Selvaraghavan gave a big hitwith his debut project, the expectations are high, and so is theresponsibility of delivering a hit yet again. And then he tries alittle too hard to repeat the earlier success, and you falter.Selvaraghavan, who was focused in scripting his two earlier films(Thulluvatho Ilamai, Kadhal Kondein), had known exactly what hewanted then, the situations to be included, and the commercialingredient that would seem a relevant part of his story. It was afocused script backed by a confident, narrative style.
But in’7/g.’ missing is the hard relating and focuses.The screenplay, the narrative style is jerky, the situations seeminglike they were push into the telling as after-thoughts. Also thehangover of his earlier films is clearly evident. It centers roundsome youths staying in a colony, naughty, aimless, hard and notsensitive to the feelings of parents and neighbours. A lot of thoseusual naughty’Boys’-style scenes are here too(it carries an Acertificate). so it’s not like we’re getting to see anything new ordifferent.
The scene where Anita in a hotel room persuades Kathir tospend the night with her looks a little contrived, like the directorwas trying too hard to make it all look natural and spontaneous. Acouple of scenes are enjoyable for their sheer humor and realism.Like the one where Kathir climbs up Anita’s bedroom window and triesto persuade her to give him a chance. And the one in the terracewhere Kathir pleads for acceptance, alternately telling her’no needto love me. Just is a friend’ and then’.but try to love me.’The naivity and the confusion of the youth convincingly projectedhere.
’7/g.’ will be a let-down to those who lovedSelvaraghavan’s earlier film.