There is this song in this movie that goes, 'Naanga MGRum illa, Nambiarum illa, naduvila.' That aptly sums up this Valentine Day fare. With no big stars to boast of, the only way to get the crowds in, is either with a good musical score, attractive lead pair or good old slapstick. Siva Manasula Sakthi (SMS) treads a safe path. It does not take itself seriously, and more importantly, debutant director M Rajesh has chosen to present a comic skit. And it works to some extent in the first half at least. For the rest, he has leaned on old films to give a fillip to what is now standard fare in Tamil cinema. Poor, undereducated city youth chancing upon a smart, well-educated girl, and with amazing self confidence over his eligibility, goes after her, who, surprise, surprise, reciprocates sooner or later.
So you have Siva (Jiiva) chancing upon Sakthi (Anuya) on a train, and striking u
p a conversation with her. Both are street smart, so while Sakthi, an RJ, claims to be an air hostess, Siva, employed in a courier firm, leads her to believe that he is serving in the army. The unmasking scenes are enjoyable, specially the one where Siva's mother and sister tag along for the first date. Likewise the scenes where Jiiva mimics Kamal Hassan, spoofs Rajnikanth and Major Sundarajan are enjoyable.
Rajesh seems to have spent more time working on laugh lines, instead of paying attention to the story. You can accept that Jiiva is a prankster, but by carrying it too far, especially in the run-up to the wedding, the film fails to work, and Jiiva's acting is a toss up between plain silly and fairly irritating in the second half. It doesn't sound as if Yuvan had a good day in the studios. On the whole, time pass when you have nothing else to do.
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