Thirumanam

Thirumanam Movie Synopsis: A couple who is in love convinces their respective families about their plans to lead life together. However, they realise that both the families are poles apart when they start the wedding preparations.

Thirumanam Movie Review: There have been several Tamil films which showcased the intrinsic details involved in wedding preparations by the families of the bride and the groom. RS Prasanna's Kalyana Samayal Saadham was one such recent movie, which depicted the issues that arise between two families (though the basic plot of the movie revolved around a different subject). Thirumanam touches upon almost all aspects which are quintessential in a wedding.

Mahesh (Umapathy) and Aadhira (Kavya Suresh) fall in love and decide to live together. They also manage to get the approval of their respective families. But little do they expect that things are going to be really tough for them, once the wedding preparations begin. Mahesh has elder sister Manonmani (Sukanya) and uncle Arunachalam (MS Baskar) while Aadhira has her brother Arivu (Cheran), uncle Kumaraguru (Thambi Ramaiah) and mother Vadivaambal (Seema). As both the families start discussing about the wedding plans, they discover that Arivu and Manonmani have differences of opinion over many things. Arivu, being a practical and an emotional man, wants to keep the affair simple while Manonmani insists on a gala wedding. There are times when both express disinterest in taking the wedding forward. Mahesh and Aadhira, too, are vexed over the unexpected series of events.

Thirumanam has an interesting premise – the characters and their background stories are also well etched. There are emotional moments involving family bonding and practical approach towards organising a wedding. But things become too preachy at one point, and also predictable once the second half begins. The flow of events resemble TV serials after a point, which mars audience from relating themselves with the story. Though the message, which it intends to convey is appreciable, the clumsy filmmaking and a couple of songs that appear in the later half prevent Thirumanam from turning into an engaging family entertainer.