With Ganesh Chaturthi falling on Friday, this invariably meant it is a long weekend for most of us & the first thing that came to my mind was the action packed super sports weekend. This included the Manchester Test, CR7's first match since his return to ManU colours & Djokovic on the doorstep of history. Well the Test got cancelled (or rather postponed) & that's when debutant Delhi Prasad's "Tughlaq Durbar" beamed on Sun TV caught my eye. From the looks of the trailer, it seemed like a hilarious political flick. So does it manage to tickle the funny bone???
Singaravelan (Vijay Sethupathi) is the quintessential party worker who wouldn't think twice to go the extra yard to ensure that he was in the good books of his leader, Rayappan (Parthiban). The intention as is evident is to ensure that he is in front of the pack whenever his thalaiva offers gifts in the form of political deals & positions. Things seemed to move according to plan as he moved swiftly into the inner circle of Rayappan, but destiny also had its own plans.
As mentioned earlier, this is Delhi Prasad's debut venture & he has undoubtedly chosen an interesting one-liner that he himself had penned. In a way, it kinda reminded me of Jim Carrey's "Liar Liar" in a subtle way. The screenplay has let down the movie significantly since apart from the initial interest that it created, there was hardly anything worthwhile. Even the character arc of the female artists were barely developed . However, there were quite a few genuinely hilarious sequences such as the scenes between Sethupathi & Parthiban and another one with Satyaraj. As for the technical aspects, it was average at best be it Manoj Paramahamsa's visuals or Govind Vasantha's music.
Both Sethupathy & Parthiban has done a fine job and provides some of the best moments in the movie. As for the rest of the cast, Karunakaran as Vasu, Satyaraj as CM have also fone their parts aptly while both Manjima Mohan & Raashi Khanna was wasted.
Verdict: With a much more well thought out screenplay, it could have been an absolute winner. In the present state, it does manage to give us laughs but apart from that there is hardly anything that quite stands out. Even then, it wont hurt to give it a try!!!
Rating: 2/5
Regards...Ben
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