Tamil cinema’s high-concept king, Shakti Soundar Rajan, takes a tumble with this story about a giant talking bear
Spoilers ahead…
Shakti Soundar Rajan likes the high concept. He likes to say “I made the first zombie thriller in Tamil cinema”. (That was Miruthan.) He likes to say “I made the first space adventure in Tamil cinema”. (That was Tik Tik Tik.) He likes to say “I made the first giant talking bear movie in Tamil cinema”. That’s his new film, Teddy. Sri (Sayyeshaa) is a happy girl. We see how happy she is when she photographs a bird and smiles. The piano music behind her is even happier. We get the feeling that pointing a camera at winged creatures can replace a day’s worth of retail therapy. Then, sad things begin to happen to Sri — and no, not just because she doesn’t have her camera with her anymore. It’s because she suffers an accident and her spirit or soul or whatever enters a giant teddy bear, which begins to speak in her voice.
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Sri Prabhuram
March 12, 2021
I’m not surprised that you reacted this way. After all, a majority of Tamil cinema is still very content in concept-alone-is-enough moviemaking. Just like the director’s previous films.
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Satya
March 12, 2021
We get the feeling that pointing a camera at winged creatures can replace a day’s worth of retail therapy.
Bird watcher me: well it is therapeutic but, I get where you are going to… Sometimes I genuinely wonder if being joyous has to be portrayed like this in such a ‘loosu’ way. That way these guys are insulting both the actors and the audience at a time.
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Vikram s
March 12, 2021
Aha… The knives are out on this one :-)…
You have achieved something that is impossible for others… written a highly funny review for an unbearable & bearly there movie about a giant talking teddy bear… Can’t bear the wait for it on OTT
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Yajiv
March 12, 2021
LOL Someone just called BR “Peter Blue Sattai” on a Youtube comment for this video 😂
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H. Prasanna
March 12, 2021
What a disappointment! Ever since the song came out, I thought En Iniya Thanimayae was a masturbation anthem. It could have been another first that Tamil cinema needed but I guess did not deserve.
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praneshp
March 12, 2021
Oh come on, this was decent timepass.
I think the director is a genius. He found a way to cast Sayeesha but save us from her for 90% of the movie.
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shaviswa
March 13, 2021
These are the movies that bring the best of BR 😀
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Madan
March 13, 2021
Last line was deadliest!
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Sanjay Chaparala
March 13, 2021
BR- Somehow manage to watch this movie called jathiratnalu. I read it is released in Chennai as well. It is creating a rampage here, in Andhra. Would love to here your view on this film.
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Ram
March 14, 2021
Seems to be a rip-off and kollywoodisation of 2012 Hollywood film Ted.. no?
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Aditya
March 14, 2021
This movie looks ursinine…
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KayKay
March 14, 2021
A talking bear who doesn’t smoke weed, curse a blue streak, screw hot women and sing the Thunder Song? Hard Pass!
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Raju
March 16, 2021
Seconding the other comment–would love to read your review of Jathi Ratnalu!
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brangan
March 16, 2021
Yes, hearing a lot about JATHI RATHNALU, but I think I have reached a point where that will happen upon OTT release. Just too many films out there 🙂
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Caesium
March 22, 2021
For all the bashings on Teddy being a bad film, it had one thing for it – the Teddy – which made my kid sit through the movie (which he rarely does).
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