Tanu Weds Manu Returns'
U/A; Romantic/Comedy
Director: Anand L. Rai
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, R. Madhavan, Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar
Rating:
Once in a while, an actor overpowers the movie, and Kangana Ranaut does that with this one. It takes a lot of effort to take your eyes off this girl, who dazzles with dual performances, as she plays two dramatically diagonal roles — one as the ebullient, effervescent, free spirited Tanu and the other as the rustic Haryanvi, budding athlete Kusum. As she moves from one role to another with such incredible ease, ironically making it increasingly difficult for you to believe that it is the same actor who's played the two roles. And that is a huge achievement
If you get the chance to take your eyes off Kangana Ranaut, you notice that the other actors in the periphery including Madhavan, Swara Bhaskar and others lend good support. Madhavan deserves a special mention as it takes a decent actor like him to know when to underplay to accommodate the two strong women characters he's dealing with. Deepak Dobriyal hams at places, but otherwise makes a decent effort.
Even though Kangana Ranaut has evidently grown by leaps and bounds in confidence over the five years since she starred in the original, the same can not be said about the sequel