After very long gap, a small budget film Tanu Weds Manu leaves an impression on audience with successful commercial aspect. The film story progresses with R. Madhavan who will win you heart as a sweet lovable NRI doctor Manu who has the misfortune of falling in love with a Kanpur-girl Tanu (Kangana Ranaut) who not only rejects him as a suitor but also uses him to elope with her ruffian boyfriend.

Hiding his heartbreak and displeasure behind a smile, Madhavan fits into the role of a goody goody NRI like a glove. He is utterly in love with Tanuja who doesn't miss a single opportunity to hurt him. Rules, they say, are meant to be broken and that's what Tanu's agenda in life is - to break all rules that a middle-class family swears by.

Well, an NRI coming home to find a suitable bride for him is very common in Indian society and director Anand Rai's comedy opens with the same. He tries to be as close to reality as likely - from the backdrop, to clothes, to character artists - all bring out the element of a middle-class setup flawlessly.

With a wedding in the background providing a perfect place for Tanu's second chance meeting with Manu, the film traces the relationship between the girl and the NRI. Surely it is a perfect material for sentimental romances with comedy.

But there is something missing to make it a perfect romantic comedy. First, the script is punctured, then their is no chemistry between Madhavan and Kangana and if that was not enough, the narrative doesn't flow at the desired pace - it's slower than it should be.

Though the director picked up a fascinating subject, he has not succeeded in executing his story successfully on screen - there are not enough laughs in the movie. Whatever comical scenes are there, credit goes to the chemistry between Madhavan and Deepak Dobriyal who plays his buddy Pappi.

Kangana's dialogue delivery puts you off and she lacks the spunk and spark to play the free bird that she is in the film. In fact, Swara Bhaskar, who plays her friend Payal, holds the fort as the Bihari girl who is marrying a sardarji (Eijaz Khan) who also happens to be Manu's best buddy.

Payal is impressed with Manu and even tries to drill some sense into Tanu's head but Tanu, a rebel, doesn't want to admit her feelings for the man who is picked by her parents.

Critics won't appreciate the plot but Madhavan fans would find enough material to enjoy the movie.

Music plays an important role in a wedding-based romantic comedy and the director could have got it right if he had opted for fast-paced peppy numbers.

In the performance department, full marks go to Madhavan, Deepak and Swara. The supporting cast of K.K. Raina, Rajendra Gupta and Navni Parihar don't have much to do, but whatever role they have, they carry it well. Jimmy Shergill as Kangana's ruffian boyfriend is wasted, so is Ravi Kishen as his subordinate.

Overall, it is worthful to watch and especially for Madhavan and his chemistry with Deepak.