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96 Movie Review

Language: Tamil

Director: C. Prem Kumar

Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Varsha Bollamma

It makes sense that Ram (Vijay Sethupathi), the protagonist of C. Prem Kumar's 96 (as in 1996, the year Ram's class graduated from high school), is a travel photographer. The travel part of his job description takes him around the world, and this nomadic existence is an excuse for him to stay single — he doesn't have to come back to a home, every day, to someone who reminds him that he's not with the love of his life. And the photography is an extension of his nature. Ram is unable to shake off memories of Janaki (Trisha), the girl he loved in school — he is, in other words, stuck in time. And as he says, photography is similar. It has the ability to freeze a moment. In the song 'Life of Ram' / 'Karai Vandha Pirage', a line goes thus: " Kannadiyai pirindhe / Kaankindra ellaamum naanagiren. " (I am born a mirror, I become whatever I see.) Ram loses himself in things and people so that he doesn't have to look at his own self. It's a form of escape. Also, denial.

The closing  moments of that song see Ram scrawling his name on sand. The camera keeps rising, showing the sea on one side and an unpopulated beach on the other. He could be the last man on earth. In his mind he probably is — he's cut himself away from anything, anyone that roots him. When Ram passes his hometown, Thanjavur, he asks the driver (his student) not to stop. His words are telling. " Yaarayaavathu paatha pesanum ." (If I see someone, I'll have to stop and talk to them.) But something changes when they drive past his old school. He stops. He fondly remembers the watchman (Janakaraj, in a lovely cameo; I suppose he's also been cast to amp up the nineties' nostalgia). And when Ram wanders around the empty premises, the director doesn't flash back to classrooms filled with boisterous students. Ram just looks around. He drinks water from the taps. He feels the powdered chalk under a blackboard. This is a superb passage. The director takes his time. Soon, Ram will decide to call up his old classmates, and for a loner like him, this decision cannot be made instantly. It needs some amount of wallowing.

What follows — and all the way till interval point — is a beautiful reunion, but done very realistically. First, Ram eases back into the old group, through Whatsapp. It's a heart-warming stretch, cross-cutting between the twenty-years-later selves as these old friends voice out their chat messages. Then, the reunion occurs. It's as nostalgic as the title design, where the outline of the number "96" is filled with cultural signposts from an era: an audio cassette, a "C:\> prompt" instruction, the Rani Comics logo, and the name of Ilaiyaraaja, whose music plays a major role in the proceedings. For one, Janaki is named after the maestro's go-to female singer. (I mean, besides the more mythical Ram-Janaki connection. Mercifully, the director, who prefers the lower key, doesn't tug at this thread. His love story may be epic, even divine. But he keeps things earthbound and  real.)

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And two, Janaki sings only S Janaki songs, a conceit that's used wondrously to deposit us into the first flashback, as Ram recalls his days at school. We hear the first interlude of 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai' — and CUT TO Janaki (as in, this film's Janaki) singing the first stanza in her voice, in front of enthralled classmates. (Let's not forget that the song is from Alaigal Oyvadhillai , one of the most enduring films about young love). Young Ram is smitten. Adithya Baskar (MS Baskar's son), with his wisp of a moustache, and Gouri Kishan play the school-going versions of Ram and Janaki. They're terrific — as is everyone around them. Note the young boy beside Ram whose eyes widen when he realises Ram and Janaki are in love. It's a joyous little "silent" performance.

It's inevitable that 96 brings to mind a number of love stories. If the early portions are reminiscent of Autograph , the post-interval stretch, set after the reunion, with the grown-up Ram and Janaki catching up with each other over a long night of conversation, plays like Before Sunset . But why stop with movies? Even literature is full of these tales. The haunting ellipses of unrequited love (recalled during a day's meeting) takes you back to MT Vasudevan Nair's Vanaprastham . And the young Ram's reaction to Janaki echoes Florentino Ariza's thumping-heart adoration from Love in the Time of Cholera . (From the Marquez novel: "The girl raised her eyes to see who was passing by the window, and that casual glance was the beginning of a cataclysm of love that still had not ended half a century later." That could be the grown-up Janaki.)

But Prem Kumar localises this universal story exquisitely — he makes it his own. Ram may be sentimental, but Prem Kumar isn't. How easy it would have been to unleash a torrent of tears when Janaki, after getting wet in the rain, changes into Ram's shirt! (She's married now.) How convenient it would have been to veer into melodrama when Ram asks Janaki to step into his house with her right foot, or when he catches sight of her thali ! How tempting it must have been to stage the scene where Janaki sings 'Yamunai Aatriley' (it's Ram's long-standing wish) as a crescendo. But these moments — even Janaki's monologue about the things that happened to her after they parted — are remarkably stripped of melodrama. The director wants to make you feel, but he doesn't want you to cry. There's a welcome sprinkling of humour. The friends around the couple — Devadarshini, Bagavathi Perumal, Aadukalam Murugadoss — keep tossing off crisp, no-nonsense lines. They keep things from getting soggy.

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Govind Menon, vocalist and violinist of the band Thaikkudam Bridge, helps hugely. The many silent passages help us register the score more easily than in a movie busier with action and dialogue. Ram's rippling emotions are underscored with a piano, and when Janaki turns and smiles at him in class, we get a flute that soars and air-lifts us along with it. When, during the reunion, Janaki hands Ram a half-eaten plate of food and urges him to have some, the soundtrack bursts into a waltz, as though this painfully plain act were actually a private dance duet. The songs are fantastic and the lyrics (by Karthik Netha and Uma Devi, who coin refreshing and unusual rhymes like keerthanai / prarthanai and thaapangal / roopangal ) often function as bridges into thoughts. In the line " Iravu ingu theevaai nammai soozhnthathey ," night becomes the island on which Ram and Janaki are stranded. Daybreak will shatter this illusion.

Janaki is Trisha's most rounded character since Jessie in Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya . Her innate coolness and reserve — qualities that mar a performance like the one in Kodi , which needed a fair bit of cutting loose — serve Janaki beautifully. (It's amazing that, so many years into the business, Trisha is still an in-demand heroine. When scene after scene unfolded with Vijay Sethupathi, in the first half, a self-styled comic in the audience yelled, "Trisha va kaaminga da… naan vandhadhe adhukkaga dhaan …") And as the " aambala naattu kattai ," Vijay Sethupathi sinks his teeth into one of his best roles. There's none of the shtick he often resorts to in order to "liven up" (or maybe "mass-ify") a part. He's phenomenal in the scene where Ram stands frozen, unable to turn and face Janaki after so many years. This is a film that respects both its leads, which is why their names appear together in the opening credits. If the first flashback is from Ram's point of view (narrated in the younger Ram's voice), Janaki leads us into the second one. The class/mass nature of the actors' screen personas also helps. Ram may have risen from his humble beginnings, but he still looks grounded — while Janaki looks, every inch, like the Levi's-wearing upper-class woman settled in Singapore. This oil-water contrast keeps things interesting.

The only problem is the slump in the second half. (The film feels bloated at 157 minutes.) One reason is surely that the anticipation around Ram meeting Janaki is more dramatic than the actuality. Also, the Ram-Janaki conversations in the second half become monotonous, revolving around their parting and their longing, when — given the unsentimental nature of the film — they could have included detours into his work, or her life in Singapore. But the premise is so affecting, it keeps us invested. I loved the what-if scenario that reimagines their past. I loved the scene where Ram asks if Janaki is happy, and she replies that she's… at peace. It's not the answer to his question. Yet, it is. I loved the stretch where Ram shows Janaki his suitcase filled with nostalgic memorabilia. " Pazhaya vaasanai," Janaki calls it. The scent of the past. I walked out of the film satisfied that whatever Ram and Janaki decide to make of their future, his ink-splattered shirt from school and the dupatta of her uniform will live together, happily ever after, in an old piece of moulded-plastic luggage. The past remains frozen in time, just like Ram's photographs.

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Directed by C. Prem Kumar

Ram is a photographer and nature lover who travels all around India capturing moments. On a chance visit to his hometown Tanjavur, he goes into his school and begins to walk down memory lane to 1994 when he was a student harboring feelings for his classmate Janu.

Vijay Sethupathi Trisha Krishnan Devadarshini Bagavathi Perumal Janagaraj Aadukalam Murugadoss Varsha Bollamma Aditya Baskar Gouri G Kishan Niyathi Kadambi Kavithalaya Krishnan

Director Director

C. Prem Kumar

Producer Producer

S. Nandhagopal

Writer Writer

Story story, editor editor.

R. Govindaraj

Cinematography Cinematography

N. Shanmuga Sundaram Mahendiran Jayaraju

Art Direction Art Direction

Vinoth Rajkumar

Composer Composer

Govindh Vasantha

Songs Songs

Uma Devi Karthik Netha

Sound Sound

G. Suren S Alagia Koothan

Costume Design Costume Design

Subhashree Kaarthik Vijay

Madras Enterprises

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Review by Michael James ★★★★½

It is a simple, sweet n refreshing romantic drama with mesmerizing music, charming performances and solid visuals. The well crafted narrative takes you on a nostalgic journey, with its heartfelt conversations during the second hour making it all the more sweeter and sums things up with a beautiful climax. Trisha steals the show, delivering one of her career best performance. Vijay Sethupathi is terrific as usual. Newcomers in Aditya, Gowri and the entire supporting do justice to their roles. Overall, it beautifully showcases the power of unspoken love and ends up as one highly delightful experience.

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One of the greatest opening sequences ever.

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'96' movie review: A beautiful idea, an efficient film

Director: Prem Kumar

Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha

Rating: 3.5/5

96 works beautifully in theory… in the head. Long-lost lovers fitting together again — like two pieces in a jigsaw puzzle — just for an evening, after more than a decade, is a dreamy idea. He’s Ram ( Vijay Sethupathi ), and she’s, no surprises, his Janaki ( Trisha ). He’s become a photographer, and sought refuge in the very thing that’s shown to be responsible for his separation from her: Nature… Fate, destiny, call it what you will. There’s an opening card before the film begins, a word of gratitude to nature from the director. Every once in a while, there’s a nature shot to remind you of the force that seemingly governs us all, of the paths we are unwittingly guided into taking. There’s a shot of a couple of parrots on a tree. There’s one of a butterfly landing on a flower. There’s the insinuation of this incomprehensible force; the sort that brings in Ram’s students to a café at midnight. It could be an annoying coincidence; it could be another of life’s inexplicable turns. You pick.

He’s also a photographer because, as he says, “It’s the only way to freeze time.” It’s a facet he’s irresistibly attracted to, for it defines him in a way. He’s stuck to his past, a beautiful time in 1996 when he was in school. A time that fate cruelly snatched from him, but no, he wouldn’t move on, and lose that battle with time. He’s clung, savouring those times in his head — and in that box of memories he has stored at home. What if the central figure from his past — Janu (Trisha) — suddenly stood in front of him? What if he spent an entire evening with her, an evening of conversations?

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Its our version of Before Sunset in a sense. The man’s married there; the woman’s married here. The key difference — and it can really throw you off, like it did me — is that unlike in Linklater’s film, the couple here hit off almost immediately. It’s like mere hours have passed since they last met, not years. I had a hard time buying that these two, who change must have conspired to transform, resume almost with the same fervour. Sure, people, in a sense, return to their former selves when they meet those from their past, but surely, some layers would first have to be peeled. The other issue here, is how young Ram and Janu are when they first fall in love. In the present, they are well and truly into adulthood, and it’s convenient writing that they resume as they left.

But make no mistake, 96 is a fascinating film, a fascinating idea. It’s a film that asks all sorts of questions about the nature of love and marriage. What’s, say, infidelity? Is it spending a night at your soulmate’s house without the knowledge of your husband? Is it dreading the arrival of dawn (“Vidiyalum irulaai varudhe”)? Or is it being forced into a lifetime with a man, while you are in love with somebody else? When does a woman cross boundaries? Is it when she places her palm on a man’s chest? Is it when she smells his shirt in deep, soulful longing? And what are these boundaries anyway? This bittersweet film is an ode to the complexity of human relationships, specifically of love.

It’s of love, sure, but it’s also of nostalgia. There’s nostalgia of the variety shown in films like Autograph and Thulluvadho Ilamai, when a grown man walks the corridors of his school, savouring the smells and the sights. If only he could return to those days, just to experience those events one more time. Change, however, is indefatigable. That’s why the film starts with a line from the beautiful Anthathi: Maatrangale Vinaa, Maatrangale Vidai. Ram interacts with his watchman, feels the ghosts of his past. And when his memories take him prisoner, director Prem Kumar takes you into the past with him. The teenagers in the flashback — especially the girl who plays little Janu — are terrific. They are so good that I suspect I cared about them more than I did about the adults they become.

The nostalgia isn’t just in Ram’s return to his school. It’s in summoning his classmates for a reunion; it’s in creating a WhatsApp group to know them all again. That entire WhatsApp conversation is tastefully done, with the messages turning into voices for the screen. The nostalgia’s also there in all the renditions of Ilaiyaraaja songs. Janaki isn’t named only so she can fall in love with Ram; she’s named after the eponymous playback singer, and has inherited a haunting voice to boot. There’s no moving on from it for someone like Ram, not while you’re surrounded by televisions. Songs like Aasai Adhigam Vechu and Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu get acapella renditions that hold the quiet theatre in a trance. There’s a wonderful hook here concerning the song, Yamunai Aatrile, that comes full circle into the characters’ adulthood. Vijay Sethupathi sells the scene beautifully. There’s a power cut at night. He could just savour the voice, but he knows he can’t. He needs the visual. He stumbles, runs, makes a mess of his room, and runs back with a light that leaves Janu’s face aglow. He needs that snapshot for the memory box in his head.

It’s tempting to think of 96 as a musical, given the magnificence of the songs and the piano-dominated score. The order of songs in the playlist is the order in which they are used in this film. The Nasser monologue at the end of Anthathi, in a sense, is the story. I couldn’t shake off the notion though that the film’s events struggled to match up to the evocativeness of the score. It’s likely because 96 keeps succumbing to some evident writing temptations. It’s enough to see Ram flinch when Janu gets dangerously close to him, without having to show in a later scene pay exaggerated respect to her thaali. It’s enough to see Janu and Ram be in each other’s presence for the first time in more than a decade, withou her having to touch his chest. These touches felt forced, and in a story about the delicious complexity of reality, they ended up keeping me at arm’s length from these characters.

Frankly, I don’t think I bought Trisha’s Janu too much. Vijay Sethupathi manages to bring texture to a person like Ram, who’s rather easily understood. Janu’s more complex. She’s married with a child, and yet stuck to an unfinished relationship. Yet, you never get these layers from the performance. Their respective monologues over the events at Janu’s wedding sum up the difference. She gets the lengthier dialogue, but leaves you feeling fairly underwhelmed. He gets lesser lines, but sells it with depth. The sort of aloofness that belonged to a Jessie (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya) seems misplaced in Janu, who’s in want of more humanising.

I needed to sense more conflict. And isn’t that what differentiates adults from idealistic teenagers anyway? A sense of doubt, a sense of confusion, a sense of reluctance to peel off the layers. What’s Janu thinking as she’s stopped from saying words she can never forget? What’s she thinking as she teases Ram about his sex life? I wanted to see some sign of the adults they have become — specifically Janu.

Vijay Sethupathi plays his character with a beautiful reluctance to cross boundaries. For every step he takes forward, he takes an instinctive step backward. He drops Janu at the hotel, and refuses her invitation to go on a drive. He can’t accept it, and yet, can’t leave that hotel. He needs closure. “Enga unna vitteno, angeye dhaan irukken.” He may as well have used the same line as his Facebook relationship status. There’s a saloon metaphor somewhere, as Janu unveils the Ram she knew from the changes he’s undergone during their separation. But really, she needn’t have. Ram’s very much the same. It’s she who needed to be cajoled to return to her older self, on account of the irrevocable changes in her life. 96 is a story, an idea, I loved a bit too much, not to care about these missteps. It needed to be a bit more bitingly real.

And yet, 96, no doubt, works. It works better in the head, but that’s the effect of the film too. In thinking about the last scene, the one with the memory box, I got reminded of a Rumi poem: “Out there, beyond all concepts of right and wrong, is a field; I will meet you there…” A sense of what could be, what could have been. It’s true of the characters… and the film.

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I recall watching the teaser trailer and getting an eerie feeling about the movie. The haunting background music with the words “ Kaathale Kaathale”  with Trisha’s expressions in her yellow churidar and Vijay’s coyness drew me in wanting to know more.

Watching the movie, it did not disappoint.  It’s a story about two high school students Jannu (Trisha) and Ram (Vijay), and how they fall in love for each other in 10th standard and then meet again at a reunion after 22 years. Their story and how they never end up together is delicately crafted and told. Trisha’s eyes beautifully do all the acting meanwhile Vijay shines with his boyish looks and shyness. In addition, the younger versions of themselves in a time period where no smartphones exist do a wonderful job of setting the tone for the movie. Beautifully composed music is interspersed throughout the movie with each song having depth and meaning. The final scene in the airport leaves you with tears rolling as the scene unfolds.

Everyone has a story to tell and movies tend to tell these stories which we relate, compare, find hope and inspiration to understand our own journey and battles. Love takes many forms and dimensions, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. The movie 96 focuses on the emotional element of this love in a raw form depicting it through Jannu and Ram’s lives. We as an audience, are left with a genuine and endearing experience of this love.

One important scene in the movie after the reunion is when Ram asks Jannu if she is happy with her life, and she responds that she is at peace (Nimathi in Tamil). This was a very important response. We often get asked this question "are you happy in your marriage/life” and answering in any response other than "yes" seems deficient. Life has its many ups and downs, and it’s impossible to be happy continuously. We all have moments of happiness with doses of sadness and sometimes regret where we took certain actions or where we didn’t. Working towards a life of well-being (peace) is better than a model of continuous happiness. What peace looks like to you may differ to others, but it’s important to know what it means to yourself and work towards always improving that. The characters in  96 depict all these range of emotions but also circles back to the meaning that ultimately living a good life, a life at peace is a good life to live.

A criticism I often hear is that Ram is not happy with his life because he remains single and doesn’t move on. On the contrary, I found he made a decision to cherish the love he had in his life and doesn’t have regrets with his decision to not get married. He focused on his career in photography in which he excelled at and maintains to be at peace (shown in the opening song: Life of Ram). 96 shows us that not all love stories need to have a fairytale ending and maybe the love itself is the fairytale. 

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‘96' review: Embark on this nostalgic trip with lilting music

The film will take you on a nostalgic trip to your school days and old flames.

Updated - October 05, 2018 10:59 am IST

Published - October 04, 2018 06:17 pm IST

A still from the movie ‘96’.

The phrase “events that unfold in a single night” usually refers to fast, thriller-mode cinema. ‘96 also chronicles happenings of a single night, but takes its own time, justifiably, to set up its sequences and characters.

K Ramachandran (Vijay Sethupathi), a travel photographer, is at the centre of the story. He’s mostly off social media but when he drives past Thanjavur, the town he grew up in, memories start flooding him and he tries reconnecting with all his old classmates.

A school reunion is planned – and it sees people from all walks of life – but Ram is looking out for Jaanu (Janaki, his childhood crush, played by Trisha). This is a premise that has been dealt with in cinema before; films like Autograph and the Malayalam flick Premam have travelled similar paths. But ‘ 96 is about the nostalgia and more. It is also a commentary on how we ought to respect the past because it never really leaves us.

• Genre: Romance
• Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Janakaraj, Bagavathi, Devadarshini
• Storyline: A school reunion after 22 years brings back old memories for the friends

As with most similar film stories, ‘96 resorts to some beautiful flashbacks. We get right into the mindset of Ram and Jaanu, how they’d have felt for each other during their school days. Ram is bashful most of the time, while Jaanu is more of the extrovert.

It remains that way after many years when they meet as well. ‘96 reveals a lot about helplessness, the pain in knowing that a few things have not gone your way. In fact, when asked if she’s happy, Trisha just says, “Santhosama irukena nu terla, Nimmadhi ah iruken nu sollalam (“I don’t know if I’m happy, but I am peaceful”). In ‘96, Trisha revives the actor we saw back in 2002, in Mounam Pesiyadhe , and delivers an effective performance as Jaanu. Vijay Sethupathi, on a roll these days, carries on his fine form. Watch him childishly pointing out to the school board’s roll of honour and shouting out his name. Watch him hug the school bell. He’s a natural, and his terrific chemistry with Trisha is one of this film’s highlights. It’s also a pleasant surprise to see veteran actor Janagaraj back on the big screen as the school watchman.

The voice overs in the initial school portions start getting to you after a point in time and the second half has to solely travels on the lead protagonists, but it’s to director Prem Kumar and the cinematographer’s (Shanmuga Sundaram) credit that they keeps us engaged fully in the lives (past and present) of Ram and Jaanu. Somewhere between all the awkward pauses and the lengthy conversations lie the poetry of ‘96 . That’s where music composer Govind Vasantha jumps in – he gets some lilting tunes in the flute and piano to fill up the blanks. He proves that a simple melody on a violin is all it takes for overwhelming applause in a packed cinema hall. That might just be among the biggest achievements of ‘96 .

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'96' movie review: All about love and memories

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Film: '96 Director: C Prem Kumar Cast: Trisha, Vijay Sethupathi Rating: 4/5 Just as the popular Kathale song from the movie predicts, ‘96 is all about love.

A strong script which is beautifully cinematographed and filled with a canorous background score that will bring out all your emotions. The debut of the Trisha- Vijay Sethupathi pairing leaves you with a smile on your face and a heavy heart, at the same time. Unlike other love stories, ‘96 gives as much importance to the female lead, S Janaki Devi alias Janu (Trisha), as to the male protagonist K Ramachandran alias Ramu (Vijay). Ram, a renowned travel photographer (a much-romanticised career in the recent times) visits his hometown Tanjavur. As he reaches his school where he had first met his love Janu decades ago, Ramu finds himself brimming with emotions and contacts all his school friends. Through a WhatsApp group of the '96 alumni batch, they plan a grand reunion in Chennai where Ram meets Janu after 22 years. The second half of the film unfolds the reason behind their separation years ago, through emotional melodrama which revolves around the heat of moral sentiments as well as affection. While the evergreen Ilaiyaraaja songs play an interesting sequence till the climax, the songs by Govind Menon compliment the pace of the movie. The well-crafted characters of bashful Ramu and dauntless Janu are conveyed through the sublime performance of both the actors. We are given a clear picture of their social backgrounds through their appearance. However, the film doesn't delve deeper in that angle. Actors Adithya Bhaskar and Gouri G Kishan who play the roles of younger Ram and Jaanu also deserve credit for their performances. You will travel with the duo down the memory lane, of their relationship and yours too. The writer has decided to play with the nostalgia of school life, which is relatable. The connect will be deeper if you have ever had a high school crush. Ram’s revisit to the school, the relationship of Ram and Janu and their reunion scenes were received with applause in the theatre.

The sharp sense of wit at the right places and the importance given to minute details in every frame by the writer and the director are also remarkable.

This film is a huge relief for the Trisha, as her comeback movie, Mohini, which released in July 2018, received high criticism and was a dud in the box office. '96 is the comeback that Trisha deserves as the actor, who is 10 years senior to Vijay Sethupathy in Kollywood, plays a strong character in the movie. Her performance in this love story can be compared to her golden times in 2005-2013 including the masterpiece Vinnaithandi Varuvaya. '96 is a reminder to everyone that after all, her time on the silver screen is still not up.

The 40-year-old Vijay Sethupathy did not disappoint this time too. The 'unpopular' path he picks with directors, starting from his first commercially successful movie Pizza and realistic characters gave him the title Makkal Selvan (people’s man). ‘96 is the work of a debutant director, C Prem Kumar who made his presence felt in Kollywood through cinematography. Though the supporting actors were cast well, they do not have much to do on the screen. Both the actors took the whole movie on their shoulders. Watching the Trisha-Vijay combo is entertaining, though some may feel the movie to be a bit stretched as it goes on for 158 minutes.

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96 movie review: Vijay Sethupathi shines, Trisha's best-ever act in must-watch story

Director : Prem Kumar

Cast : Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Adhithya Bhaskar, Gauri Kishan, Devadarshini

With 96, Prem Kumar, the cinematographer-turned-debut filmmaker has not made a film, but woven pure and impeccable poetry on celluloid. 96 is a matured love story and, in a way, a difficult plot to handle — one that is akin to walking a tight rope: just a little bit of misdirection will make it banal. But a self-assured Prem builds it in a realistic way that it works absolutely perfect.

Ramachandran (Vijay Sethupathi) is a travel photographer who loves to tour and capture passionate moments on his camera. A chance visit to his hometown Tanjore rekindles his fond memories. He recalls his childhood days — the hospital where he was born, the first big shopping centre in the town and finally stops at the school where he studied in 1996, where he met the love of his life Janaki Devi aka Jhanu (Gauri Kishan) while in 10 th grade. While Ram (Adithya Bhaskar) is an introvert, Jhanu is quite fearless and likes him too. Circumstances drift them apart.

Cut to present, Ram wants to have a reunion of class ’96. There he meets Subha (Devadarshini), Murali (Bhagavathi Perumal), Satish (Aadukalam Murugadoss) and then arrives Jhanu (Trisha), now married and settled in Singapore. Both Ram and Jhanu are flustered and excited by how they get to meet once again after a gap of 22 years. In each other's eyes there is delight and shock. The rest is all about how they live the present moment, given that Jhanu has a flight to catch early next morning with intercuts of the past narrated in a heartening and captivating manner.

The lead pair of Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha has achieved a remarkable feat by penetrating the lives of their characters. You can feel the chemistry, the sparks flying, but no overtures, only simple and pure love. The duo emotes as they talk while on a walk, and their sincere outpourings begin to make you wonder as to why can't they just be in unison!

A natural performer that he is, VSP shines every bit in the film. Don’t miss his embarrassing yet proud feeling when Trisha asks him, ‘Are you still a virgin? Has no girl told you that she has fallen for you? Nee Aambala Naattu Kattada.’

You can easily call it Trisha’s best-ever performance till date. With her nuanced expressions combined with class and elegance, Trisha looks like a dream and acts like one.

The two youngsters, Adhitya, as younger Vijay Sethupathi, and Gauri, as younger Trisha, are aptly cast and they have performed exceptionally well. Every other character including Bhagavathy Perumal, Devadarshini and Murugadoss, who play classmates, Janagaraj and Kavithalaya Krishnan, in cameos, have given a laudable account. Though one feels the movie drags a bit in the second half, you need that kind of space for a script like this. The closing shots, where the duo parts ways, leave you in tears; still the director has ended the film on an optimistic note.

Govind Vasantha’s enthralling music and the emotionally-charged songs, combined with its visual splendour, hugely elevate the proceedings, especially the ‘Kadhale Kadhale’ song. And the director has beautifully utilised Ilayaraja’s evergreen songs in nostalgic moments and the soulful number ‘Yamunai Aattrile’ in a fitting situation. Shanmugasundaram and Mahendran’s alluring frames warrant mention. Prem’s honest attempt of portraying the true essence of love without taking any cinematic liberties makes 96 the kind of genre-defining film that creates a benchmark for many years to come. A must-watch movie!

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96 Movie Review: Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha shine in poignant love story

Director c prem kumar's 96 starring vijay sethupathi and trisha is a tribute to unconditional love. with brilliant performance backed by a strong script, 96 is a winner, says our review..

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Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha-starrer 96 will be facing a stiff competition at the box office from Vijay Deverakonda's NOTA and Vishnu Vishal and Amala Paul-starrer Ratsasan. These three films look promising , but 96 has the highest possibility of emerging as the winner.

Prem Kumar's 96 is a story full of love, literally and metaphorically. The film, right from the word go, takes us to K Ramachandran aka Ram's life, who is a renowned travel photographer. We travel with Ram to the places he visits. He comes back to his hometown Tanjore and pays a visit to his school, setting him off on a path down memory lane.

He calls his friend Murali (Bagavathi Perumal), who adds him to a dormant WhatsApp group. The '96 batchmates plan a reunion in Chennai. It is where high school sweethearts Ram and Janu aka Janaki Devi meet each other after a gap of 22 years.

Ram and Janu go through a flood of emotions when they meet after a hiatus and so do we. Director Prem Kumar's story is elegant and simple, and he does not give in to cinematic cliches. He takes the film forward at a leisurely pace and pays utmost attention to minute details.

We get Ram and Janu's adorable teenage romance intercut with sequences from the reunion. Ram and Janu's young days take us back to their schooldays. From the schoolbags to the two plaits, everything screams 90s and makes us reminisce our schooldays.

Adithya Bhaskar and Gouri Kishan play the young Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha respectively. Adithya's character Ram is a timid boy and his heart skips a beat whenever he sees Janu (Gouri). Both Adithya and Gouri have delivered nuanced performances despite being newcomers. In fact, 96 makes us feel like we are right there with them, in school.

There is nothing at fault with the performances of Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Adithya and Gouri Kishan. Ram and Janu do not speak much, but they are obsessed with each other. They exchange loving glances and look after each other with all their heart.

Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha give their career-best performances and they convey their emotions with their eyes.

96 is an ode to the unconditional love shared by two beautiful souls. It may seem impossible to expect a love story like Ram and Janu's today. But, for some reason, their characterisations make you root for them. Seeing Ram and Janu, you wish with all your heart for them to lead a life together.

Ram and Janu have a night to spend to discover why they didn't end up with each other. The second half is full of heart-warming conversations between the two and one can't help but feel for both of them.

They are two mature people expressing their love for each other. In a particular scene, Ram and Janu have a deep conversation. They know that their relationship has limitations and that they cannot take it anywhere.

Yet, Ram and Janu muster up the courage to find out why and where they failed in stitching together a relationship. That particular scene shows the various emotions that Ram and Janu go through, telling viewers the importance of letting go of what you really love.

Though the runtime of 96 is lengthy, there are plenty of sequences that will move you. Throughout the film, you can't help but smile at these beautifully etched scenes.

The soul of 96 in Govind Menon's soothing music. Kadhale Kadhale was an instant favourite and its placement in the film is just magical to watch.

Bagavathi Perumal, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Janagaraj, Devadarshini and her daughter have given their best. 96 is a poignant romantic tale of Ram and Janu which will make you nostalgic.

Director C Prem Kumar's 96 starring Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha is a tribute to unconditional love. With brilliant performance backed by a strong script, 96 is a winner, says our review.

4/5 stars for 96.

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'96’ review: This Vijay Sethupathi-Trisha film is beautiful, heartbreaking

Fifteen minutes into the film 96, 37-year-old K Ramachandran (Vijay Sethupathi) stands in front of the gates to his high school in Tanjore. The background music is toned down and the wind blows harder as he strides forward with joy. Until suddenly, he stops. These few seconds of hesitation is the last chance that director Premkumar gives you to brace yourself for the storm of emotions that he will unleash upon you, before the gates of the past are opened.

The journey that follows will break your hearts a hundred times over, leaving you alternately comforted and pained as nostalgia washes over. The premise of the film is deceptively simple – two high school sweethearts from the batch of 1996 (which lends the movie’s title) meet at a reunion, 22 years after they part. Vijay Sethupathi is a travel photographer and Trisha, who plays Janaki Devi aka Jaanu, is settled in Singapore. The film however, fails to tell us if she actually has a job. Understandably, the sparks are still present and visible for all to see. The story moves back and forth from the past to the present, to lay the foundation for this love story, even as it takes you on a parallel journey of events unfolding in the reunion.

But that is where the movie’s predictability ends. Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha share a chemistry that crackles to life on screen. The only competition to their compelling presence are the artists who play their younger selves – Aditya Bhaskar and Gauri Kishan. You can’t help but root for the pair (past and present), from the minute you lay your eyes on them.

But while the sweet high school romance reminds you of the familiar ache of love and loss, the modern day story struggles to blossom with the restrictions that come with the gap of over 20 years in their relationship. The movie, at several junctures, puts its viewers in a moral dilemma, making you question if what you are rooting for is correct. But the director plays it safe for the most part, leaving you completely responsible for the answer.

Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha have delivered flawless performances with their understated acting. They feed off each other’s energy and leave you wanting for more.

The film’s screenplay is gripping. It has you on the edge of your seat for what are seemingly the most inane activities – school attendance, conversations over coffee and even a ride in the metro. The personal growth and contrasting personalities of Ramachandran and Jaanu are showcased through humour. Like when Jaanu asks Ram if he is still a virgin (to hilarious results) to Ram berating a group of female college students for being out at 10 pm (sexist much?).

The narrative that goes back and forth doesn’t falter for even a minute as it seamlessly connects the past to the present. A light moment is suddenly succeeded by a high octane emotional scene and before you recover, the director is already moving forward to the next plot point. You simply cannot take your eyes off the screen. Except when it is filled with tears (which is quite often) and you don’t have much of a choice!

The cinematography by Mahendiran Jeyaraju and N Shanmuga Sundaram must receive special mention. For the first 20 minutes of the film, Vijay Sethupathi is seen alone, the only focus of large beautiful frames in scenic locations. Through mere images they paint the picture of a loner, a man who prefers his own company. That is until he is connected to his school friends again. From that minute, the frame is either filled with friends or past flame. The frames evolve with the story.

The film’s music by Govind Vasantha has already received much acclaim and the smattering of Ilaiyaraja’s songs across the film lend to an engaging auditory treat. But what I would like to mention is the use of silence in the film. The tension created by the screenplay is escalated by the beautiful use of silence through the two hours and forty minutes. When his friends say ‘Jaanu’ to Vijay Sethupathi for the first time in the film, the silence that the music director uses tells a story by itself.

A silence in which you hear not only the hero’s heart beat loudly but yours too, as it cracks a little.

Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither TNM nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film’s producers or any other members of its cast and crew.

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