Thenaali
" Working with Kamal (Haasan) sir. was a Blessing,even Naghma didi felt mighty thrilled about this project cause she never got to co star with Kamal. Thenaali has all aspects of a commercial hit including huge doses of rip-roaring comedy ranging from slapstick, situational to just plain playing with words. Generally I am not unnerved at the prospect of acting with senior artistes. At any rate, I have not seen most of their films. But with Kamalji it was different. I had seen lot of his films. And I was in awe of him. I was even scared of looking into his eyes and talking. But he put me at ease with his charm and humour. Throughout the shooting of Tenali, he was jovial and mirthful. It is impossible not to burst out into laughter when acting with him. He is a comedy king. "
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Genre: Comedy
Story Line: The story can actually be told in about 10 words and logically speaking, there isn't even much to say about it. The introduction scene between Doctor Jayaram and Patient Kamal where Jayaram asks him about his fears, starts out hilariously and dramatically turns into a sad description of Kamal's past in Srilanka. Jayaram, who plays a frustrated and almost deranged psychiatrist, always ready to pack Kamal and his bags back to Chennai, is unbelievable as Doctor Kailash. Delhi Ganesh, Ramesh Kanna and Charlie and the whole-jump-into-the-water scheme of things and Kanna always calling Thenaali by the wrong name catches you laughing out loud several times. Kamal & Devayani's supposed lovey-dovey scene conceived by Jayaram is another worth mentioning moment in Thenaali.

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