Snehithudu Movie Review

Directed by S. Shankar
Starring Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay , Jeeva , Srikanth , Ileana & Sathiyaraj
Music by Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography Manoj Paramahamsa
Editing by Anthony
Studio Gemini Film Circuit
Presented by: Dil Raju

I was expecting that Shankar would show a big change in the portrayal. But, this is a shot-by-shot, angle-by-angle remake of 3I. This does not
fit a director of Shankar's calibre, but after a point in the movie you dont tend to complain simply because Classic movies offer very limited
scope to change. As an entertainer, the movie scores in an outstanding way. Despite having watched Hindi version atleast 5 times, I did not find Snehithudu to be slow or dull.

Most dialogues were translation of Hindi dialogues. But, a great job in getting them to the local feel. Especially, College Day speech by
Sathyan and Interview acting by Jiiva had the same impact with powerful dialogues.

Performances -
Vijay did a good job. However his looks was not favoring him with a college-guy look which the script demands in few scenes. But, Audience hangover with Aamir Khan might also be a reason. Jiiva, Sathyaraj and Sathyan were stunners. This is not only Vijay's best, this is Jiiva's best so far too. Among the major roles,
Srikanth and Illeana are so-so. Srikanth is sluggish, Illeana lacks freshness but is okay acting wise. Among the minor roles, Vasanth Vijay did not do justice to the role. SJ Suryah was just okay.


Technical Performances -

Direction and Screenplay offers less to review since it is scene by scene repeat of Hindi version. Dialogues were good in most places, great in rest of the places. Cinematography is good. In the music department, BGM which was heart of Hindi version worked out well here also.The college BGM was funky and cool. Some of the emotional BGMs worked very well too. But, I definitely have some complaints on the songs.


'Mana Friendalle' does not give the same searching feeling of 'Behti Hawaa' song. There should have been a sober feeling in the song, dont
know why Shankar wanted it this way. Same complaint on 'Jaane Nahin's equivalent 'Nee Vupiri Ne Sonthama' only in the beginning portion. There used to
be a silence in the beginning moments that used to add weightage to the emotional setup. In Telugu, the song starts with a bang as soon as the
guy drops down. There were very few glitches in direction which may go unnoticed and hence I would not make a big issue out of it as it is a remake


In the first half, 3 Idiots comes to your mind every now and then disturbing you.But in the second half, you will be completely absorbed into the movie.

Rating: 3.25/5