Nilavuku En mel Ennadi Kobam (NEEK) Movie Review – Only Kollywood
Dhanush brings up a youthful film that holds in interest for most parts! Below goes our NEEK Movie Review.
NEEK Movie Review
A cheerful and vibrant entertainer!
As much as Dhanush is exciting as an actor, he is also trying his best to build his Wikipedia page as a director. Right after the rustic and bloody Raayan comes a stark contrast in the form of NEEK, which is a freewheeling and cheerful entertainer tailor-made for audiences who are on the lookout for happy films.
On the lines of youthful entertainers which are few and far apart in Tamil cinema, Dhanush lands NEEK right in the middle of a friends group, and how they come together to work out their problems, misunderstandings, familial issues and more. NEEK drives itself forward in the first half with the comical pair of Pavish and Mathew Thomas, how the concept of marriage introduced to them and how their friendships are affected by the relationships they get into. The film moves at its own pace with bright and effective production values supporting it, and we also get benefited by the ensemble cast who aren’t great but they keep coming in with good contributions here and there. The first half ends on a very emotional note, and from there on, the second half takes over and keeps the ball rolling with interesting situations between the characters at regular intervals.
As much as NEEK is colorful, thoughtful and funny, it is not as consistent as we expect the film to be in terms of its engagement factor. The film is not as relatable as it should be, as it still feels too high class for the storyline that it has, especially the side of Pavish and his characters. However, Dhanush ensures that he has some cool situations in the film to deal with, and keeps the momentum going.
The cast of NEEK are carefully handled, and it is led by Pavish who is a good find. The film though is led on big time by Mathew Thomas who has a great role to play and completely takes care of the comic portions. The plus point is also with how Anikha is an efficient fit, while Priya Varrier is very good in her part, in addition to Ramya Ranganathan doing well in her role. Sarathkumar’s extended cameo is also an important part of the storyline, and it is carried out well.
GV Prakash’s songs and score are a big advantage for the film — the chartbuster Golden Sparrow is superb on screen and the other songs are shot wonderfully.
On the whole, NEEK is a minimum guarantee popcorn entertainer that will suit its target audiences. Hope Dhanush continues to experiment with genres to delve deeper into the director that he is.
