Movie: Sighamani Ramamani

Director: Visu
Cast: S.Ve. Sekhar, Visu, Urvasi, Manorama, Kumari Muthu, Crazy Mohan, Pandu, R. Sunderrajan.

Sighamani (Sekhar), the only earning member of a family, is a harassed man because the four women in the household are trying to stake sole claim on his affections. Caught in the crossfire of the ego play and one-upmanship among the women (his wife Ramamani, mother, sister and daughter). Sighamani has no other go, but to run away from home. He takes up a job with a businessman (Visu) to whom he tells his woes. But to his surprise he learns that his boss's experiences were a direct contrast to his. The boss's mother, sister and wife have played martyrs to see that he was happy. 'All women are not bad,' says the boss. On his boss's advice Sighamani returns home, a more enlightened man. Using some tack and firmness, he solves his domestic problems.

The role is a cakewalk for Visu who has played the problem-solver in almost all his films. Sekhar slips easily into the role of the timid man who finally decides to take the rein in his hands. Manorama has got some meaty roles in Visu's films, and makes the most of her role as Sekhar's possessive sister here. The scene where 'cop' Pandu investigates the case of the missing Sekhar and is driven round the bend by the squabbles of the four women, is a hilarious one. Kumari Muthu, as the watchman, leaves an impact.

Visu returns to the screen after a long gap, and those used to his style know what to expect from him. The scenes are stage & dialogue oriented, with not much finesse or style. But for Visu it is always been the story and the message that has mattered, not how it is narrated. This may not be as good as the actor-director's earlier films, but the message does come through, and some of the lines and situations are quite humorous.