R ARIVANANTHAM
‘My Dear Bootham’, a Tamil family comedy movie written and directed by N Ragavan and produced by Ramesh P Pillai. This film made entirely targeting children below ten years of age. It is an amazing movie for kids with a blend of comedy and emotion. It pops positive thoughts to the children.
A protagonist frees a trapped genie from a stone statue, and the latter’s problems are then resolved by the genie’s magic was released in theaters on Friday.
Thirunavukkarasu (Master Ashwath, the super deluxe child), trips over a statue and frees Karkimuki (Prabhudeva), a genie imprisoned inside of it. Thiru’s stammer gets him into all kinds of difficulty, including being made fun of by peers, insensitive teachers (like Samyuktha) at school, and an overprotective mother (Ramya Nambeesan). So, after turning things around at school with the help of Karki, who calls him his “deivam,” can he fulfil the genie’s one wish, especially with his speech impediment getting in the way is the rest of the film.
My Dear Bootham’s aesthetics are identical to those of the children’s television programme ‘Jee Boom Baa,’ which used to air in the early 2000s, in terms of both text and visuals and recalled the other film ‘Pattanathil Bootham.’ The content is all superficial and uses an exaggerated tone, which is made much more obvious by the gaudy graphics. Although it is obvious that the filmmakers desire to present a children’s movie, they also appear to have determined that it would be sufficient to appeal to just their intended audience. Therefore, while youngsters, especially those under 10, would find the movie funny, adults will find antics like Prabhudeva impersonating cartoon characters and appearing with Tom and Jerry, too infantile.
The two stars have a major role in why the movie works to the extent that it does. While Ashwath excels in the moving scenes, particularly his monologue in the climax, Prabhudeva, who has frequently displayed a flare for humour, tries to elevate the subject by giving it everything he has.
The movie also features Imman Annachi, Suresh Menon, Samyuktha Shanmughanathan, Ashwanth Ashokkumar, Master Sathwik, Master Param Guganesh, and Swaminathan.
The music for the movie is composed by D Imman while cinematography and editing are performed by UK Senthil Kumar and San Lokesh, respectively. Yugabharathi’s lyrics and AR Mohan’s Art Direction are superb. Stunt Choreography by GN Murugan and Dance Choreography by Sridhar.
