But one thing is apparent - Adhi is not here to pretend. Either that the realistic depiction of his life is endearing and fresh, or that it is too everyday-esque to be a movie.
Sethumadhavan Nappan, movie critic at Bangalore Mirror and founder of says, “There are two ways to look at Meesaya Murukku. Although he’s not the public face, Jeeva invested equally in setting up a mini-studio, looking for their first break and producing the group’s music.Įither ways, Adhi’s charm seems to have done the trick. Jeeva is the compositional backbone of HHT, both according to Adhi and the movie. Throughout the duo’s rise, it’s always been easy to mistake Hip Hop Tamizha to be just a moniker for Adhi alone. The film also gives a peek into R Jeeva’s life, who is famous for being reclusive.
Even in the confines of the movie’s masala formula of a romantic musical, this simplicity makes for an refreshing watch. Instead, he’s a simple boy-next-door who believes in his dreams, with minimal macho dishum dishums with goons ten times his size. While the film constantly brings focus back to twirling of moustaches, unlike his fellow actors in Kollywood, Adhi does not try to overtly ‘man-up’ his character. The term Meesaya Murukku means ‘twirl the moustache’, something Adhi’s father always repeated to Adhi. “’Jaichalum, thothalum meesaya murkku’ (win or lose, always twirl your moustache and hold your head high), he’d tell me,” Adhi recounts. According to the movie, the title comes from a phrase Adhi’s father (played by comedian Vivek) would often deploy on his son.
Meesaya Murukku chronicles 26-year-old Adhi’s rise through his lens. And now they have done the unlikely thing of releasing a biopic based on themselves, called Meesaya Murukku (Twirl Your Moustache). After Yogi B, arguably the pioneer of Tamil rap and hip hop, HHT has been the group who have kept Tamil youngsters on the beat in the last few years. The hit also caught the attention of the alcohol brand Rémy Martin, which helped launch HHT’s first album, Hip Hop Tamizhan later that year.īuilding on that success, the duo have delivered further hit singles like Vaadi Pulla Vaadi and their jallikattu sensation Takkaru Takkaru.