Nitham Oru Vaanam Tamil Movie Review - A Feel Good Drama
Arjun (Ashok Selvan), an introvert with OCD, forbids his fiancée from eating pani puri on the road in a scene from Ra Karthik's Nitham Oru Vaanam because it is unclean. The girl makes the decision to stop having more and leaves with him. We see a scene that is similar to this one in the second half when Shubatra (Ritu Varma), a young woman he meets while travelling, decides to order pani puri on a whim. arjun repeats what he told his then-fiance, who has already dumped him for another guy and sent him on his quest, but Shuba ignores him and keeps having it. To accept this and travel with her, arjun must.
The motivation behind Nitham Oru Vaanam is this acceptance and education. The movie follows the tried-and-true formula of tales about a flawed hero who experiences tragedy and learns life's lessons by embarking on a journey that transforms them into a better person. In this instance, arjun is trying to live his life according to his terms and, in the process, upsetting those who are close to him.
It takes a bit for us to warm up to arjun and his problems in Nitham Oru Vaanam because of its rocky beginning. In spite of the elegantly executed scenes, where the costumes (Navadevi Raikumar), art direction (S Kamal Nathan), and cinematography (Vidhu Ayyana) have the sophisticated feel of commercials, there is a gap between the audience and the screen. Additionally, the early scenes feature an unnatural and loud arjun, as portrayed by ashok Selvan, which doesn't help the situation. The next tale of Veera and Meenakshi, featuring a melancholy ashok Selvan and a rigid Shivathmika, only makes matters worse. It is up to the music, particularly the background soundtrack by Dharan, to inject some life.
Only when Mathi enters do we notice a glimmer of life. Azhagam Perumal, who plays aparna Balamurali's father Senniyappan, and she have sizzling chemistry in this scene. aparna balamurali is a fireball. Unlike the ashok Selvan in the opening scenes, the ashok Selvan we witness here is even entertaining and genuine. After the intermission, we start to like arjun and the movie as it reveals what happened to Veera-Meenatchi and Mathi-Prabhu (a mystery that we initially aren't as keen to solve as arjun is). Yes, the message—staying optimistic even in the worst circumstances—leads to manufactured situations and predictability, but we can also feel the director's sincerity.
Just as we anticipate, arjun learns to be optimistic at the end. In contrast to his earlier self, who did not even want to leave chennai for his honeymoon, he gains confidence and literally lets go of his luggage as he sleeps outside, washes his wet hands on his dress, travels to far-off places, and lets go of his baggage! He might eventually sell pani puris next to the street, too!