Just when we were thinking that ghost comedies are turning repetitive and going out of fashion comes Maragatha Nanayam, an entertaining ghost caper that shows that you can still make your film feel fresh and keep the laughs coming with some inventive strokes. Debutant ARK Saravanan’s script, which jumps between fantasy, heist, comedy, action, adventure, and even a bit of romance, demands kitchen-sink filmmaking, and he is up to the challenge.
The plot revolves around cash-strapped Senguttuvan (Adhi), a small-time smuggler, who, along with his co-smuggler Ilango (Daniel Pope), agrees to stealing the titular Maragadha Nanayam, a historical artefact belonging to the king of Irumporai, whose ghost, it is believed, is said to kill anyone who lays his hand on it. And on the advice of a swami, they seek the spirit of Ilango’s uncle, Chidambaram, to guide them. Circumstances result in Chidambaram’s spirit entering the (dead) body of their boss Nochikuppam Ramadas (Ramadoss). And Chidambaram calls upon the spirits of three of his dead friends — Mahendran (Nikki Galrani), Nesamani (Arunraja Kamaraj) and Tamil Ayya (Sangili Murugan). The four are among the 132 victims of the Irumporai King. Meanwhile, Twinkle Ramanathan (Anandraj), a gangster, too, gets into the mix!
( 3 / 5 )