‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’ is hilarious and fun

Nayanthara completely busts her glamorous image, as the vulnerable and hearing impaired Kadambari and matches pace with the versatile Vijay Sethupathi

With a title like ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan,’ (I am a Rowdy too), you would expect a story of a tough goon and gore to put you off, but director Vignesh Sivan surprises you in his second film.  There is plenty to laugh aloud in this black comedy.
Pandi, (Vijay Sethupathi) contrary to the wishes of his mother, (Radhika Sarath Kumar as a sub-inspector) aspires to become a rowdy. But this mama’s boy lacks guts and toeing in line with her wishes, he appears for the police services examinations.
His life gets a new meaning and probably his deep seated desire of becoming a ‘rowdy’ might be realized when Kadamabari, (Nayanthara)  a hearing impaired young woman enters his life. Pandi falls in love with her and little does he know what’s coming when he bends down to kiss Kadambari. Kadambari tells him that the way to her heart is by killing a thug, Killivallavan, (Parthiban) who had killed her parents. Sethupathi is back in form once again. The versatile actor fits into his role like a glove. Complementing him is Nayanthara with her brilliant performance. Dubbing in her own voice, the glamorous actress plays Kadambari, the vulnerable little girl who holds onto her painful past, most beautifully, without going overboard.
What keeps the story alive and fresh is Sivan’s treatment and dialogues, you just can’t predict what’s next.  Hilarious moments keep you chuckling. Radhika Sarath Kumar is perfect as a cop and I loved the scenes where she asks her colleague to manipulate results to get her a son a place in the police force.