‘LGM’ movie review: Like a MS Dhoni innings without any sixes or boundaries

Harish Kalyan and Ivana in ‘LGM’

LGM turned a matter of dialogue in Tamil movie circles as a result of it was being produced by cricketer MS Dhoni, who has change into Tamil Nadu’s adopted son because of his exploits for the Chennai Super Kings.

LGM, nevertheless, has nothing to do with cricket. It’s a romantic comedy. And the makers may need simply missed a advertising and marketing trick by titling it LGM, once they may have really named it MSD. Which expands to not Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however Meet, Sing, Dance.

Because, this 153-minute story involving Gautham (Harish Kalyan), Meera (Ivana) and Leela (Nadhiya) is basically that. Gautham falls in love with Meera, and they’re in love for 2 years; a story that’s hammered into us in each subsequent scene that we want they’d by no means met within the first place.

But will they get married? No, as a result of Meera doesn’t want to stay with Gautham’s mom Leela.

What was a small half within the Dhanush-Amy Jackson phase in Thangamagan is the core battle of LGM. And how do Gautam and Meera assume they’ll resolve the issue? By happening a journey with the households, in order that they get to know one another.

Harish Kalyan and Nadhiyain ‘LGM’

And thus begins a trip that’s neither partaking nor humorous, and is the equal of a Dhoni innings on the crease without any boundaries or sixes. There’s a superficiality in virtually all sequences. The dialogues aren’t delivered naturally, it feels very rehearsed. The characters discuss like they’re ready for the opposite particular person to ship, after which reply, fairly than chat spontaneously.

Nadhiya and Ivana preserve announcing rendu as randu, one thing that basically put me off, however their chemistry does work in elements. The imagery of a mother-in-law partying along with her potential daughter-in-law is a good thought on paper, however LGM may have executed these scenes higher. For what is basically a love story, there may be little chemistry between Harish Kalyan (a staid efficiency) and Ivana. The comedy and music tries to salvage issues — Mirchi Vijay and Yogi Babu pull off some gags — however the bland nature of the sequences continues to tire you until the top.

LGM may have labored provided that the journey was fascinating and the characters that journey have memorable exchanges. But sadly, that doesn’t occur, and audiences are left probing for some semblance of a storyline and efficiency, very similar to the lead character and his buddy who preserve looking for the lacking characters within the movie.

Ramesh Thamilmani, who has been credited for path, music composition and VFX, has tried to weave in a family-friendly romantic story, however has, in that pursuit, provide you with a weak topic. The characters get to go to Goa and Coorg, however the movie actually goes nowhere.

Just watching a clip of ‘Thala’ Dhoni’s stride into Chepauk, with DJ Zen’s thumping music within the background, may need been extra memorable.