Here, in reverse order (best of the worst to worst of the worst) are the 10 least watchable tamil films of 2002.
10
Raajjiyam
The movie marked the worst of Vijayakanth's recent ventures, which have displayed a noticeable drop in quality with each new film.
Every aspect of the movie, from his occupation to the scenes with his family to the fight sequences was unprofessional. Malayalam
actor Dileep, playing Vijayakanth's mute younger brother, gave a good performance.
9
Sri Bannari Amman
The devotional movie's sole point of interest was Vijayashanthi, who took up the godly role for the first time. The movie had a very
convoluted story that left us confused at several points. Other aspects of Tamil devotional movies, like cheesy graphics and
amateurish sequences, were also present.
8
Gummaalam
The theme of four friends fighting over the same girl was handled in the worst way possible here. The activities of the foursome were
vulgar and crude. On the other hand, the sequence that dealt with the heroine's past was way too serious. The two halves of the movie
never gelled.
7
Pesaadha Kannum Pesume
A movie starring Kunal never fails to end up on the bottom ten list and this year was no different. The movie proved that playing a
fun-loving prankster was far beyond the capabilities of the wooden-faced actor as he was stuck between his girlfriend and a victim of
one of his pranks. The pranks were no fun and the feeble suspense in the second half raised no tension.
6
One Two Three
K.Subaash messed up a potential comedy by introducing a silly murder in the movie which brought together the three
brothers Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad, who played a blind man, a deaf man and a mute all in love
with Jyothika. A few chuckles were admittedly raised but the movie could have been a lot funnier.
5
Junior Senior
Poor Mammootty must have been tempted by the free trip to Malaysia to take up this role where he played one of two men
in love with the same woman. Viewers felt like they were in a tour bus as the camera explored Malaysia under the pretext of
following the characters around. The climax was a little different but enough to make the movie worth watching.
4
Aandipatti Arasampatti
Pandiarajan and Mansur Ali Khan played a blind and deaf man unwittingly setting the police and bad guys after themselves
in this painfully unfunny movie. It was almost unbelievable that the director failed to elicit a single laugh out of the potentially funny
concept and the attempted jokes were all either juvenile or vulgar, making the movie unsuitable for just about anybody!
3
Jjunction
Showcasing unreal, vulgar and outrageous activities of college students was the only point of this movie. Like the
colleges in most Tamil movies the guys were always drinking, smoking and ogling girls, the girls were dressed in
skimpy clothes and the professors were the target of the students' jokes. An unbelievable love triangle was hidden in
there somewhere.
2
Ammaiyappa
Traditional henchman and villain Ponnambalam tested the waters as hero but ended up testing our patience. Though his build
fitted the role of tribal, he was definitely not leading man material. Adding to our woes was the age-old story that faithfully adhered
to all tamil cinema requirements like motherly sentiments.
1
I Love You Daa
Amateurish filmmaking and ridiculous treatment of the game of cricket made this movie quite the experience. Seeing the movie
resulted in bouts of unintended laughter at the goings-on alternating with amazement at the unprofessional nature of it all. Puny-looking
Raju Sundaram was an unsuitable hero while Simran looked disinterested (It is ironic that Simran appeared in both the best and the worst
movies of the year!)