Settai- a joy ride

When director Kannan set out to work on the Tamil remake of ‘Delhi Belly,’ he had to keep in mind the Tamil audience that was not ready for adult comedy, so ‘Settai’ is a toned down story of the original. Besides, the story is set in Mumbai.
Three friends living in a run- down apartment find themselves on the hit list of a mafia don, due to an accidental mix up of packages. JK, a journalist is handed over a packet to be delivered at a particular address by his girl friend, Madhu, an air-hostess. He passes on this responsibility to his room- mate, Nikki, a photographer, who in turn passes it onto Seenu, another room mate. Nikki also hands him over a packet containing his stool sample to be given to the lab for testing. And when Seenu interchanges one for the other, trouble comes in the form of a trigger happy don. Following the original scene by scene, ‘Settai,’ entertains. Expect toilet humour. Expletives that featured in the original are missing here, opening the film to a family audience. 

PLUS POINTS:  Santhanam with his one liner is the saving grace of the story. He keeps you in chuckles.

MINUS POINTS: Both the heroines, Hansika Motwani and Anjali fail to match the actress who played their characters in the original. Nasser is a poor imitation of the don, played to perfection by Vijay Raaz in Delhi Belly.

VERDICT: Settai is a joy ride that takes you away from your woes for a while. Enjoy it as it lasts.