‘Meesaya Murukku’ review: Sound engineering

What's this with music composers and acting? Vijay Antony and G.V. Prakash have already taken the plunge – and successfully at that – and now, it's the turn of Aadhi (Hiphop Tamizha).

To be fair, his debut, Meesaya Murukku , could have not been done by anyone else, for it draws highly from his own life....after all, it details the life of Aadhi from school till he went on to become a musical sensation.

Five minutes into the film, when Vivek (who plays Aadhi's father) breaks into a long speech stating why Tamil is our identity, you dread message-filled scenes. Fortunately, there's a lot of college fun to dig into.

That happens when Aadhi gets into an engineering college, far away from the comforts of his home in Coimbatore. But he doesn't know what he's getting into. There's ragging and a set of seniors he just can't seem to make friends with. Aadhi is flustered.

Till he falls in love with Nila (Aathmika), whom he desperately wants to woo. But there are challenges, both personal and professional, and all this at a time when Aadhi doesn't know what to make of his life. It's a template that has been dealt with in Kollywood in a thousand films, and Meesaya Murukku intends to be no different.

But it does intend to entertaining and colourful – and remains so at most times. The comedy does bring a smile at times, thanks to the internet stars that it features. For a film that has music as an integral part, the tunes are catchy — Aadhi cleverly re-uses some of his popular previous independent tracks, like 'Vaadi Pulla' and 'Club Le Mabbu Le'. I liked his casting of Vivek as the father; he aces it, with a firm grip on character. That a comedian clicks in a serious role is proof that Meesaya Murukku has got a few things right.