Top cast Edit. Prakash Raj Kalidasan as Kalidasan. Sneha Gowri as Gowri. Tejus Kancherla Naveen as Naveen. Aishwarya Asha as Asha. Vidyullekha Raman. Achyuth Kumar. Mandya Ramesh. Achutha Kumar Krishna as Krishna. Parasuram Jakaiah as Jakaiah. Mahendra Ramesh Vaidhi as Vaidhi. Sanchari Vijay. Prakash Raj. More like this. Storyline Edit. Kalidasan Prakash Raj , an archaeologist is a chronic bachelor and is a born gourmet.
Gowri Sneha is a dubbing artiste, who loves cooking which she had picked from her mother. Due to a wrong call, they converse and soon realize their love for 'kutty dosa'. Food plays an important role but they are unable to express their feelings due to their shy nature, insecurity and misunderstandings crop up. Comedy Drama Family Romance. Not Rated. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Connections Remake of Salt n' Pepper User reviews 7 Review.
Top review. Though I haven't watched its original Malayalam version , its been a long time that Tamil cinema has had a delicacy of this kind. A very light comedy and pleasant romance that makes you want the two people to unite. Prakash Raj may have this repetitive actions, but that's just his style. He's one actor who's surely versatile the way he fits into characters. And he's proved that again. Made me realize i was so wrong in trying to get my head around which Hollywood drama to watch, when there's one right at home.
Ideally, I should've singled out the fantastic foreground score by Ilaiyaraja, but I did notice the quality of the soundtrack deteriorate with each track. However the first two tracks, esp. The bigger question that this story none too subtly asks is if all oldies who're lonely are foodies, just 'cause they're not getting' any. Or is it just one of those things, like, are they lonely because they're foodies, and do not appreciate the other 'finer' things in life? This movie does not bog one down with all those questions, though, going for the predictable and mundane on those aspects.
Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. A dish that's tasty in the beginning but starts to turn bland by the mid way. If ever you meet a girl for the first time in your life, can you hug her very fondly publicly? I doubt that and that's what the protagonist Kalidasu Prakash Raj does. He plays a 49 year old archaeologist who has been alone for a very long time in life.
He has come to terms with loneliness and starts living with it, only on a day, there is tryst and there seems to be an affair that blossoms well. Now this man named Kalidasu, seems mature, humane, sincere and even has that tiny flaws which are common to humans. Yet, there is huge contradiction in the way he perceived love and that was disappointing to me.
A man who has been through most part of life, could have behaved in a different way instead of listening to what a youngster tells. For the sake of building up a story, one can write anything.
Now, how interesting will that be depends on many factors. This story was merely cooked up with uncalled for subplots and an age-old main plot. In Telugu itself, we have many reference of such plots like "Rajahamsa" and "Ashta Chamma". The acting was commendable by the main leads Prakash Raj and Sneha. The other pair have just fit the bill but did not contribute much.
I liked Brahmaji and M S Narayana. Others were just okay. I wish the acting could have been much better than what it actually is, at least that would have added depth to the otherwise shallow script.
The title itself I thought was misleading as there is neither and Ulavacharu nor a Biryani. There are delicacies for sure but they are something else but not the ones mentioned in the title. The writing is too weak at places. Example, the whole explanation of recipe of a cook is too long and uninteresting for me.
Though the cinematography and production design was considerably okay, the biggest disappointment came in the form of editing.
The cuts are either too sharp or too weak. I suppose, a few sub plots could have been easily edited out. The usage of the music is seriously questionable. Ilayaraja gave good music, but I thought that was not effectively used. Prakash Raj gave a tailor made film typical to multiplex audiences but fails in adding some interesting aspect and instead gives a half baked dish.
The intent can be appreciated but the execution is way below par. A promising trailer need not transpire into a good movie. A rule that's proved with this film again. It is a common maxim that Romance has no age bars, however it is a topic that is rarely dealt with sensitively especially as a central theme by Indian Cinema. The romantic comedy movie Oggarane attempts to do just that around a theme of food.
As it is said at the start of the movie, Life is about eating tasty food! Food, I suppose, is a metaphor for love here and that certainly has no age bars! Prakash Raj as Kalidasa is an Archaeology official who is single and lives with just a long time servant. Sneha as Gowri is a dubbing artist and is also single. Thought both are perfect marriage material in career as well as looks, they have remained unmarried well into their middle ages. A quirky set of circumstances brings them together.
Then with an under current of food and recipes, side stories of comedy and romance and even a little bit of suspense regarding adivasis, the audience is entertained with the narration of how their love blossoms and culminates. What I liked about the movie: Great script and it flows very well most of the time.
First half was perfect. Fantastic casting and acting by all. The younger love pair do seem to labor a bit but manage fairly well. Some of the comic circumstances were very good. We liked the potential bride interview visit the best. What I would have liked different: Better pace in the 2nd half as it dragged in some places. There were 2 songs with the younger couple. One could have been cut. Adivasi parallel story was not concluded to my satisfaction. Story somehow lost the theme of food in the 2nd half.
WhyLieReviews 28 October Though I haven't watched its original Malayalam version , its been a long time that Tamil cinema has had a delicacy of this kind. A very light comedy and pleasant romance that makes you want the two people to unite.
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