Annapoorani is a Tamil movie that tells the story of a young woman from a Brahmin family who dreams of becoming the best chef in the country. However, to achieve her goal, she must learn to cook non-vegetarian dishes, which goes against her family’s orthodox beliefs and values.
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Annapoorani Tamil Movie
The movie begins with the birth of Annapoorani, who has an extraordinary sense of taste. Her father, Rangarajan, is a devout follower of Lord Ranganathar and has chosen to serve food to God instead of taking up a job in the railways. When Annapoorani expresses her desire to become a chef, her family opposes it, as they believe that a girl from a family that serves food to God cannot cook non-vegetarian food.
Director Nilesh Krishnaa portrays a heartwarming tale of a woman’s struggle to follow her dreams while staying true to her family’s values. The film is agreeable, with nothing exceptional but very much palatable. However, for a movie revolving around food, it hardly has any memorable shots of food or the cooking process.
The film is divided into two distinct halves, pre and post-intermission. In the first half, Annapoorani struggles to learn to cook without causing any hurt to her family’s beliefs. In the second half, she discovers her love for cooking and proves herself on a MasterChef-like reality show after an event that robs her of her gift. The director uses animated segments to literalize the challenges that his protagonist has to overcome, which is both simplistic and overkill, just like the film’s attempts at promoting religious harmony and Thaman’s wall-to-wall background score.
Nayanthara, who plays the titular character, uses her screen presence to make us root for Annapoorani and her superstardom to spell out the messages of women empowerment that the film wants to convey. Her performance is functional, with the stock expressions we have come to expect from her. The rest of the actors offer solid support, with Achyuth Kumar (and Jayaprakash, who has dubbed for him) bringing out the conflicted frame of mind of someone who wants to stay true to his values. Sathyaraj, as Chef Anand, a renowned chef who is Annapoorani’s role model, plays the supportive mentor and gets to recreate a moment from his Amaidhi Padai. Jai, as Farhan, a childhood friend and lover of Annapoorani, plays second fiddle to Nayanthara in the same entertaining way as he did in Raja Rani. Karthik Kumar tries to offer a couple more layers to the caricaturish villain of the story; he plays a chef who’s envious of the heroine and has to seek validation from his father constantly.
The plot’s inherent inspirational element ensures that we stay rooted in our seats, and the director ensures that something is entertaining in the scenes. The film does give us a high when we see visuals of more women entering classrooms and the kitchens of hotels riding on Annapoorani’s achievement. Overall, Annapoorani is a heartwarming tale of a woman’s struggle to follow her dreams and stay true to her values, with solid performances from the cast and an inspirational message.
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