Meenakshi Sundareshwar

A newly wed south Indian couple is forced to carry on a long distance relationship as hubby has to move from orthodox temple town Madurai to a happening, modern cyber city Bengaluru. The sweet nothings through the lap top does not help to keep the relationship live. There are the usual strict elder males and curious aunties. To make things worse, the IT firm in the big bad Bengaluru city where our hero( Abimanyu Dasani) works, accepts only bachelors due to heavy and time sensitive work load. ( The super strict boss makes this amply clear in his speech to the rookies). The new bride ( Sanya Malhotra) makes unsuccessful efforts to join him and soon the misunderstandings and the friction begin. When the communication between them breaks down he ruefully says that "communication is like oxygen in a relationship".

This movie is a case of post marriage slow burn and uneasy period of adjustment which at times tests the patience of audience with its slow pace, sweetness and excessive simplicity. Yes excessive sweetness and simplicity can be a pain at times. The movie focusses a bit too much on the orthodox south Indian family and the atmosphere of the sleepy temple town of Madurai to a point of distraction. The narrative is painfully slow most of the time and the misery of the confused, timid ,and awkward couple does not help in any way. (At times it looks like an idli- sambar mix gone wrong.) The good point of the movie is the pleasing display of romance between a pretty heroine and a handsome shy hero, both trying desperately to make the marriage work. The aspect of Sanya being a crazy and diehard fan of Rajnikanth is shown very well. The movie has lovely music and excellent cinematography which brings out Madurai beautifully.