After Oviya’s exit from the Bigg Boss house, 90ML becomes her first celluloid release. Directed by Anita Udeep, the film was initially promoted as a women-centric film only to shock people with double meaning jokes during the release of its trailer.
Chennai:
90ML, unlike other Tamil men-centric films, doesn’t belittle men to keep females on a high pedestal. That is where Anita’s writing succeeds. It breaks the stereotypes of other Tamil films and has women smoking, cigarettes and other substances and drinking. There are also a few double-meaning dialogues to ensure that the film is worth the money for the target audience. 90ML also touches upon the LGBTQI rights and decriminalisation of Section 377. Anita’s gutsy screenplay is definitely not for ‘self-styled cultural’ ambassadors in the state. The character of Rita is pretty much what Oviya was in the Bigg Boss house. That is, probably, the biggest plus for the film. It is not her performance but her charisma that takes the film forward. Simbu’s background score has synched well with the scenes and has contributed to the content in a better way.
However, where the film falls flat, is in the performance of the actors. While male characters have nothing much to do, the director could have focused on the lead roles’ performances. It is also surprising and shocking to know that Arvind Krishna is the film’s cinematographer. A few scenes, for example, the car chase scene was amateurishly shot and still managed to pass the editor and director during the final cut. With a predictable storyline, double-meaning dialogues too become predictable at a point in time. Overall, 90ML is high on life and low on performance and technical aspect.
After Oviya’s exit from the Bigg Boss house, 90ML becomes her first celluloid release. Directed by Anita Udeep, the film was initially promoted as a women-centric film only to shock people with double meaning jokes during the release of its trailer. Despite being certified ‘A’, the film courted controversy ahead of its release on Friday but created anticipation among youngsters. The film is about five girls and their friendship and the humiliations that they go through in their lives. The storyline is predictable from the beginning and there’s nothing much to discuss. Oviya plays Rita, a beautician, and then there’s her apartment friends Thamarai (Bommu Lakshmi) Kajal (Masoom Shankar), Shree Gopika (Paaru) and Monisha Ram (Sukanya). Rita is in a live-in relationship and her carefree attitude and forward thinking impress the girls who befriend her.
90ML, unlike other Tamil men-centric films, doesn’t belittle men to keep females on a high pedestal. That is where Anita’s writing succeeds. It breaks the stereotypes of other Tamil films and has women smoking, cigarettes and other substances and drinking. There are also a few double-meaning dialogues to ensure that the film is worth the money for the target audience. 90ML also touches upon the LGBTQI rights and decriminalisation of Section 377. Anita’s gutsy screenplay is definitely not for ‘self-styled cultural’ ambassadors in the state. The character of Rita is pretty much what Oviya was in the Bigg Boss house. That is, probably, the biggest plus for the film. It is not her performance but her charisma that takes the film forward. Simbu’s background score has synched well with the scenes and has contributed to the content in a better way.
However, where the film falls flat, is in the performance of the actors. While male characters have nothing much to do, the director could have focused on the lead roles’ performances. It is also surprising and shocking to know that Arvind Krishna is the film’s cinematographer. A few scenes, for example, the car chase scene was amateurishly shot and still managed to pass the editor and director during the final cut. With a predictable storyline, double-meaning dialogues too become predictable at a point in time. Overall, 90ML is high on life and low on performance and technical aspect.
90ML
Cast: Oviya, Bommu Lakshmi, Masoom Shankar, Shree Gopika, Monisha Ram, Anson Paul, Tej Raj and Devadarshini
Director: Anita Udeep
Music director: STR
Synopsis: Four girls, who are unhappy with their routine, meets a progressive girl and their lives changes from thereon
Rating: 2.5/5