OK Jaanu

OK Jaanu (2017): O Kaadhal Kanmani is one of the best romantic films in recent times and it mainly worked because of its terrific casting and brilliant music and sensible direction by Maniratnam.OK Kanmani did wonders with a simple plot so remake of such film needs a perfect output to become a success.A proper casting will be enough for remaking OK Kanmani and Shaad Ali selected Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shradhdha Kapoor in OK Kaanu.Did their chemistry looked as lovely as Dulquer and Nitya Menon?

Plot: A love story between Adi (Aditya Roy) and Tara (Shradhdha) in Mumbai who have different goals which may disturb their no worries live in relationship.

Plus Points: 1)Music: AR Rahman's soulful music of OK Kanmani is reused here and there is no doubt that even after 50 years this songs will get same response.

2)Cinematography: OK Jaanu used the exact same camera angles of OK Kanmani and the beautiful Mumbai looked lovely.

Minus Points: 1)Casting: As I had said earlier,OK Jaanu would only work with perfect casting but here it failed terribly.I know that both Aditya Roy and Shradhdha Kapoor are good actors but here they tried to imitate the performances of Dulquer and Nitya respectively and its is the major blow to the movie's feel.There lacked any mesmerizing chemistry between them and this is the sole reason for the disappointment of OK Jaanu.

2)Direction: I hope Shaad Ali should never remake any other Maniratnam's movies again.

So,OK Jaanu is a terrible remake of OK Kanmani and Rahman's music is the only pro of this movie.

My rating 4/10

I actually enjoyed the movie. It was a sweet one with good songs, decent acting and a fresh take on modern relationships.Aditya and Shraddha did actually good in the movie. Shaad Ali has done a good job in the film.

Aditya and Shraddha have chemistry but this film lacks a good & deep story. Although I loved the characters of old couple that defined love beautifully.

This movie is not the best, but it makes sense. It can be relatable to many people in someway.

Shraddha and Aadi look cute together but there is nothing different with their acting. It looked like Aditya is into his YJHD character. They both didn't leave any mark.

Overall I liked the film as a one-time watch.

One part I liked and found relatable when Aditya's bhabhi said "Jab Jane ka time aega tab pyaar chhodogi ya aadat". It so true!!

This movie may lack a deep and strong story but it seems realistic. And another part which is my fav when Gopi ji explains his love for his wife and how he says "never miss the train even if you don't have the ticket" which teaches a valuable lesson to value everything in life and how not everything coming in your way is to take for granted.

Mani Ratnam's 'Ok Kanmani', Tamil film that garnered enough love from the south Indian audience. Now is this reason enough to make a Hindi remake? Well as per Bollywood history, yes it is. OK Jaanu is the story of a young couple Adi and Tara who hit it off instantly and decide to live in together rather than tying the marital knot and carry on to pursue their dreams. A parallel track shows the relationship between their land lord and his wife who has Alzheimer's and the older couple makes Adi and Tara realize that they ought to do the right thing.Technically speaking there are not many faults in the film. But it's nothing that we haven't seen before. It's the same old wine served the same old way in the same old bottle. It's predictable and once again the climax doesn't make much sense. It looks more of a made up drama that a real sweet coming of age romance story of a young couple. I go with 2.5/5 for OK Jaanu.

No decent effort made towards the script. Just a substandard romantic script that's not even worth a one-time watch. Aditya Roy Kapoor acted quite well and was well into his character throughout.

Storyline Rating: 2

Acting Rating: 2 Aditya Roy Kapoor: 3 Shraddha Kapoor: 2 Naseeruddin Shah: 2

Direction Rating: 2

Music Rating: 2

Cinematography: 2

Editing: 2