As the old adage goes "Marriages are made in heaven". But, that was not to be the case with the ever charming STR's and Kollywood's ravishing queen Nayanthara's love life. When things were going really well between them in their real life, it was only a matter of time when the high profile stars got engaged themselves in the timeless relationship called marriage. However, destiny had other ideas and the duo had to split thus burning up their wedding pictures without even a picture taken! Stop it. We know all about the famous Simbu-Nayan controversy. What's it got to do with the review? Yeah. I can hear this murderous rambling which is rumbling loud and clear in your minds. Breathe. Relax. And continue to enjoy the three weddings that take place in INA.
It seemed like Pandiraj impractically desired Simbu-Nayan's wedlock to happen in reality than the pair themselves despite their relationship was beyond repair and hope. He has single-handedly ensured that they married not once but thrice in a very humorous and breezy manner. I think they were married 3 times to compensate to what happened to them in actuality!
Simbu's previous encounter with 'Vaalu' was more like a Ajith Dubsmash. However, the good news for STR is that INA gives his fans, and of course other audience, plenty of things to cheer about - be it his coolly casual dialogue delivery, deft and nimble dance movements, decent acting and ginormous screen presence with his suave looks and style quotient. He is known for all these things from his previous films but his selection of films has always been a major thorn in his foot which is not to be the case this time around with INA. It is not that INA is a picture perfect movie. The movie lags and drags big time in the second half courtesy to an elaborate and lengthy intimate exchange between the film's lead couple. Fortunately, the movie strongly rides on Pandiraj's smart way of story telling, Simbu's sophisticated appeal, Nayanthara's flawless acting and Soori's impeccably timed one-liners. In fact, Soori is one of the central component of the film rather than being just a mere sidekick to the hero. Santhanam takes up the sidekick role! INA would have bitten the dust hadn't it been for Soori's funny facial expressions, exquisite sneering and sardonic punches revolving around the true life of STR.
STR really deserves a pat on his back for making a literal mockery out of his own personal life in INA. It showed his level of maturity to see and handle his affairs in a light-hearted way. Andreah is so chubby chubby and vivacious that at one point of time you think that Andreah and Simbu is a fantastic pair. Her role in the movie could have been more important had Pandiraj concentrated on developing her character further and the story gaining enough traction for a good climax instead of the tedious and soporific telephone conversations in the second half. MY GOD! It is shown that time flies between Simbu-Nayan when they are engaged in their cellular conversations but the fact is that time was refusing to move in reality. It seemed like ages for their tete-a-tete to be finished. Albert Einstein was on the money when he said "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But, let him sit on the hot stove for a minute, it's longer than an hour. That's relativity". Many people in the audience felt like they were sitting on the stove during their heart to heart telephonic chats!
Pandiraj has shown great cleverness in his screenplay especially in the first half with his taut narration. Be it the intro scene where he captures the essence of a typical IT person's lifestyle or displaying quirky download images for flashbacks or using Jai as David (Jai was Nayan's lover in Raja Rani!) to reprise as Nayan's lover here as well, Pandiraj has handled with minimum fuss and gets tremendous applause and whistles for his knack of telling a simple love story so sweetly and humorously. Unfortunately, things go topsy-turvy when the second half begins. INA could have been thousand times better if Pandiraj had dedicated his efforts in shaping up solid post interval scenes to ante up the all good work that had gone before the inevitable slide.
Is INA not even worth watching once? Thanks to Soori's outstanding repartees and railleries, you can actually watch it twice but don't forget to fast forward all the songs and the prolonged chats!
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