Direction: Manikandan
Producer: Mediaone Global Entertainment
Music: Colonial Cousins ( Hariharan-Leslie Lewis) and Pravin Mani
Cinematography: R. B. Gurudhev
Banner: Mediaone Global Entertainment, Majestic Multimedia
Story: Manikandan
Editing: V.T. Vijayan
Chikku Bukku romantic-action film directed by Manikandan and is produced by Metro films. It stars Arya, Shriya Saran and Preetika in the lead roles. Santhanam and Vaiyapuri are also part of the film.The film opens with a backdrop of 1985 where Sekar (Arya) is penning his memories in a diary. Immediately the film is fast-forwarded to 2010. The location is London and we come across Arjun (again played by Arya), a successful DJ. Then there is Anu (Shriya Charan) brought up in the foreign country, but values the Tamil culture very well. They are on their way to Tamil Nadu their own reasons and situations urge them to travel together. On the way, Arjun glimpses through the diary of his father Sekar and the love stories of different generation are shown simultaneously with an unexpected but a happy climax.
For the first time Arya is seen in a dual avatar on screen, however the actor succeeds in both the role. Arya’s has portrayed the role of ‘simple’ Shekar and ‘stylish’ Arjun with equal importance. Arya dialogue delivery has a unique style and there is no denying the fact that he is one of the most promising actors in Kollywood today. However Chikku Bukku cannot be considered as his best because we have already seen his potential.
Sluggish screenplay turns out to be one of the blatant minuses of this film. What should have been a gripping tale of romance loses its pace halfway. The conflicts aren’t established properly. The main drawback of the film is the narrative imbalance. The flashback sequences are narrated through the lead characters’ glimpses on diary. But the lack of continuity during second hour trivializes the intensity.
