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It is
a hilarious comedy, enjoyable throughout its run. This time
Kamal Hassan is joined by a set of four artistes playing his
friends, constituting this funny title. It is the 'tantram'
of these five people to tide over the problems they create
for themselves. The humour is both situational and dialogue
oriented, subtle in expression. Vennelakanti takes credit
for transliterating well, the lines from the Tamil original
to suit the lip movement, retaining the punch. It is more
a situational comedy, with these friends, working in different
places, coming together and getting into problems, from where
it becomes difficult for them to wriggle out.
The central
character is Ram (Kamal Hassan), a pilot, who fails in love
with Mythili (Simran) and marries her. But what happens after
this young man and his friends move to places, leaving their
wives back at home, forms the major part back at home, forms
the major part of the show. But Mythili notices him at 'suspicious'
places.
The explanation
he gives to his life to save his skin raises more questions
and compounds his problems. All the four friends are with
him like 'one for five and five for one'. Thus it is a chain
of comedy of errors.
The last
girl Ram comes into contact is a call girl Maggie (Ramya Krishna).
But to the horror of all the friends, she's found dead in
a pool of blood. And the finger of suspicion is pointed towards
Ram.
Maggie's
involvement with a crime ring comes into focus here and the
rest of the drama brings in more queer characters only to
kick up the intensity of humour further.
The roles
of the curious wives of these friends also become source for
good humour. And all these couples belong to different language
groups. What Ram does to save himself while saving his friends
is what forms the equally hilarious climax. Worth watching.
Though
Kamal plays the central figure of the drama, the interesting
element is that all the friends and their wives get equal
share in keeping the audience rolling in laughter. There is
a dance number featuring Ramya Krishna and Simran, which his
delightful. There is no dull moment for those who wish to
enjoy slapstick.
K.S.
Ravikumar deserves credit, for playing up so many characters
at one time and giving them right dialogue. Music is quite
measured and interesting, maintaining the role of the film.
courtesy:
The Hindu
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