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February 14
Director Hoshimin
Producer Salem Chandrasekhar
Music Bharadwaj
Cast Bharath , Renuka Menon
After the touching tale of
Kathal, Bharath’s February 14 is a let down. Debutant
director Hoshimin who was an assistant of Shankar was just
not able to weave a candy floss love story with conviction or
soul.
One wished that Hoshimin had a better written script which
could have whipped up a winsome screenplay on the
bitter-sweet nature of romance. All we end up with is some
old fashioned virtues of love.
The story- Shiva (Bharath) a lower middle class guy is the
son of a postmaster in Tamaraikulam village near Madurai. He
joins graduation in a Bangalore College where he meets Pooja
(Renuka Menon) a girl born and brought up in US. She loves
everything about US but lives with her grandparents.
At College when she is asked to do a project she does a study
on the poverty in India which raises the hackles of students
and teachers. Soon Shiva falls hook-line-sinker for Pooja who
feels that she is a neglected and always threatens to go back
to US. But her grandfather (Pyramid Natarajan) and Shiva
wants her to stay back in India.
Shiva and an animated character who comes as a Sutradar think
of a plan to make Pooja’s life interesting and happy. Shiva
starts sending her love letters in the name of “Mr X” and
peps her up. But soon complications set in which is all
sorted out with a happy ending.
One of the most irritating things in February 14 is the
animated character. It is a plot device, a straight lift from
Kunal Kohli’s Hum Tum to spice up the proceeding and spoon
feed the audience with the feelings of the hero!
Among the plus points are the music of Bharadwaj, Ratnavel’s
camera and the performance of Bharath and Renuka. But
Vadivelu’s comedy track falls flat and the jokes of Sathyan,
Suman Shetty and Santhanam are stale. The song ‘Laila Majnu
Poi Than…” is the pick of the album and it stays on your
lips. The picturisation of songs are also good.
On the whole Februray 14 is askew all right, but probably
Hoshimin will improve and tell us another romantic tale with
far more conviction next time.
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