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Laadam Movie Review

Laadam - Rightly riveting

Director Prabhu Solomon has made a name for rendering entertainers. His earlier films 'Kokki' and 'Lee', both had surprising twist and turns which made an impact with the masses. Solomon seems to have scalped a hat-trick with 'Laadam', which lives up to all the pre-release hype and expectations. Solomon has opted to narrate the rivalry between two underworld gangs and the way and means they adopt to bump off each other. At many places, the movie reminds one of his earlier film 'Kokki'. Influenced by Ramgopal Verma's style of film-making, the director has loaded the movie with bullets firing non-stop. He deserves praise for not opting for needless stunt sequences. Rather they are shot in a realistic manner thanks to cinematographer Sukumaran. In a nutshell, 'Laadam’ revolves an innocent educated youth, who comes to Chennai in search of a techie's job to settle down in his life. Unfortunately, he becomes bait between two warring factions. He is ordered to accomplish a mission within 16 days. Did he or not form the climax. Kunjidhapadam (Aravindhan), a MCA graduate comes to Chennai from a remote village in search of a job. He comes across a gangster Pavadai (Kotta Srinivasa Rao), who son is bumped off by his rival gang led by Vembuli (Jayaprakash). Seeking revenge on Vembuli, Pavadai decides to use Kunjidhapadam as his weapon to kill Vembuli's son. He orders him to finish him within 16 days or else he would meet with his fate. A shocked Kunjidhapadam runs from pillar to post to save himself from the two gangs. He meets Angel (Charmi), a happy-go-lucky girl. She comes to know of Kujnidhapadam's troubles and volunteers to help him. They eventually get attracted to each other and get married. Turn of events results in Kunjidhapadam zeroing in on Vembuli's son on the 16th day. What happens then forms the climax. Newcomer Aravindhan plays the male protagonist who runs for cover from the mafia gangs. He is impressive in his first outing coming out with the right emotions. With his boy next-door looks, he evokes sympathy from the audience, when bashed by the goons. He promises a lot and is sure to go places. Charmi makes a comeback in Tamil after a long gap. As a callous young girl, she oozes with confidence on screen. With her charming looks, she fits the role well. Unlike contemporary heroines, she has enough scope to perform in the movie and does come out well in the end. Kotta Srinivasa Rao is as usual loud and speaks from his belly. V Jayaprakash as an underworld don is impressive. Dharan's music is a major let down. It's loud and the music dominates the lyrics at many places. Stunts by Anal Arasu are the major highlight for the movie. Produced by J P Kumar and T Y Choudhary, 'Laadam' is riveting but for an overdose of violence and bloodshed.

TN 07 AL 4777 Movie Review

TN 07 AL 4777 - An enjoyable ride

Remaking films from Bollywood or Tollywood involves potential risk in Kollywood. Director Lakshmikanthan has tried his hand at redoing a recent Hindi blockbuster 'Taxi No 9211', which is racy and riveting. All credits should go to the director for not trying anything farfetched in the Tamil version, managing to retain the flavor of the original. Produced by GV Films, the movie revolves around two main characters - a taxi driver and a rich young man played by Pasupathy and Ajmal respectively. All credit to Lakshmikanthan for his apt characterization. They live the character coming out with a brisk performance. Unlike recent run-of-the-mill stuff, the movie has a good storyline to boast of with catchy dialogues sure to evoke applause in theatres. The aspirations of the poor and the rich, their outlook on life have been captured well. In a nutshell, it is about two different persons belonging to different strata of the society. They meet in a ride and a chain of reaction begins. Pasupathy plays Mani, a hot -tempered cab driver. He leads a contended life with his wife Subbulakshmi (Simran), who thinks that her husband is an insurance agent. Mani comes across Gautham (Ajmal), a rich spoilt son of a businessman. Gautham has a peculiar problem. He comes into contact with Mani and also comes to know that he would be losing several crore of his father's property to a trustee unless he produces his father's will. An accident leaves Mani and Gautham part ways from the taxi leaving the locker key in Mani's cab. He gets arrested. Eventually, Gautham informs Subbulakshmi that her husband is behind bars and that he is not an insurance agent but a cab driver. Ruckus breaks in their house. What happens next forms the climax. Pasupathy plays the role of a cab driver with finesse. His rough looks and cool body language evokes applause. He has done justice to the role done by talented actor Nana Patekar in Hindi. It's not an exaggeration if we could term him as our own Nana for Tamil filmdom. Ajmal has left his bad boy image in 'Anjathae' and comes out with a new demeanor this time. He has brought out emotions well on screen. At many places, his character reminds one of a role played by Madhavan in 'Anbae Sivam'. He is cool, suave and trendy. His emotional turmoil has been brought out well. Simran hogs limelight with her decent portrayal. As a devout housewife, she fits the bill well. Meenakshi fulfills the oomph factor. Though she has no major bearing on the story, she plays her part well. Vijay Anthony's musical score is hip-hop and trendy captured well on screen. Lakshmikanthan deserves a pat for choosing a right script for remake in Tamil making suitable changes that would find favor with the Tamil crowd. All said, the very fact that it is a remake lingers on our mind ever since the word go. But for others, it is a movie sans any bumpy ride.

Thee Movie Review

Thee - Crass and commercial

Sundar C has tried to take a giant leap to join the bandwagon of mass heroes with Thee. The flick carries a positive title inspired by a successful yesteryear Rajinikanth film. Director Kiccha has chosen a political subject that drives home a message that it is the general public who are responsible for the maladies in the social set up. Rather than blaming the politicians or the policemen, a change has to occur in the mindset of the masses to usher and bring a fresh lease of life in the society. Thee, inspired by the Telugu hit ‘Operation Duryodhana’, carries a mass theme. It is about a sincere and honest police officer, fighting against greedy and selfish politicians. They finish off his family. In order to seek revenge on the bad elements, he changes his appearance and become a big politician. He eventually manages to teach them a lesson. What is praiseworthy in the movie is that Kiccha has chosen consciously to portray police as sincere and hardworking lot. Their moral values are thoroughly expressed. The movie reminds one of films including ‘Mudhalvan’, ‘Samy’ and ‘Dhool’ in patches. Unlike the original (Operation Duryodhana), the Tamil version has several commercial elements added to it. Namitha oozes glamour and there are romantic duets and Kuthu songs needlessly stuffed that brakes the film’s progress. Sarathy (Sundar C) is a sincere circle inspector. He lives a happy and a contended life with his wife Ragini (Kalyani). A sincere officer, he often gets the wrath of local politicians. As a result he is transferred frequently. Once, a farmer dies of electrocution and Sarathy arrests the MLA (G M Kumar) and his henchmen. As a result, the MLA is forced to leave politics. He hatches a conspiracy against Sarathy and kills his family. Sarathy decides to teach him a lesson. He changes his attire and also his name to Perumal. Thanks to the help of an actress Ruchi Devi (Namitha) he makes it big in politics by getting a ticket to contest in the by-elections and eventually becomes an MLA. He indulges in unlawful acts to get the ire of people. He devises a strategy and gets the police insulted by the people. Eventually the police force goes on strike en masse and the day-to-day activities come to standstill. People suffer serious problems. Sarathy enters utilizing the opportunity to revenge on the former MLA and his gang. The movie ends with Sarathy uttering a lengthy dialogue and restores order. He eventually enlightens and educates the people on the political and police system. Sundar C looks good on screen as an honest police officer. He walks nude in the opening scene creating much expectation on his character. However the subsequent events fizzle out the depth in his character. He showed some restraint and played the role well. Namitha as an influential actress is tailor-made for the character. She is cool, suave and leaves an impression with her skin show. The actress, who seemed to have thinned down, deserves a pat for playing such a bold role. She also appears in a song and fulfills the purpose for which she has been roped in the project. Ragini plays as Sundar C’s wife. She appears briefly in the movie sacrificing her life to the anti-social elements. Shayaji Shinde plays a cameo, while the rest of the cast include Manoj K Jayan, Goutham, Thalaivasal Vijay and Sakthivel. Srikanth Deva’s music is as usual loud and very familiar. Dialogues are the major highlight of the movie. Lines on violence against the minority, the need to respect police officers and people selling votes for money are sharp. Produced by Sree Movie Makers and distributed by Sun Pictures, ‘Thee’ begins brisk but doused down towards the climax. A déjà vu feeling and an influence of overdose of Telugu masala flick cannot be ruled out in the end.

Yaavarum Nalam Movie Review

Yaavarum Nalam - Hale and healthy

Thriller or horror movies are a rarity in Tamil cinema. Even the little made are loaded with Computer Graphic generated visuals far from convincing the audience. Filling the void is 'Yaavarum Nalam’. All credit to director Vikram Kumar, who has come out an engrossing thriller in the lines of classic horrors by Alfred Hitchcock. An engrossing screenplay with no lagging moments bringing the audience to their seat-edges sums up 'Yaavarum Nalam'. Madhavan, who the audience got accustomed watching him romancing the heroines and much recently bashing baddies, play a different role. He plays a male protagonist who strives to save his family from the hands of a super natural power. As a caring hubby and a loving son in a joint family, one can see a refreshing Madhavan. He looks dashing with his sophisticated looks. Looking at ease on screen, he is casual in his dialogue delivery and his body language. He bubbles with enthusiasm in the first half and brings out the frightened look well towards the climax. Bollywood actor Neetu Chandra makes her debut in Tamil playing a bubbly young wife of Madhavan. Though she has nothing much to do in the movie, she does full justice to her role. Saranya, who plays Madhavan’s mother come out good. She resembles women in the average household watching almost all the mega-serials that are being aired on the satellite channels. She sympathises with the character with innocence evokes applause. Manohar (Madhavan), is a civil engineer who lives in a joint family. His brother (Hari Nair) and his wife (Ameetha) and Manohar and his wife (Neetu Chandra) live happily together without any qualms. The brothers buy a flat 13 B in a huge apartment. They move to the flat with their mega-serial addict mother (Saranya). Strange things start to happen as they occupy the flat. Manohar’s image captured on his mobile appears distorted. The lift doesn’t work when Manohar steps in. But he gets more shock when he watches a mega-serial ‘Yaavarum Nalam’ on a private satellite channel. Whatever things that unfolds in the serial starts to happen in his real life. This hocks him. He comes across Dr Balu (Sachin Khanderkar), who speaks about paranormal things. A curious Manohar sets out to find the mystery behind the mega-serial’s story but is shocked to know that it was available only in his house. He with the help of a cop Shiva (Ravi Babu) begins research. The mystery gets unfolded. The sequences in the mega-serial are nothing but real-life incidents that happened three decades ago. The spirits of those who perished in a murder are back to avenge the real-killers. Did Manohar save his family from the spirits and who the real culprit gets unfolded in a riveting climax. P C Sreeram’s cinematography adds pep to the screenplay. Though shaky at many places, the tone and texture deserve mention. Tubbi Parik’s background score is good bringing audience to their seat-edges. Neelu Ayappan’s dialogues are crisp and simple. In the flip side, one wonders when Manohar can identify events on the serial with his daily life, how his family missed it out? Otherwise, it is a movie that is refreshingly different.

Innoruvan Movie Review

Innoruvan - More preachy

Movies that carry a strong message normally lack entertainment value or vice versa. But director S T Gunasekaran has tried to dabble with both in ‘Innoruvan’, which has a strong message besides all commercial elements packed together. It is a rag- to-riches story which is cliched from the word go. The movie stress the need for positive thinking among the younger generation. However the director has far-stretched the theme and made it a fantasy fare with needless romance, stunt and oft-seen comedy sequences. At one point of time, it begins on a path that is much easily predictable. Two newcomers Adhithya and Manoha make their foray to Kollywood with ‘Innoruvan’. The short and lean Adhitya plays Shiva, a rag-picker, who rise to become the owner of a paper mills thanks to power of positive thinking and his hard work. Shiva (Adhithya) is a honest and sincere youth. He has no qualms of being an rag-picker for his survival. He meets a Judge (Judge), who brings a change in his life. He advices him to set great ideals in life and think positively that he would achieve them. Immediately he visualizes of buying a paper mills located opposite to a waste paper mart, where he works. He falls in love with Kavinaya (Manoha), daughter of a rich but selfish man (Manivannan). She hates Shiva until she comes to know the principles and ideals. State HR & CE Minister Aranganayakam (Kadhal Dhandapani), who is known for his notorious ways, locks horns with Kavinaya’s father for the latter tries to escape with Aranganayakam’s black money worth Rs 1000 crore. Fearing the Minister, he goes into hiding. Kavinaya becomes their target. However Shiva steps in and saves her. Meanwhile his hard work helps him realize his dream. One day he owns the paper mills. Now he takes the avtar of a macho-man and bumps off Aranganayakam and his gang. Adhitya has done a good job in his debut venture. Manoha needs to be appreciated for her expressions. Kadhal Dhandapani plays his part well, while the star cast includes Crane Manohar, Azhagu and Vincent Roy among other. However all credits should go to M S Baskar who plays the owner of a waste paper mart. His ‘Chennai Thamizh’ evokes instant laughter. He has sung a song in his own voice set to tunes by Athish Uthiran. Produced by S P Chandasekhar and Krishnaveni Chandrasekhar, the movie has commercial elements at its peak. What begins as a different film fizzles out to give a deja vu feel.

1977 Movie Review

1977 - Rewriting ‘his’ story

Sarath Kumar and action seems inseparable. The actor, who has made a name for himself being part of action-packed ventures, has come out with a movie that is racy from the first frame. Ad man –turned – director Dinesh Kumar has tried to showcase Sarath Kumar as a ‘desi’ James Bond, who romances and fights hard (jumps from sky-scrapers, dives from helicopters, bashes group of baddies and shoots distant targets at ease). Donning a dual role that of a father and son is Sarath Kumar. However what is strikingly different in this routine commercial formula film is Dinesh Kumar’s sincere attempt to make it look stylish. In a nutshell, it is the story of a son taking cudgels against a gang of baddies in foreign soil to avenge the atrocities they had committed some three decades ago on his father. The movie begins at a fishing hamlet in Tamil Nadu where an elderly Rajashekar (Sarath Kumar) is worshipped as ‘God Father’ by many. His amiable ways of living won him many friends. His son Vettrivel (younger Sarath Kumar) is an acclaimed scientist. He is received with gusto by the whole village after he returns winning awards from Central government. Unfortunately a glance at a vernacular on a new report on Malaysia shocks Rajashekar, who immediately develops cardiac arrest and dies. Vettrivel comes to know about the incident and decides to unravel the mystery behind his death. He sets off to Malaysia. Vettrivel gets acquainted with a local reporter Inba (Farzana), who falls for Vettrivel. With her help, he finds find out a disturbing truth about his father’s life. Rajashekar is former police officer in Malaysia who falls to the conspiracy of a baddie and arrested for no fault of his. Rajashekar eventually pays the price for being honest by losing his family and settles down in Tamil Nadu with his young son. In his quest to prove that his father is innocent, Vettrivel re-opens the case and gets the help of Chandhini (Namitha) a lawyer who is the daughter of erstwhile public prosecutor. He also finds his mother (Jayasudha) in the process. The rest of the movie is all but how Sarath Kumar rewrites history – proves that his father is innocent and avenge the bad elements. Sarath Kumar as usual excels in the stunt sequences. As a cop in Malaysian police, he is perfect fit. He is ravishing in formal outfits. He is right there singing romantic duets at catchy locales of Phuket. Namitha as usual oozes glamour, while Farzana is adequate. Vivek, who plays Sarath Kumar’s friend, fails to evoke laughter. The rest of the cast includes actress Jayasudha, veterans Vijayakumar and Radha Ravi. The movie, which has enough elements to appease action-lovers, has unfortunately a very weak screenplay. Events unfold in quick pace without any logic or conviction. But Dinesh has managed to sustain some interest towards the latter half. Vidyasagar’s music is a letdown as the songs fails to stick to hearts. Bubathy’s cinematography is good. The movie which has adrenaline-pumping action is advised strictly for those who love to see action films. With logic less stunt sequences and wafer-thin screenplay, 1977 is a let down.

Arundhathee Movie Review

Arundhathee - Entertaining and enthralling

Kodi Ramakrishna mesmerized everyone with his Amman, a few years ago. The movie was about the war between the good and the evil loaded with computer graphics. Eventually Kodi Ramakrishna managed to get womenfolk inside theatres and Amman ended up a blockbuster. After almost a decade, he is back with ‘Arundhathee’. It is again the story of the evil forces ready to take on good. All about rebirth and revenge, ‘Arundhathee’ is a movie that is sure to enthrall and engage audience for it has a gripping storyline combined with excellent performance and extra-ordinary visual effects. Interestingly at a time when heroines are seen as mere glam-dolls, Anushka shoulders the responsibility of playing a dual role in the film and she comes out in flying colours. She is dynamic in the role of Jekkamma, who rules Kandarva Kottai. Known for her charming looks, Anushka, who hitherto ran around trees romancing proves her mettle. Equally impressive is Sonu Sood. As a baddie, who bays for Jekkamma’s blood, he is thoroughly convincing. Shayaji Shinde as a fakir, who helps out Arundhathee is apt for the role. Veterans Manorama and Sathyanarayana chip in with their best. Arundhathee (Anushka) is the great grand daughter of the Kandarva Kottai Maharaja. The family arranges for her wedding with her lover (Deepak). One day, he urges her to come to the fort of Kandarva Kottai, where she faces a horrible experience. Learning the story from her servant (Manorama), Arundhathee comes to know that she is the rebirth of her great grandmother Jekkamma (Anushka). Jekkamma was an expert in painting, dancing and fighting. She thrashes her sister’s husband Pasupathi (Sonu Sood), who was a womanizer, and throws him out of the country. He had forced Jekkamma’s sister to commit suicide. When everyone thought that Pasupathy was dead, he was actually saved by ‘Aghoras’, who served the devils. Pasupathi becomes one and comes to Kandarva Kottai to take revenge on Jekkamma. After an intense battle, Jekkamma cuts off his tongue and buries him alive in a tomb. However, after three generations, Pasupathy come out of the tomb to take revenge on Arundhathee. Did he manage to do it forms the climax. It is a movie that needs to be watched for its excellent graphic works (Rahul Nambiar) and crisp editing (Raja Marthand). Everything is grandeur about the film. The grand set replicating the palace, jewellery and costumes astounding. Produced by Sri Thenandal Films and Mallemalla Entertainments, Arundhathee is a must watch movie for those who love thrills, suspense and super effects. A movie on reincarnation and re-birth, Arundhathee is here to entertain.

Kanchivaram Movie Review

Kanchivaram - Weaving an ‘Utopian’ dream

Hitherto known for his commercial masala entertainers, Priyadharshan has made a complete film that is educative, engrossing and emotional. Perhaps making a vow to come out with a movie of his career, Priyadharashan has taken utmost efforts to narrate the plight of silk weavers, who lead a life of poverty and penury in ‘Kanchivaram’, considered the silk town of the country. ‘Kanchivaram’ begins at the Central Prison, Madras Province, in 1948, from where Priyadharshan subsequently employs a back-and-forth structure. The film mainly throws light on the lives of Vengadam (Prakash Raj), his wife Annam (Shriya Reddy) and their daughter (Shammu). Vengadam promises before the village to marry his daughter in a silk sari. Since affording silk is out of question, he starts stealing tiny threads of silk on a regular basis from workplace. On a parallel note he is leading the villagers in the Communist revolution. How his individual activities collectively influence his daughter’s marriage and his assurance of gifting her one pure silk ‘Kanchivaram’ sari forms the crux of the movie, whose screenplay is so artfully done. Prakash Raj has played the role of his life. He brings out all his distraught emotions comfortably on screen. Be it showing love towards his wife or caring for his daughter, he is right there delivering it. Equally appealing is Shreya Reddy. She has a meaty role to play and comes out in flying colours. Shammu is charming as Prakash’s daughter. Noted Malayalam musician M.G.Sreekumar has come up with a musical score that is heart-rending. His subtle background score add up to the emotions. Thiru’s camera explores brings out the dull and black life of silk weavers, who spin colourful cloth. Sabu Cyril’s art direction of an ancient era sways with top-notching qualities. With accordance to good screenplay of past and present, the editing work has been carried on with best traits. Prakash Raj’s superlative act and Priyadharshan’s touchy screenplay make up the movie. On the whole, though the movie may not have commercial elements to entertain masses, it’s a worth watch film that makes one think and ponder.

Pattalam Movie Review

Pattalam - CAMPUS CRACKLE

Debutant director Rohan Krishna, who worked as assistant with Priyadharshan and Santosh Sivan, has come out with a movie that is strikingly different from the rest. At a time when college campus and romance among the students form the crux in movies, Rohan has opted for life among students in a school. The emotion, camaraderie and friendship shared between group of friends studying higher secondary forms the crux. Produced and distributed by director Lingusamy for Thirupathy Brothers, the movie has its moments though it stutters and staggers as it progress. In a nutshell, Pattalam is about a group of adolescent children who make impossible things possible thanks to guidance of their teacher. Rohan had acquired enough skill in handling the theme. His teleserial Kana Kanum Kalangal revolved around school and was widely admired by students. Though he could not replicate the small screen magic on the bigger canvas, he can be appreciated for thinking out of the box and avoiding all commercial clichés and gory violence. The film is about two groups of four adolescents in Holy Bells School, who are pitted against each other. Their encounters make up the first part. Daisy (Nadiya) is the correspondent of the school. A psychologist to, Daisy manages a mental asylum. She believes that students in her school can be disciplined only through love and no hard punishment will reform them. Thanks to her ‘innovative’ ways, these students gets united and even helps the school win athletic championship. But a fateful incident on the farewell day snatches the life of a student and it leaves an impact on others. Nadhiya is the center around whom the whole movie revolves. She oozes grace and elegance in her role. An apt choice, she walks away with all applause. The whole lot of youngsters in the movie play their part well. Among the students, Irfan, Hari and Balaji from ‘Kana Kaanum Kalangal’ team does a neat job. Jassie Gift’s songs are peppy but loud on many occasions. The re-recording is praiseworthy. Lingusamy should be praised for producing a movie without any commercial compromise. Rohan has tried his best in sustaining interest in the movie. It begins well and proceeds at good speed only to lose its way half through.

Adada Enna Azhagu Movie Review

Adada Enna Azhagu - A familiar theme

‘Adada Enna Azhagu’ is a simple tale of a youth falling in love with a young girl in his college. He incurs the wrath of girl's father, an influential Union Minister. They manage to elope from the house and the eventually faces trouble from the Minister There are gory stunts and bloodshed. Did they triumph and marry forms the climax... A time –tested and oft repeated theme is the movie, directed by Jaya Murugan, Music by Jeevan Thomas. Right from the word go, the scenes are predictable and clichéd. Akash Jai plays the hero who does his bit to make the movie engrossing. He romances, fights and even tries his hand at comedy. But all in vain. Newcomer Nicole plays the female lead who oozes glamour from the first scene. In skimpy costumes, she appears now and then. There are a host of artistes in the movie including Ashish Vidyarthy, Sarath Babu, Aishwarya, Rekha and Karunaas. Sarath Babu plays a subtle role while Asish Vidyarthy is in his elements. Vasan (Akash Jay) is a medical student in Ooty. He comes across Nisha (Nicole). Its love at first sight for them. Nicole’s father is influential Union Defence Minister Alexander (Ashish Vidyarthy), while Vasan’s dad is Dr Vaikom (Sarath Babu), who psychiatrist who serves the poor and the needy and a made a name for himself in the society. Nisha is kidnapped by a terrorist gang and she becomes schizophrenic, when rescued. She is nursed by Dr Vaikom. But she regains her self after Vasan sings a song. Coming to know about their romance, Alexander ups his ante. He ensures that the couple doesn't meet again. However they manage to elope. Enter Minister’s commandos and also terrorists. But the couple wins against all odds. Kichaas' camera brings Ooty and Bangalore in its natural best. Songs by Jeevan Thomas are the major solace of the movie. At a time when film music is loud and jarring, ‘Adada Enna Azhagu’ has seven tracks which are soft and melodious. Produced by Thiruppur N V Ramasamy, ‘Adada Enna Azhagu’ doesn’t live up to its title.

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