Star Cast of Tanu Weds Manu : R Madhavan, Kangna Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Ravi Kissen, Deepak Dobriyal, Rajendra Gupta, K K Raina, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar, Navni Parihar
Most films that talk about Indians staying abroad, show them as the most advanced people in the world. But in reality, whereas back home, India is fast growing into a modern and developed country, Indians staying abroad are still refusing to accept this change. Whereas people in India are moving ahead, the Indians living abroad are following the old ethnic values, customs, festivities and rituals that people over here have shunned a few decades back. Tanu Weds Manu talks about such Indians living abroad, who still remain connected to India and wants to marry a girl from their native country.
This is not the first time that such a story is being narrated in a Bollywood movie. Many films starting from Purab Aur Pashchim to just recently made Namastey London have told this story time and again with the same success. The makers of Tanu Weds Manu have also tried to highlight the same theme of East versus the West through this film.
This is a story of Manu [R. Madhavan], a simple doctor from London. He is intelligent, quite, soft spoken and loves old songs of Rafi. In short, he is one man, which any parents would like to see as a match for their daughter. Manu wants to marry a simple Indian girl but when he comes to India for this purpose, he finds that the girls living here are not the same any more as he and his family thought them to be. Whereas he was looking for a simple girl from India, the girl his parents force him to meet is Tanu [Kangana Ranaut]. Tanu originally belongs to a small town, but having studied in Delhi for a long period of time, she has become very aggressive and dominating, even smokes and drinks and has had many affairs. She is a rebellious girl, who has her own way of thinking and never follows the instructions of her parents.
The film has some very interesting moments. Especially the first hour of the film is quite enjoyable. Whether it’s the sequence where Madhavan tells Kangana’s friend that he does not like her or the scene before the interval, they are all very interesting. But sadly, the writers have not managed to keep the story going the same way in the second half as well. There are so many flaws in the script and the screenplay after the interval that as a viewer, you don’t understand what is happening and tend to lose interest in the film. The writers have unnecessarily tried to stretch the story at some points, making the film boring. The story fails to explain why Kangana turns into a simple girl all of a sudden or why can’t Jimmy Sheirgill recognize Madhavan when he has seen his photograph and heard all about him. The story come back to track only at the end with the climax having been written beautifully.
The direction of Aanand L Rai is good. He has not only told the story in the most unconventional way but there are many occasions where the story takes an unexpected turn. As a viewer, you are eager to see what is going to happen next in the film. The music and cinematography of the film are also good.
The manner in which R. Madhavan has portrayed the character in this film goes to show that he has put in a lot of effort in understanding it. He has made his character look restrained as well as forceful to once again reinforce the fact that he has tremendous acting skills. The same goes for Kangana. Her character in Tanu Weds Manu had a little shade of what different heroines have done in many films. It was therefore necessary that while enacting this role, people see Kangana as original Tanu and do not compare her with any other heroine in any other character. You can call it the share excellence of Kangana that she has maintained a freshness in her performance so that you don’t see the shade of any other character from another film in her performance. Moreover, her character needed to be portrayed in such a way that it shows that it is bubbly and full of life. Kangana manages to do precisely the same as Tanu. The only flaw in her character is her dialogue delivery, which is not at all clear. She needs to work more on this aspect.
The two lead stars of the film have been supported well by Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Rajendra Gupta, K.K. Raina, Navni Parihaar, Deepti Mishra, Eijaz Khan and Swara Bhaskar. The only disappointment was Ravi Kishen as his role did not justify his acting talent.
Tanu Weds Manu is a uncomplicated feel-good, light-hearted entertaining film with a lot of humour, drama and romance. With no big releases for the next two months, it should find some takers at least
Most films that talk about Indians staying abroad, show them as the most advanced people in the world. But in reality, whereas back home, India is fast growing into a modern and developed country, Indians staying abroad are still refusing to accept this change. Whereas people in India are moving ahead, the Indians living abroad are following the old ethnic values, customs, festivities and rituals that people over here have shunned a few decades back. Tanu Weds Manu talks about such Indians living abroad, who still remain connected to India and wants to marry a girl from their native country.
This is not the first time that such a story is being narrated in a Bollywood movie. Many films starting from Purab Aur Pashchim to just recently made Namastey London have told this story time and again with the same success. The makers of Tanu Weds Manu have also tried to highlight the same theme of East versus the West through this film.
This is a story of Manu [R. Madhavan], a simple doctor from London. He is intelligent, quite, soft spoken and loves old songs of Rafi. In short, he is one man, which any parents would like to see as a match for their daughter. Manu wants to marry a simple Indian girl but when he comes to India for this purpose, he finds that the girls living here are not the same any more as he and his family thought them to be. Whereas he was looking for a simple girl from India, the girl his parents force him to meet is Tanu [Kangana Ranaut]. Tanu originally belongs to a small town, but having studied in Delhi for a long period of time, she has become very aggressive and dominating, even smokes and drinks and has had many affairs. She is a rebellious girl, who has her own way of thinking and never follows the instructions of her parents.
The film has some very interesting moments. Especially the first hour of the film is quite enjoyable. Whether it’s the sequence where Madhavan tells Kangana’s friend that he does not like her or the scene before the interval, they are all very interesting. But sadly, the writers have not managed to keep the story going the same way in the second half as well. There are so many flaws in the script and the screenplay after the interval that as a viewer, you don’t understand what is happening and tend to lose interest in the film. The writers have unnecessarily tried to stretch the story at some points, making the film boring. The story fails to explain why Kangana turns into a simple girl all of a sudden or why can’t Jimmy Sheirgill recognize Madhavan when he has seen his photograph and heard all about him. The story come back to track only at the end with the climax having been written beautifully.
The direction of Aanand L Rai is good. He has not only told the story in the most unconventional way but there are many occasions where the story takes an unexpected turn. As a viewer, you are eager to see what is going to happen next in the film. The music and cinematography of the film are also good.
The manner in which R. Madhavan has portrayed the character in this film goes to show that he has put in a lot of effort in understanding it. He has made his character look restrained as well as forceful to once again reinforce the fact that he has tremendous acting skills. The same goes for Kangana. Her character in Tanu Weds Manu had a little shade of what different heroines have done in many films. It was therefore necessary that while enacting this role, people see Kangana as original Tanu and do not compare her with any other heroine in any other character. You can call it the share excellence of Kangana that she has maintained a freshness in her performance so that you don’t see the shade of any other character from another film in her performance. Moreover, her character needed to be portrayed in such a way that it shows that it is bubbly and full of life. Kangana manages to do precisely the same as Tanu. The only flaw in her character is her dialogue delivery, which is not at all clear. She needs to work more on this aspect.
The two lead stars of the film have been supported well by Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Rajendra Gupta, K.K. Raina, Navni Parihaar, Deepti Mishra, Eijaz Khan and Swara Bhaskar. The only disappointment was Ravi Kishen as his role did not justify his acting talent.
Tanu Weds Manu is a uncomplicated feel-good, light-hearted entertaining film with a lot of humour, drama and romance. With no big releases for the next two months, it should find some takers at least
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