Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum

Director Ranjith Jayakodi' debut movie 'Mellisai' later named 'Puriyatha Puthir' failed to get it's due because of the long delayed release.  He has however joined hands with the comeback talent Harish Kalyan to narrate a modern love story through a character study of its main leads.  Whether this 'Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum' will turn up an ace with the audiences remains to be seen.

Gowtham (Harish Kalyan) is a local youth with a burning anger issue who meets a well-groomed modern girl Tara (Shilpa Manjunath) when he is in a violent fight with her fiance.  The duo bump into each other and opposites attract.  The start a relationship which is hindered by the clash of personalities and whether they come together or not forms the rest of the story with a hard-hitting relevant message in the climax.

Harish Kalyan's career graph has been on a steady rise ever since his stint with 'Bigg Boss' and the super hit 'Pyaar Prema Kadhal'.  This being an acid test one has to give it to the dashing HK who comes good in flying colors as the angry Gowtham carrying the burden of a tragic past that affects his present and future.  The most remarkable aspect of Harish's performance is that he lends a very boy next door touch to the complicated character making it relatable.Shilpa Manjunath matches Harish Kalyan's vibrancy with her grounded performance as the modern confused young girl who has difficulty choosing between her dangerous attraction and a safe life with her fiance.  She has impeccably expressed the progression of her Tara from a primal physical relationship with Gautham to accepting him as her true love.  Makapa Anand plays one of Harish's friends with his own queer mannerism of calling everyone Kumaru effectively while Bala Saravanan scores a few sixers with his oneliners and rejoinders providing true comic relief to an otherwise tense screenplay.  Ponvannan and Suresh play the parents of the hero and the heroine respectively bringing in their vast experience while Lizze Antony makes a mark in the pivotal role of the hero's mother.