Thenali

Starring padmashree Kamalahassan, Jairam, Jyothika, Devyani, Delhi Ganesh and Ramesh Kanna, this comical movie is directed by K.S.Ravikumar, with music by A.R.Rahman. The storyline is of a phobic person's living with his psychiatrist's family and the 'havoc', he wreaks on their lives.
Thenali Soman is a man with every type of phobia, due to his childhood brushes with the war in Sri Lanka. He comes to Chennai, in hope of a cure, and he undergoes treatment with Dr. Panjabootham, who also has an assistant.
In a publicly broadcast situation, Dr. P refuses to help his patient and Dr. Kailash (Dr. P's ex-student) arrives and deals with the situation perfectly well. With appreciation, he gives an interview that affects Dr. P's business of psychiatry. In vengeance, Dr. P sends Thenali to Kailash for treatment. Here is where the fun begins.
In his bid to get cured, Thenali almost stalks the doctor, but to keep a distance between himself (and his family) and his patient, Kailash repeatedly keeps Thenali out. Dr.Kailash' wife, Jalaja, daughter, Aishwarya, son, Arjun and sister, Janaki, start liking Thenali very much and are constantly with him. Janaki, also falls in love with Thenali. Because of this, Kailash loses a potential rich suitor for Janaki - Diamond Babu.
Kailash is very disturbed and decides to finish Thenali, once and for all, with a bomb. Thinking it is one of his practical treatments, Thenali escapes and brings the bomb home. Kailash knowing the truth behind the bomb, gets afflicted with paralytic attack, as he watches his home go up in flames.
Thenali and Janaki get married and a few days later, a pregnant lady and her father come by. The Kailash's family is shocked to find out that Thenali is already married. In extreme emotion, Kailash loses his attack and tries to hurt Thenali, only to find out that Thenali had used 'practical treatment' on him. All ends happy.
A very enjoyable movie from the beginning to the end. Kamal had done a good job imitation the accent of Sri Lankan Tamils. Although it wasn't the same, he had probably spoken with more clarity for the audience's understanding. He was well supported by Jairam, who performed equally easy and well. Romantic duets for Kamal with Jyothika was a little overdone, considering, he truly looked old and weak, while Jyothika looked relatively young and youthful. Definitely not a movie to miss.