superindrajit Shaad Ali's OK Jaanu is a delightful romantic drama which is wholly relatable. It presents a love story which is beyond the idea of a standard relationship as deemed by pop culture. Such films are a pleasure to watch because they clearly illustrate a unique kind of love. Essentially, they beautifully depict the idea of individuals being genuinely happy in a special relationship.The film commences with a winsome animated opening credits sequence. It is delightful despite feeling like a bit of a stretch over time. The first half moves at a brisk pace with several light moments. The film's protagonist, Adi, manages to save an upset Tara from committing suicide in a train station. This beautiful girl, Tara, was devastated due to some sour prior relationship she had with a guy. After an encounter at a friend's wedding, Adi and Tara develop a special kind of relationship. In quite a short amount of time, they become more than friends. Essentially, they become each other's Jaanu in which friendship is a component. The film proceeds to happier instances through which Adi and Tara develop this special relationship. They grow close to the point where they share more or less everything with each other. Eventually, Tara is comfortable enough to share her parent's separation and her pain associated with this saddening experience. The first half also emphasizes how the lead pair are in a relationship with liberation. In other words, they give each other their personal space and respect each other's privacy. In the first half, Adi's moments as a tenant with the strict but kind hearted Justice Shrivastava are also witnessed. They develop a nice bonding over time and the film also nicely uses these moments to throw elements of comedy. Srivastava's relationship with his wife, Charu, is also gracefully explored with light moments. Charu's Alzheimers illness is well depicted and it will hit all those with loved ones suffering from the disease. The second half stagnates a bit with some emotional moments. Essentially, the film showcases the tests the lead pair's relationship will face. For instance, they will both head to different corners of the world which can reduce their physical connection. Thankfully, the film has a happy ending in which Tara and Adi are both immensely happy.Shaad Ali's direction is good as he handles the love story splendidly. He has already proved his mettle with a classic romantic superhit like Saathiya(2002). He is quite effective at presenting beautifully touching scenes. For example, he touches your heart when he shows Adi and Tara exchanging necklaces. This beautiful scene was inserted to depict a key idea: "side by side or miles apart, you will always live in my heart". It will hit every person who experiences such a special kind of love story. Another beautiful scene is when Adi is combing Tara's hair and they look at each other using the cupboard mirror. The love they have for each other is clearly visible in this scene. Shaad has done a good job with light comedic moments. One such memorable fun moment was when Tara scares Adi by faking her pregnancy. The expression on Adi's face made this scene a genuine laugh riot. He also successfully presents emotional scenes involving Charu's illness. For instance, Charu is lost due to her illness more in the second half of the film. The scene involving her temporary disappearance from home is tear-jerking. The fact that it is naturally displayed with no needless melodrama makes it impactful. On the whole, Shaad Ali makes a successful comeback as a director after the mediocre Kill Dil(2014).AR Rahman's music is one genuine positive that benefits the film. The Humma remake is peppy with enticing dance moves. Kara Fankara makes for a nice opening credits song but it doesn't enjoy any longevity. The pick of the album is the beautiful remake, Enna Sona. Arijit Singh once again uses his soulful voice to croon such a delightful classic. The song has been choreographed superbly and it successfully shows genuine moments of Adi and Tara. The title song is upbeat and AR Rahman's voice adds to the amusement.Aditya Roy Kapur is excellent as the chilled out game developer, Adi. He has shown vast improvement from his first couple flicks. In fact, he has handled his character with utmost sincerity. Shraddha Kapoor is sweet and cute throughout the film. She handles her emotions quite well as compared to Aashiqui 2. She gets a characters with some layers and she manages to shine in several scenes. In fact, I will always remember her Tara more than her Aarohi from Aashiqui 2. Naseeruddin Shah is a delight to watch as Justice Shrivastava. The veteran underplays his role without any major blunders. Leela Samson as Charu is incredibly effective. Her most effectual moments involve those in which she is significantly affected by Alzheimers. The rest of the cast provide adequate support which benefits the film.An important thing to also understand is that people experiencing this kind of love will always be happy together in this genuinely special way. This kind of relationship is much better than the other standard kind of relationship outside a marriage. In that kind, hearts are broken several times and some even suicide (Tara was going to do the same at the beginning of the film). In this special way, people are in a beautiful relationship full of love if they have a genuine special someone. People in such a genuine relationship are lucky because they can be truly happy when they could've been hurt and broken in the other kind of relationship in the past. As long as these two lucky people are truly happy together, this relationship will live forever. OK Jaanu may have flopped but it will always be a special film. Chiefly, it is special for giving rise to the idea of a different kind of love which is more special and unique.

devkumarh All, Watch this movie, it is a simple and current trend of Live-in relationship in Urban/Metro areas, there is no non-sense movie, I prefer to say little and urge to watch to understand.Moreover it from Madras Talkies - A Mani Ratnam MovieCheers

shobanchittuprolu OK Jaanu (2017): O Kaadhal Kanmani is one of the best romantic films in recent times and it mainly worked because of its terrific casting and brilliant music and sensible direction by Maniratnam.OK Kanmani did wonders with a simple plot so remake of such film needs a perfect output to become a success.A proper casting will be enough for remaking OK Kanmani and Shaad Ali selected Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shradhdha Kapoor in OK Kaanu.Did their chemistry looked as lovely as Dulquer and Nitya Menon?Plot: A love story between Adi (Aditya Roy) and Tara (Shradhdha) in Mumbai who have different goals which may disturb their no worries live in relationship.Plus Points: 1)Music: AR Rahman's soulful music of OK Kanmani is reused here and there is no doubt that even after 50 years this songs will get same response.2)Cinematography: OK Jaanu used the exact same camera angles of OK Kanmani and the beautiful Mumbai looked lovely.Minus Points: 1)Casting: As I had said earlier,OK Jaanu would only work with perfect casting but here it failed terribly.I know that both Aditya Roy and Shradhdha Kapoor are good actors but here they tried to imitate the performances of Dulquer and Nitya respectively and its is the major blow to the movie's feel.There lacked any mesmerizing chemistry between them and this is the sole reason for the disappointment of OK Jaanu.2)Direction: I hope Shaad Ali should never remake any other Maniratnam's movies again.So,OK Jaanu is a terrible remake of OK Kanmani and Rahman's music is the only pro of this movie.My rating 4/10

oazam Something I don't understand which is shitting out unusual remakes for no reason. I think that the South Indian version was good enough although I haven't seen it because I can't speak or understand Tamil. Honestly the trailer was underwhelming based on the chemistry thinking it was too far beyond a point and made me realize that live in romance can just make a film too far fest and uneven like Befikre. So we have a boy who wants to pursue gaming spots a girl who has intentions of studying architecture in Paris who threatens to commit suicide in front of a guy and then later they meet at a wedding and both fall in love but use their relationship in a way that their passions don't get compromised with love being the reason.The acting is okay in parts. Aditya and Shraddha have given similar performances before like in Aashiqui 2 and they're roles just didn't match my expectations although their acting is reviving which is good. Nasseruddin Shah's role as a lawyer acted fine but in most movies he acts like a patient who was just recovering from a stroke. The music is average and no song really stands out as such. Umma song just got pretty annoying after attempting a loop listening technique. A.R Rahman is lacking magic especially after applying magic in Jai ho and won an Oscar for it. Mani Ratnam has failed like this before. I can reminisce Raavan- a movie I couldn't sit through. But he has potential of making better films but remakes don't count just like this one. I liked Guru and Dil Se which were directed by him. Shaad Ali's direction has always been too sloppy like Kill Dil and Bunty our Babli and he shot this movie in a very south Indian style which explains Ravi K Chandran being the DOP for this movie. Overall, this movie lacked magic with poor direction, average music, and poor writing. Definitely OK Jaanu should be a T.V watching movie and save money for Raees.