Happened to watch this movie. Wow! What a movie! Young talent – almost all were new faces, almost raw. But the movie had such a freshness in it.
So many directorial touches! So much humour! So much look behind what is commonly a passion among Indians – Cricket.
And – a youth film – capturing the spirit of youth – that does not talk only about the infatuations and sexual aspects of adolescence. Is it there? Yes! But, is it handled with deft – absolutely!
Yuvan – continues to amaze me. I believe that improvising from a legacy is even more difficult than creating a legend! He has time and again proving that he can cut a style of his own, and do a good improvisation. Although originality in substance is questionable – originality in style is certainly there.
While looking at the emotions, ego, love, hatred and everything that runs cricket – the director manages to do so not by looking at the highest – most visible – level – the Indian cricket team and the international matches. But, he manages to do so by handling the more grassroots – amateur – local – level. A very intelligent handling.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie a lot.
