Initially, Massu misuses his power by making them terrorise innocent people and demanding money from them by pretending to drive them away. They approach him with requests to fulfil their dying wishes. A bad road accident, in which Suriya barely manages to survive, grants him a special power.Īll of a sudden, he is able to see and communicate with dead people around him.
Massu and his friend Jetli (Premgi) make a living by planning elaborate schemes, cheating bad guys and escaping with their money. Suriya essays two characters in the film, Masilamani or Massu, an ingenious conman, and a ghost called Shakti. Maasu Engira Masilamani Massu (A Venkat Prabhu Sixer) – The ball pitches before the boundary line.There is non-stop excitement, with all the characters in the film being on some kind of high, literally bursting with energy. With all the above positives and negatives, Massu seems to be a slight bounce back for the hero as well as the director, as their previous films didn’t do well. In fact, the villain domination and payback portions are so outdated that they take the viewers back to the 90s era of commercial cinema.
MASSU ENGIRA MASILAMANI HIT OR FLOP MOVIE
After a point of time, one gets confused on whether the movie is a horror comedy or a usual revenge story with ghosts coming out after the soul departs. The well executed horror comedy in the first half could have been extended to the second half as well, in order to make Massu as Venkat Prabhu’s best.
The crew could have concentrated more on the CG and VFX portions as it failed to create impact in few places. Editor Praveen‘s editing is just for a film like Massu. Getting reminded of the cuts in Mankatha trailer now. When it comes to Venkat Prabhu films, one always looks for sleek and stylish editing.
Rajasekar’s cinematography is saving the film in many places and enhances its quality to an extent. Switching over to the technical side, Yuvan Shankar Raja‘s music and BGM doesn’t allow one to find faults even though the output doesn’t sound like the one from a Venkat Prabhu – Yuvan combo. Moreover, one gets reminded of the director’s previous ones, when the faithful Aravind Akash, woozy Vijay Vasanth, and non – human Jai appear on screen. Vaaranam Aayiram, Engeyum Eppothum, Kaththi, Mankatha, Goa, Veeram, and the list goes on. But in Massu, one can say that the saturation level had been almost reached. Like other Venkat Prabhu films, Massu also has references, dialogues, and BGMs from many other movies. But unfortunately, the cliched post interval sequences with an ineffective and an unnecessary villain (Samuthirakani) lets us down. Surya‘s performance during critical scenes, the portrayal of ghosts interacting with a human, the funny moments associated with it (thanks to Karunas, Sriman, Brahmanandam, Rajendran, and Shanmuga Sundaram for adding a lighthearted flavor), the Sri Lankan Tamil accent of Shakthi, and the surprising interval block, creates a good and effective impression about the movie and increases expectation about the rest of the film. One gets a feel that Nayanthara, who is supposed to be the heroine, is also in a cameo role. In addition, Parthiban and Pranitha (Saguni fame) give extended cameo appearances. Talking about the artists, Massu has Surya in dual role (Masilamani and Shakthi), Premji, as Masilamani’s friend, has a considerable screen space and does a neat job. Doesn’t this one liner sound different for a horror comedy? Is this not enough for the entire two and a half hours? It is nothing but the superpower, a human gets to see, interact, and help kind hearted ghosts. Without any further delay, lets move on to its storyline. None other than anything, we are referring to Venkat Prabhu‘s Massu Engira Masilamani Massu. Its popularity is such that the artists and directors of more star value choose to implement a project of the same sort. This is the season where the genre of Horror Comedies are at peak.
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