90s Tamil cinema fans have grown up listening to Idhayam Murali In their everyday life. For those who don’t know the context, late actor Murali acted in the film named इधायामWhere his love remains one-sided as he never confesses his feelings. No one knew it would become a pop culture term. Decades later, Murali’s son Atharva is in the headlines Idhayam MuraliI am playing a character who cannot bring himself to express his love.

Idhaya (Atharvaa) is a child brought up by his uncle Thanga (Natarajan Subramaniam) – a man who grows up to never learn how to express his emotions. His love life suffers the most because he can’t even speak three words. When a person like Idhaya falls in love, how does he express it? That’s a one-liner Idhayam Murali.

Add two beautiful heroines – Preeti Mukundan and Kayadu Lohar – a fun group of friends, an understanding uncle, an eternally confused hero and a ton of cameos, and you get Idhayam Murali.

Director Akash Bhaskaran’s film starts off as a charming romantic entertainer. We are introduced to Idhaya’s story through a series of flashbacks driven by Fahadh Faasil’s cameo. Idhaya, as a child, grew up thinking that a harmless cheek kiss could make you pregnant. As a youth, he thought stealing glances was love. As she grows up, she is confused about what love is and who is right for her.

Idhayam Murali It focuses on this eternally confused character who stumbles through life due to his inability to make choices. His group of friends – Thaman, Niharika NM, Rakshan, Sudhakar, Dravid Selvam and Angeline – follow Idhaya at different stages of life.

Situational comedy works, especially Sudhakar’s ParidhaBengal Fame) expression and one-line. Fahadh Faasil remains in the film as the audience’s representative – and when the film gets stuck in a loop, he says, “I’m done”, as the audience is feeling exactly the same. presented as Mahanadigan (Great Actor in English), his running satire takes a sharp dig at the shortcomings of the main character and some of the script’s more convenient choices. These are the special things of the film.

When both of these characters fade away, the film’s problems become even more glaring. Idhayam Murali’s The biggest flaw is its premise – having a man who can’t express love is fine, but pulling off that one note over two hours and 30 minutes is a different challenge, and the script isn’t always perfect. An interesting twist comes when Idhaya falls in love with Sanyuktha (Preeti Mukundan), but her character disappears midway and later reappears for the convenience of the story.

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This is also a film whose characters keep returning whenever the author needs them. Idhayam Murali It suffers from over-dragging a story that doesn’t have enough content to justify its handling. The most serious thing is that Idhaya never undergoes any change from beginning to end – she ends up being the same person as she was in the beginning, and this is the biggest flaw of the film.

Idhayam Murali It under-explores every relationship it establishes – between Idhaya and his uncle, between Idhaya and the women in his life and that’s why the emotional connection never comes. However, Atharva sells his character’s weaknesses with complete conviction. If Idhaya leaves you disappointed till the end, then it is definitely a success of the film.

Preeti Mukundan gets a meaty role and brings freshness to the story as a career-oriented woman, but her character lacks the depth required to ground the conflicts. Kayadu Lohar appears in a cameo, and his emotional sequence after the interval is quietly wonderful – and, like everything else here, underdeveloped.

One of these is Manoj Paramahamsa’s cinematography. Idhayam Murali’s A real treat, makes you fall in love with Trichy, Madurai and New York equally. However, composer Thaman’s songs are forgettable – the film could have done away with them altogether.

Idhayam Murali It’s fun when it doesn’t take itself seriously. As it gets into its story, it highlights its problems rather than playing to its strengths.