NANBAN is worth watching says rediff

SOURCE REDIFF.COM
Pavithra Srinivasan feels that Tamil film Nanban is the perfect feel-good fare for the festive season, despite minor glitches.Many eyebrows were raised when it was announced that the Hindi blockbuster3 Idiotswould be remade in Tamil with Shankar as the director.For starters, there are no starry airs in the title credits, which is a welcome variation. The hero appears a good fifteen minutes into the film and, even better, there are no fights. Panchavan Paarivendan or Paari (Vijay), a first year engineering student in Ideal Engineering College,For starters, there are no starry airs in the title credits, which is a welcome variation. The hero appears a good fifteen minutes into the film and, even better, there are no fights. Panchavan Paarivendan or Paari (Vijay), a first year engineering student in Ideal Engineering College, seems to be a bit of a rebel when it comes to learning and doesn't take his classes seriously. But it's the system he's against, not education itself.