Unlike ‘Idhu Nijama’, ‘Kalyanaraman’ became a huge success, establishing the horror-comedy genre in Tamil cinema. The film inspired the 1979 Kamal Haasan starrer ‘Kalyanaraman’. The story revolves around the ghost of one of the brothers avenging his death by possessing his twin. Film’s director S Balachandar, who also wrote the script and composed the music, played the role of twin brothers in the film. In fact, it was ‘Idhu Nijama’ (1948) that introduced the genre in Tamil cinema. The blend of horror and comedy builds and releases tension in a script, and the genre is able to capture these two elements in the most entertaining and natural way.īut, when the genre is talked about in Tamil cinema, most people only remember hits like ‘Chandramukhi’ and ‘Kanchana’.
Horror comedies aim to scare audiences by peppering the plot with comic elements which let them laugh at their own fears. The fact that audience is lapping up back-to-back released films of the same genre, with unaffected enthusiasm and irrespective of the opinion of critics, also establishes that the horror-comedy genre is a sure shot formula for box office success. What could substantiate the argument better than the recent success of horror-comic flicks ‘Jackson Durai’ and ‘Dhillukku Thuttu’, which were released by the same production house one after another and are still making money despite being in their fourth and third weeks (in theaters) respectively. Yuvan Shankar Raja's music keeps up with the tempo of the film.More filmmakers are turning to horror-comedy with the genre earning big money at the box office horror-comedy seems to be the new flavour in Tamil cinema. There is, however, a lot of chaos, until he decides to reveal it all at the very end.
Venkat Prabhu keeps the momentum going right from the opening scene. There is plenty happening in the film, both in the first and second half. As Shakti he is more stylish, composed but menacing, whereas as Massu he is the happy-go-lucky guy with not a care in the world. He plays the two characters very differently in terms of looks, body language and dialogue delivery. The film is undoubtedly Suriya's show all the way. Premgi, however, has sadly stopped being funny his earlier spontaneity seems to be missing. Others like the corrupt assistant commissioner Vikram (Parthiban) and industrialist RK (director Samuthirakani) add some drama in the second half. Pranitha Subhash makes a brief appearance in a flashback. There is absolutely nothing in the film for Nayanthara. He is content wooing his lady love Manini (Nayanthara), a nurse. Making a dramatic entry is a very dead Shakti, seeking vengeance for the death of his loved ones.īut Massu is in no mood to cater to anybody's demands. The film only moves to the real story almost at the end of the first half. Karunas, Sriman and several others play the ghosts in the film. There is a quite a bit of fun, with ghosts popping out from everywhere chasing after Massu. Initially, Massu misuses his power by making them terrorise innocent people and demanding money from them by pretending to drive them away. They approach him with requests to fulfil their dying wishes. A bad road accident, in which Suriya barely manages to survive, grants him a special power.Īll of a sudden, he is able to see and communicate with dead people around him. Massu and his friend Jetli (Premgi) make a living by planning elaborate schemes, cheating bad guys and escaping with their money. Suriya essays two characters in the film, Masilamani or Massu, an ingenious conman, and a ghost called Shakti. There is non-stop excitement, with all the characters in the film being on some kind of high, literally bursting with energy.
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