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 Language:
TAMIL
Director:
K.S Adiyaman
Producer:
P.L.Thenappan
Cast:
Madhavan, Sada, Aishwarya, Prathap Pothan
Music:
Bharadhwaj
Cinematography:
Sriram
Traditional society and modern fragmented society rub against
each other in the thought provoking and refreshing movie "Priyasakhi".
In this era when nuclear family and pub-culture have become
all pervasive, the film is certainly relevant.
 Santana Krishnan alias Sakhi (Madhavan), a professional young
bloke is a manager in an automobile company. He lives a
fairly standard existence with his family consisting of his
mother, grandmother, brother, sister-in-law and niece.
On one of his business visits to Dubai, he sees Priya (Sada)
an advertisement model and instantly becomes enamored by her
charms. Thereafter, Sakhi goes about flinging and flirting
with Priya. The way he woos Priya is cool, and you can relate
some of his flirtations in your real life too.
After understanding each other, they both enter into wedlock,
but much to the chagrin of Priya's mother.
 Priya comes from a socially elite family. Her father (Prathap
Pothan) is a henpecked husband who does not have any say in
the domestic matters. Her mother (Aishwarya) lives a life
peppered with high-society parties, boozing and dancing.
Brought-up in this sort of a social sphere, Priya finds it
difficult to adjust to new domestic sphere. Cracks starts
showing up in Priya-Sakhi's marriage. The yarn goes on to
tell how Sakhi helps Priya realize the essence of traditional
family, and accept the joint family system of his.
Madhavan giving a central performance is utterly comfortable
in his role, a trait that is echoed throughout the majority
of the cast. Sada is abundantly charming and portrays her
role of a confused woman caught between two diverse ways of
living, with a sense of humanity that makes her essentially
endearing.
 Director Adhiyaman should be commended for taking the
initiative, something that is all too rare in the industry
today, and managing to create a solid entertaining piece.
Bharadwaj has churned few melodious songs. Especially "O
Priyasakhi..." and "Muthal Muthal... Paarthen..." songs
strike your senses. Camera work of 'Sethu' Sriram is visually
stunning, notably the deserts and landmarks of Dubai and
plush green Ooty are treat to the eyes.
Though the subject matter is not entirely to the taste of the
youngsters of today's genre, it's worth a watch just for the
sheer fact that it presents a sincere and heart felt look at
cultural diversities in our society.
By the end, it's a fully flowering triumph of substance and
style.
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