Koffee With Anu - Vivek, Sangeetha

I liked Koffee with Suchi and I like Koffee with Anu as well. Comparisons are unavoidable: while I liked Suchi better ( she was cute ) but the better half likes Anu better. More on that later, but on to the latest episode.

I love Vivek comedy and although I might have missed his best movies, due to a big void in my tamil movie watching routine, having Vijay TV has changed a few things. I get to catch the "Sirippo Sirippu" occassionally other than the movies. Vivek's comedy mostly based on the day to day practices brings in laughter and doesn't hurt anyone either.

As a person Vivek seems to be the same way as well, as was on display in Koffee with Anu. A very thoughtful person, a voracious reader, he is not trying to steal the limelight all the time. Even when he made fun of Sangeetha or Anu, it was very sportive and not hurting ( this is so unlike the kounder brand of comedy or even vadivelu. I wonder if they would act similarly in interviews too as that his how they have branded humor ).


I like the research the team of Koffee with Anu ( Suchi earlier ) do where they talk about the lesser known aspects of the guest. In vivek's case, it was his letter which he wrote to a nation figure as a kid ( vivek mentioning it was our mama ponnu.....nehru mama's ponnu annai indira gandhi ). Was also interesting to hear how he got to work with Balachander, but it was too brief, I wished it was discussed well.

I liked the comments from others on the guests. It was good to hear Vivek's mom but I am not sure how they chose Kavingar Vairamuthu. However, I liked one of the comments which Vairamuthu made in appreciation of Vivek. He refered a movie where Vivek mentions: "Yenda unga edhirpai therivikka bus lorry nu koluthuringa. Koluthiradha irundhaa kuppai ya kolutha vendiyadhu dhaane".

Nothing much to say about Sangeetha, she didn't stay in my memory. I was disappointed that they chose Sangeetha to partner Vivek. She is a very serious person and Vivek is quiet too among such people. I wish they had brought someone like Vikram to partner Vivek.

Overall, although I was happy to see Vivek on the show, I was left wanting for more and it wasn't a fulfilling episode.

A word about Anu. She has done a good job stepping on Suchi's shoes and is hardly distracting ( Suchi was guilty in this aspect ). It is also refreshing to see Vijay TV changing anchors even though the new one might not seem to be great, it gives a change to what could become monotonous. ( We need a new Grandmaster )