Music director GV Prakash Kumar releases a few films every year as an actor and this time director Maria Raja Elanchezian’s film ‘Happy Raj’ has released. The story revolves around Anand Raj aka Happy Raj (GV Prakash Kumar), a happy-go-lucky young man who prefers to live life on his own terms, not caring about society’s expectations. He is a character who finds joy in small things and is never afraid of failure or disappointment. Despite failing in love, he is full of unwavering optimism and lives happily ever after. But there is a twist in the story – all the problems that Happy Raj is facing seem to be linked to his troubled father Kathamuthu (George Marion), who is also a school teacher.
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Happy Raaz tries to make such a film, but misses a crucial point. Here, the moments that are meant to keep the audience engaged either disappear or stray into absurdity. Instead of stirring emotions, the film keeps taking strange turns in the name of comedy, and most of them seem neither funny nor meaningful. The film reveals its purpose from the very opening scene. A girl rejecting a hero just because of her father’s looks is not only insensitive, but completely fake. This is the type of writing that is written only to get one’s point across, not to reflect reality.
One thing is immediately clear – the film is building towards a preachy climax, based on exaggerated situations rather than natural storytelling. There is a certain type of film that believes that an emotional climax can make up for all the previous shortcomings. Happy Raaz is exactly such a film. The biggest shortcoming of Happy Raj is that the poor comedy based on the appearance of George Marian and the setting of his village makes the film too superficial. Many scenes seem forced, meant to show the contrast between Rajeev and Kathamuthu, and end up looking ridiculous.
On one hand, Kathamuthu is shown taking a half-naked bath, while on the other hand, he can be seen bringing almost the entire village to Kavya’s house for a ceremonial visit. Most of the scenes designed to entertain the audience are based on highlighting these contradictions, but beyond a certain point it becomes difficult to laugh. The many plot twists and comedic scenes make one uncomfortable, and also undermine what little emotional depth the film tries to show.
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The subjects are relevant, but the presentation makes too much use of exaggerated humor and artificial situations, which weakens the overall effect. Technically the film fulfills its requirements, but there is nothing new in it. The pacing is uneven, especially in the first half, and many repetitive scenes could have easily been removed in editing. Choosing happiness over the values ​​embedded in society’s definition of success and accepting people for what they are, is what Happy Secret tries to convey, but it fails to properly reach its audience. This film from director Maria Raja Elanchezian makes you realize that it could have been a lot better than it ended up being.