Meenakshi Sundareshwar

Sameer lodaya

The movie is only meant to see the beauty of Madurai

The story started well but then it got lost and the makers did not know how to conclude it was going slow and was getting dragged..strong emotions of love story was not present

Sanya and Abhimanyu played their characters very well and were looking good..the traditional touch of South Indian was shown well..songs and background scores were good and climax was nothing new

It's meant for ott viewers.

Meenakshi Sundareshwar (2021) : Movie Review -

We have seen lots of films made on long distance relationships in Bollywood but Meenakshi Sundareshwar is different for one big reason. Have we seen any film made on long distance relationship set in post marriage scenario? Probably No. That's where Meenakshi Sundareshwar is different and that's the most interesting thing about it. The story is a mix of modern thoughts of young generation and traditional features followed by a typical family, which makes it amusing sometimes but mostly boring.

The film is about newly married couple Sundareshwar (Abhimanyu Dassani) and Meenakshi (Sanya Malhotra) and their complex relationship torn by long distance bonding. Meenakshi and Sundar are in love but their personal ambitions somehow makes it difficult for them to live together. The screenplay looks stretched because the story does not have anything as big as to carry a long narrative of 140 minutes. The soul of the story was good enough to make a two hours film, but here those extra 40 minutes makes it lose the grip. Rest, there is nothing much wrong, nothing new either. The idea is loyal and sweet which makes it watchable but at the same time some vulgar, youth oriented jokes harms it.

The film is led by Abhimanyu and Sanya mostly because the supporting cast is too big to fit into long space. Abhimanyu Dassani looks good, i mean i didn't hate him much here. His language, the accent, those expresions in tense scenes everything seems reasonable. Sanya, on the other side, runs a riot of her own. That carefree and happy-go-lucky girl is very well played by her. You'll love her in those Thalaiva mimicry scenes and dance scenes. Like mentioned above, the supporting cast is too big but everyone does pretty enough according to roles and situations.

Meenakshi Sundareshwar has too many songs unnecessarily added in the final cut. Not that the songs are bad, they are decent but that hampers the pace of the film. Nevertheless, Justin Prabhakaran's music is good enough to play on your jukebox. The technical aspects of the film aren't noteworthy and viewing the film on small screen or mobile phone adds more to its lowering. What works in the film is simplicity of the character and the flow of storytelling. What it lacks is the pace and that little boost of intelligent writing in the conclusion part. The conflicts are outdated. The characters who are supposed to be matured behave immaturely and therefore all the conflicts look bad.

Director Vivek Soni has handled the script without making any big damages. To keep that natural flow of relationship was very much needed and he knew exactly what to do. However, he fails to do something new which makes this one a forgettable affair. As a whole, Meenakshi Sundareshwar is sweet but it has limits to its own lukewarm vision. They don't want cross the boundaries and make a film that will stand tall against mediocrity hence, fails to make an impact. It's still watchable and i think that's too much to ask from a dustbin called Netflix.

RATING - 5/10*

Nothing good about the movie except the locations. Its too boring . Same old relationship arguments with no good screenplay and direction.

The reviews with 10 are totally fake. It doesn't deserve more than 5 for sure .Cant trust imdb also now a days .

Anwar Says : It was both a bold and beautiful decision by Karan Johar , the producer and Vivek Soni , the director to move to South and that too Tamilnadu and opted to acknowledge India beyond North. Started in City of Temples, Madurai and landed in Cyber City Bengaluru without the normal Bollywood clichés is really commendable.

The movie started well with an arranged marriage of two pretty faces belonging to two traditional families. The girl respects the inspiring husband, who has to go to Bengaluru for a job after two days of marriage only and here the writers loose the connection and the movie goes haywire. Added to that needless and pointless Rajinikanth's reference, doesn't add anything actually.

Saniya Malhotra has already proven her strength and has done an endearing act . Abhimanyu ( launched in Mard ko Dard nahin hota ) carries the innocence of Sundareshwar quite smoothly. But the confused writers and poor director made it uneventful . One song Mann Kesar Kesar is quite hummable and cinematography is average.

Keep your coffee handy to finish it. 4.5/10.

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Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a sweet and charming film with the concept of arranged marriages and long distance relationships in the background. The refreshing treatment and southern setting of the film is what sets it apart from the rest in the same genre.

The lead pair of Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani are such a delight to watch. Sanya just lits up the screen every time she appears in the film. Abhimanyu's innocence is adorable. The film has also got some lovely music. All in all this one is recommended for all the romance lovers as it has its heart in the right place.