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Miss You seems real despite its commercial cinematic absurdities like bar songs and street fights.
The poster of the film.
Miss You U
2.5/5
Starring: Siddharth, Ashika Ranganath, Karunakaran, Bala SaravananDirector: N Rajasekar
Miss You Movie Review: It’s been a minute since a rom-com like Miss You was made in Tamil. It is not to say the film is rare or great, but it is just one of those old-school rom-coms that harps just on a straightforward story and drama. A kind that hasn’t been around for a while now. Directed by N Rajasekar, starring Siddharth and Ashika Ranganath in the lead roles, Miss You reminds you of the times when not every single release had to be unique or bearing a USP or having the need to cater to the whole nation. It has low stakes, featuring normal people, cliched songs, and fights that evoke a sense of nostalgia. The strong point of Miss You is that is aware of its limitations and contrivances. At one instance, when a character is forced to narrate the past, he lets out a disclaimer that the ‘flashback’ is going to feature a story within the story. That doesn’t absolve the film of its mistakes, but it is nice to know now and then that the filmmakers aren’t in a bubble.
Vasu (Siddharth), an aspiring filmmaker from a well-to-do family, meets up with an accident right after having a cup of some exotic coffee called Bella. He forgets everything that happened in the past two years. Conveniently, his memory loss is precise like lost computer folders. He remembers everything before that but forgets just the two years. His friends and family lie to him that he isn’t missing much. So, Vasu goes about living his happy-go-lucky life until he meets a stranger at Egmore Railway Station. The hapless man is missing his lost love and gets a new lease of life after hearing Vasu’s pearls of wisdom. He takes Vasu with him to his apartment in Bengaluru for a vacation, where the hero meets Subbalakshmi (Ashika Ranganth) and the cupid strikes. However, something seems off with Subbalakshmi, when she says ‘No’ to Vasu. Vasu then decides her mom would be of help to woo his love interest. He shows Subbalakshmi’s photo to her, waking the sleeping dogs. He realises a lot has happened in the two years that he can’t recall. It ain’t a major suspense or twist, but that’s the success of Miss You: it’s gripping despite its predictable story.
It has a lot to do with the humour and more importantly the nature of the comedy. Vasu’s friends (played by Bala Saravana, Karunakaran, and Lollu Sabhaa Maran) are silent guardians of the films. Their incessant jokes and camaraderie make Miss You an enjoyable affair. Their interactions make you feel like you are part of their never-ending friendly banters. I was reminded of Santhanam’s riots in Jiiva’s Endrendrum Punnagai while watching the comedy in Miss You. They are not of the same type but vibe. On top of that, Siddharth and Ashika sell you their characters pretty well. Vasu and Subbalakshmi seem real to the extent that you root for them to end up together.
Also, N Rajasekar doesn’t burden himself with political correctness and projects Subbalakshmi to be a bit selfish person–a ‘typical’ non-idealistic woman, who doesn’t mind the gender roles and societal conservatism. She isn’t the type to sit next to a man on a bus. Not bold enough to travel alone at night. Not idealistic enough to report a murder. On the other hand, we have Vasu, a righteous macho man, who breaks the marriage when his wife doesn’t trust him to protect her. He even raises his hand when his wife commits a blunder. However, without such flaws, there wouldn’t be a conflict in the film. It is because of such flaws in the characters, Miss You seems real despite its commercial cinematic absurdities like bar songs and street fights.