Movies on friendships have always been in vogue. It is one trend that never loses viewership and this has come to the credit of filmmaker Ravichandran, whose Natpathigaram 79 hit the screens this week. Produced by Ravikumar, the movie stars Raj Bharath, Amjad, Reshmi Menon and Tejasvi in lead roles. M S Baskar, Subbu Panchu and Vinodhini play supporting cast. Jeeva (Raj Bharath) is an aspiring marine officer. He falls for a rich girl Pooja (Tejaswi). The duo bond well. Meanwhile, there is Aravind (Amjad), a rich boy who loves Maha (Reshmi Menon). The couples come across each other and become friends. A turns of events lead to thier break up. A miss understand lead to the families of Jeeva and Maha arrange for their wedding. How they untangle this mess and rejoin with their respective lovers forms the rest of the story. Ravichandran has made a love drama out of a simple storyline. The movie is engaging in the first half, however it tends to lose its momentum in the second. There is much confusion and that at places portrays a wrong message. However, the director unties all knots at the end. Raj Bharath has does a super show. Emotion come naturally for him. Amjad is tailor-made for the role. Reshmi gets a meaty role and she pulls it off well. Tejaswi is glamorous and does it well. Seems like tailor-made for youngsters, the movie is a pretty decent entertainer that revolves entirely on friendship and love.
