Review of Ok Jaanu (2017) by Mirza Mohd S — 14 Jan 2017

Rating - 1 / 5.

Ok Jaanu is an inconsequential attempt to remake Mani Ratnam's vastly superior O Kadhal Kanmani and thus fails badly because in here director Shaad ali offers nothing fresh but an exact copy version of the former. While in the former Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen's chemistry brought an effortless charm and left the audience spellbound. However in Ok Jaanu both leads fail to rekindle the same magic they had in Aashiqui 2 mainly because in here they seek no commitments but a relationship which is less dramatic. There are two reasons due to which I was able to sit down and watch this film, one gorgeous AR Rahman soundtrack which was also present in O kadhal kanmani and two the wonderful Naseeruddin Shah and Leela Samson, who play the older couple having been married for 50 years set an example for the younger ones to get the true meaning of love. I wished there was more of screen presence for both but it was not to be. Director Shaad ali hardly does anything to make it a compelling one but only manages to make it overlong and bloated. The ending is predictable and thus a poor attempt to remake a classic O kadhal kanmani.