Cinema legend K.Balachander remade Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Gol Maal into Thillu Mullu in 1981- a film, which is considered to be one of Tamil cinema's finest comedies, and was Superstar Rajinikanth's first full-length comedy, which took him to new heights.
And thus, it is natural to expect much out of its remake, starring Akila Ulaga Superstar (?) Shiva, Prakash Raj, Isha Talwar, and several others. It remains to be the same old story of a duffer who, in order to hang on to his job, makes his boss believe that he has a twin brother, how this one lie leads to a whole string of situations, while the film's screenplay has been altered to apparently suit modern times.
But unfortunately, Thillu Mullu ends up being highly disappointing, as the new treatment, with its new set of characters do not fail to entertain audiences in comparison to its original version. Shiva's usual style of comedy managed to tickle our funny bones earlier, but he seems to be getting stale over time. While hosting a variety of able performers (including the impressive debutante Isha Talwar), the only performance that manages to stand out, is that of veteran Prakash Raj, whose character Shivagurunathan is no match to Sri Ramachandramurthy, played by Thengai Srinivasan.
With a snail-like pace throughout its runtime, cameos manage to evoke a ripple of joy amidst the audiences, the most important being that of Comedy Superstar (!) Santhanam in the climax, but he too, seems to be overworked, with his performances turning more boring with every passing movie. Yuvan Shakar Raja - M.S.Vishwanathan's album is quite forgettable, and director Badri's attempt to revamp this classic has failed miserably (You cannot possibly handle a classic like this, sir, especially a thalaivar film).
Watch this film only, and only if you have nothing else to do. The patient ones can definitely catch this on Adithya TV in a few months.
Aditya Baskaran
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