Just like each one of our lives, Selvaraghavan's 'Mayakkam Enna' has its own moments. It has its own slow and sweet way of growing into the viewer's thoughts and mind. It is no doubt an off beat flick. Please do not expect it to be a love story.
Sticking to the age old idiom - "Behind every successful man, there is a woman" and with Selva's classic narrative style topped with Dhanush's acting skills is Mayakkam Enna for you.
Richa Gangopadhyay would never in the rarest of imaginations would have thought of getting such a break. She had a upcoming legendary director and his National award winning brother as the co-star and on the contrary, when one wouldn't expect any role of hers, she stands tall, over performing every other character in the movie.
Dhanush plays a struggling photgrapher who finds it hard to get a break. The story is about how he shapes up his career.
G.V. Prakash's background music sure has got the class. Every frame is musical. You laugh when they laugh and you cry when they do so. That is what every cinema needs.
Cinematographer Ramji's breathtaking visuals are the key to Mayakkam Enna's success. Though, acting is what makes you love it, it is the camera which has to capture the emotions properly or else the work is undone.
Spearheading all these, Selvaraghavan's brilliant narrative, sluggish screenplay and awesome direction makes Mayakkam Enna 'click' with an bright white flash that you are taken to a different world where you start to worship the legend.
The first half is magical and when 'Intermission' pops out on the screen, you say 'Shit! I want more'. Just 10-15 minutes into the second half is when things go haywire. You start abusing. And just when you frustration level reaches its peak, Selva brings you back to his world - the land of magic.
You start to wonder - Is this the same guy who bored us with Aayirathil Oruvan? Although Aayirathil Oruvan was one brave attempt at 'different' cinema, it seriously was a waste of time.
Ever since 'Pudhupettai' - which can be rightly called as Selva's tribute to Godfather and Nayagan, I always knew he had the 'thing' in him. He could weave magic on screen and with Mayakkam Enna, he proves me right.
"Pain is the only thing that changes a man" - Anonymous
Watch Mayakkam Enna to get mesmerized. This is where Tamil Cinema still lives. Tamil Cinema is not just commercial cinema, when you have the likes of such directors, we carve a name for ourselves in this world.
Rating: 4/5
Mayakkam Enna - Perfecto!
