Thoondil Tamil Movie
Director K.S. Adhiyaman, who had earlier directed "Priyasakhi", a family drama, has now come out a similar family entertainer with loads of suspense and twists and turns. Set in London, the story has two women; wife and past lover, with the hero caught in between like a fish getting hooked to a fishing rod.
Anjali (Sandhya) is a simple girl from Chennai. She marries Sriram (Shaam), an IT professional working in London. She settles with her husband in London and they lead a happy life. She wants to have a baby, but is not able to conceive. As she starts worrying, the couple consults a gynecologist (Revathi). Sriram learns from the doctor that his wife suffers from a medical condition which is the cause for her not being able to conceive and that she needs a woman to donate eggs to form a zygote. As a loving husband, Sriram fears that the doctor's diagnosis and advice to find a donor would come as a shock to Anjali. He keeps her hence in the dark. Soon the doctor finds a donor and her treatment helps the couple to have a baby girl.
When they settle down to normal life after the birth of the baby, the baby's biological mother Pooja (Divya Spandhana), a model of repute, enters their life. When she was an aspiring model, she had a crush on Sriram, but circumstances had not allowed Sriram to marry her and he had abandoned her on an island.
Pooja takes away the baby as an act of revenge. Sriram's efforts to get the child back end up in vain. Pooja even goes to court and proves that she is the legal mother of the baby. She adamantly holds on to the baby despite Sriram's reasoning with her that his separation from her is purely unintentional and it all just happened. Broken-hearted, Anjali and Sriram decide to leave London without the baby. Here the story takes another twist and the matter is settled in a thrilling climax.
Shaam makes a comeback after a long gap and gives a memorable performance. While Sandhya is a revelation, it is Divya Spandhana who steals the show. Shaam gives a realistic performance in both the roles, one as a lover and then as a dutiful husband. Sandhya looks too young for the role. However, she shows maturity as a woman yearning for a child and uses the mental agony that she undergoes when her husband's past lover re-emerges to strike back using the baby as a trump card. Divya Spandhana's characterization of the role of a woman spurned is admirable. She is full of fire in scenes which has shades of grey.
Vivek's comedy falls flat. To be frank, he is tedious with his jokes which have become stale.
There is nothing to rave about debutant Abhishek Ray's music. His background score does not gel.
Cinematographer Kaviyarasu literally takes the audience around London through the focus of his lens. He uses split-screen technique to enhance the impact of some the scenes. The visuals are eye-catching.
The first half of the movie is racy and the second part lacks the required momentum. Adhiyaman's deft treatment however makes the movie interesting.
