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The Story Frame
'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' is sequel to the movie 'Tanu
Weds Manu' released in 2011 by Anand L Rai. The film's plot revolves around
Tanu and Manu's marital discord and moves from London to India - shifting
places from Kanpur, New Delhi and Jhajjhar district of Haryana. The story is
about how a couple's squabble reaches to the verge of divorce; realization of
love once again; and how in this family drama an innocent Haryanvi athlete
falls in love with one of the protagonist. 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' is high on
entertainment quotient and packed with stellar performances by all the actors,
so it deserves to be watched to know what happens to Tanu and Manu's marital
life having Kusum Aka Datto in between them as a strong contender for Manu.
Cast: Kangana Ranaut (Kusum, Tanu), R Madhavan (Manu),
Jimmy Shergill (Raja Awasthi), Deepak
Dobriyal (Pappijee), Eijaz Khan (Jassi), Swara Bhaskar (Payal), Mohammed
Zeeshan Ayyub (Chintu), Rajendra Gupta( Tanu's
Father), Navni Parihar (Tanu's Mother), K.K.
Raina (Manu's Father), Dipti Mishra (Manu's Mother), Rajesh Sharma (Kusum's
Brother), Rahul Shankalya (Kusum's Brother in the Village)
Genre: Drama
Language: Hindi
Story: Himanshu Sharma
Director: Anand L Rai
Producers: Kishore Lulla & Anand L Rai
Production Company: Colour Yellow Pictures
Distributed by: Eros International
Music: Krsna Solo, Tanishk-Vayu
Film Editing by: Hemal Kothari
Cinematography: Chirantan Das
Theatre Release: 22nd May, 2015
Duration: 132 minutes
Reviewer's Thumb Mark
Kangana Ranaut, 'The Queen' rocks in 'Tanu Weds Manu
Returns', though the film flounders a bit in the second half! Her stupendous
performances as Tanu, the outrageous girl of Kanpur and Kusum aka Datto, the
state-level Haryanvi athlete are worth mentioning. Kangana effortlessly slither
into the character of Tanu and Kusum and it shows how Kangana has evolved into
a bankable actor in Bollywood.
The movie begins with the video footages of the wedding ceremony
of Tanu and Manu and takes a four-years leap from where Anand L Rai left his
characters in his previous film to chart their lives. Tanu and Manu, London
based couple, approach marriage counselors to resolve their marital discord but
their attempt lands Manu behind bars of the London's mental asylum for losing
his cool during the counseling session. Manu feels that his wife is suffering
from Bipolar disorder and to accentuate his statement he comes up with a long list
of obnoxious observations about Tanu. The scene in the asylum turns out to be
hilarious when the doctor listening to Manu states - "if that is the case
then almost every woman in the world might be suffering from Bipolar
disorder". When Tanu retorts with her version of reasons for their marital
discord the asylum scene becomes too comical leaving the audience into splits.
Deepak Dobriyal as Pappijee, Swara Bhaskar as Payal
Rathore, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Advocate Arun Kumar Singh and Jimmy Shergil
as Raja Awasthi standout by their stellar performances. Deepak Dobriyal wins
heart as Manu's sidekick and his performance successfully tickles the funny
bone. Zeeshan Ayyub as a problematic tenant, lover-boy, and the advocate of Tanu
who has his own sinister plans under his sleeve is outstanding. And in the
midst of all these towering performances R Madhavan as Manu tries desperately
hard to impress the viewers - but in vain. He seems not to be in his zing in 'Tanu
Weds Manu Returns' and as Tanu comments in one of the scene that he has become
like a ginger growing from anywhere he wants (Adrak bangaya hi yeh, kahinse bhi
bhad raha hi).
There are many instances where one shall laugh out loud:
Pappijee enjoying his sightseeing in London forgetting that he is there to
release Manu from the mental asylum; Payal's guilt of having a child from
artificial insemination and hiding it from her husband Jassi (Eijaz Khan); the
nagging mother of Manu and his father who claims that married life is to bear
till you can afford and when you lose your cool - he breaks the tube light; Pappijee
being escorted to the dias in Delhi University to deliver a lecture on Heart
strokes; Tanu's appearance in a bath towel to see the would-be groom of her
cousin amidst relatives and guests; Raja Awasthi's grievance that Manu wants
both the original and the duplicate as well; Kusum singing an English song and
seeking appreciation from Manu for her American accent.
The emotional tide that swept the audience are when Ankit
Tiwari's melodious song "Mat Ja Re' is played; when Kusum gives back the
ear rings gifted by Manu and says that she tried her best to keep the tops safe
but it has turned out to be costly for her; Kusum confronting Manu to check
whether he is in dilemma to get married to her; the wedding stage where Kusum
says that no one around her is happy and that she is an athlete - she either
comes first or fails but never goes for a consolation price.
The second half of the film is plagued with flaws and idiosyncrasies,
a few to mention - Manu Sharma rushing to India to find his wife Tanuja Trivedi
and falling in love with a look alike Delhi University Haryanvi student half
his age; Manu approaching Kusum's family to propose marriage even before
getting a legal divorce and Kusum's brother being portrayed as too accommodative
and progressive; both Tanu and Manu being childishly adamant and easily falling
prey to each other's stubbornness; the whole family of Manu Sharma, Tanu, Raja
Awasthi, Pappijee, Jassi and family
along with his kidnapped sister participating in the most controversial marriage
of Manu and Kusum; Tanu wandering in the village lane in Haryana half drunk
knocking at a closed beauty parlour in the middle of the night and picking up a
wig to look like Kusum; Raja Awasthi, an
ex-gangster turned contractor, who was
actually engaged to Tanu previously once again going through the experience of
losing his would-be bridegroom to Manu is found participating in the wedding
arrangements and counseling Manu to go back to his wife; the seventh fera of
the wedding ceremony turning out to be too bollywood filmi style and clichéd
for a realization of the actual vows of whether to be together or not.
Having said this, it is ok to be sentimental and not be
so judgemental when you have two Kangana Ranauts competing with each other
vying for appreciation from the viewers by their spectacular performances and
aptly supported by a galaxy of performers.
Tanu Weds Manu Returns songs - "Banno", "Move
On", Mat Ja Re", "Old School Girl", "Mari Gali",
and "Ghani Bawri"- are hummable and melodious, it stays with you for
long. Watch Tanu Weds Manu for its entertainment quotient and forgive Tanu and
Manu's crew for meandering into illogical fields out of enthusiasm and sheer
entertainment purpose.
Life Connoisseur Movie Rating: 3.5/5
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