As a kid, we all grew up watching Yash Raj Films offering us a rich exotic colorful treat on the screens. Who can forget the evergreen romantic entertainer DDLJ, Fanaa and the raciest Dhoom franchise. As the greatest banner comes down to south with its maiden venture down south with ‘Aaha Kalyanam’, it remains to be a special event in Kollywood. First and foremost much prior to beginning our analysis, we would like thank YRF for transporting us to the colourful world with their magic in Tamil. The film is directed by debutant Gokul Krishna, who earlier worked with Vishnuvardhan in many of his movies.
The film is a remake of Band Bajaa Baraat and has wedding as the backdrop. The film is about Shakthi (Nani) and Shruthi (Vaani), who are poles apart in their nature and kind of living. They come together for starting up a wedding planner management and eventually fall in love at the peak of their business. Meanwhile, they get intimate and Shakthi tries to get away from her after this incident. However, their love for each other is still deep in their hearts, but the egos stop them from expressing it.
The film has a running length of 141 minutes and yet it proceeds with a light moment and never lets you go tiresome anywhere. The first half of the film is all about wedding and you’ll feel like you have been touring across many places for different weddings. As the story moves into the second hour, there is little seriousness and things are back to the pace by end of this movie. Nani deserves special mention for giving a casual performance and his humour sense helps a lot for the film’s intensity. On the other hand, Vaani Kapoor delivers a mind-boggling performance. Unlike other actresses, she doesn’t want to show off her skins, but instead does a great job in acting. Badavaa Gopi and Sriram Parthasarathy might not appear throughout the film, but play their roles well. The cameo by Simran is okay, but has no significance with the script.
Dharan has done a neat job with his background score, but the songs sound to be above average. What makes them more embellished is the beautiful cinematography that comes as a package of rich and vibrant colours. The dialogues deserve special mention as there are witty lines even during the emotional scenes.
Overall, Aaha Kalyanam is a decent remake of Band Bajaa Baraat and debutant Gokul Krishna has come up with decorous efforts to make it appealing to the south audiences.
Verdict: A Feel-Good entertainer for all.
