mainstay which touches on different aspects and emotions.
Overall, an emotional family drama, with ample doses of romance, family sentiment, action and fun, with a neat message, the film makes for an engaging family entertainer.
Rating 3.5/5
