In the last post, I strayed away from the topic to give you a perspective of original writers and plagiarizing reviewers. But here, I will post a review of the film.
Let me tell you that the film is a gruesome, mind-blowing adventure and a roller coaster ride on subtly interwoven messages for the mankind and creative, aesthetic and fantastic fantasies. The story is entirely unpredictable which leads people to call it as straying away from the plot.
It is said that cliche is loved and that a few of us have wanted the film to be cliched. A number of good films lose out due to this expectation. The story takes unpredictable turns and eventually ends in a sober mood which tells upon the overall feel of the film.
The three lead characters set out on an expedition (though partly two with the objective) to find a lost civilization of the Cholas. The breathtaking ride takes us on a high speed screenplay fostered by unexpected twists and turns. The second half establishes the plot and it is only in the second half that you get to know the basic plot of the film. Till the very end, almost towards the end of the third act, you are left in the dark about the plot.
The film takes the point of view of the Cholas and glorifies them, which may be debatable on various fronts - more towards the objective of the film and on why it does so, as in the film. Aayirathil Oruvan turns midway into the mystic and the occult and right when we fear such an orientation of the story, we are blessed with historic revelations on the civilization of the Cholas.
Some of the websites have given honest reviews while some others very biased towards describing the film a crass take on civilizations. The film fails to make an impact at the end not because the story goes wayward but because on the part of the Cholas, the defeat is partially accepted by the Cholas (unusual for the protagonists to suffer towards the end in films), and that the climax was not an emotional resolution of the events that happened before.
This is a most commonly misunderstood or misread phenomenon that the film fails to make an overall impact. This is because the climax should be a resolving of all the problems that we witness.
Music score was racy and very much unexpected from a youngster as G.V. Prakash who has scored moderate in all his previous films. Ramji did great with shooting the vast expanses. Karthi is identified as an actor who doesn't feel a stranger even in the very first of the two films and we may have to consider that this film was signed when his first film was not released. Reema Sen added a bold look to the role and much decree seems to have come from the director in shaping her role.
Andrea seems to show more of her interest in singing than acting which seems to tell upon her in the film as well. Parhiban's role is as unexpected as possible and he seems to justify the role offered with much delight.
Finally, Selvaraghavan turns the biggest star of all with his ability to make a film that surpasses years of expectations and sets new standards. Some of the visual spectacles in the film are never before seen in the history of Tamil Cinema. Selvaraghavan must be truly lauded in making such a film!
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It is said that cliche is loved and that a few of us have wanted the film to be cliched. A number of good films lose out due to this expectation. The story takes unpredictable turns and eventually ends in a sober mood which tells upon the overall feel of the film.
The three lead characters set out on an expedition (though partly two with the objective) to find a lost civilization of the Cholas. The breathtaking ride takes us on a high speed screenplay fostered by unexpected twists and turns. The second half establishes the plot and it is only in the second half that you get to know the basic plot of the film. Till the very end, almost towards the end of the third act, you are left in the dark about the plot.
The film takes the point of view of the Cholas and glorifies them, which may be debatable on various fronts - more towards the objective of the film and on why it does so, as in the film. Aayirathil Oruvan turns midway into the mystic and the occult and right when we fear such an orientation of the story, we are blessed with historic revelations on the civilization of the Cholas.
Some of the websites have given honest reviews while some others very biased towards describing the film a crass take on civilizations. The film fails to make an impact at the end not because the story goes wayward but because on the part of the Cholas, the defeat is partially accepted by the Cholas (unusual for the protagonists to suffer towards the end in films), and that the climax was not an emotional resolution of the events that happened before.
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Music score was racy and very much unexpected from a youngster as G.V. Prakash who has scored moderate in all his previous films. Ramji did great with shooting the vast expanses. Karthi is identified as an actor who doesn't feel a stranger even in the very first of the two films and we may have to consider that this film was signed when his first film was not released. Reema Sen added a bold look to the role and much decree seems to have come from the director in shaping her role.
Andrea seems to show more of her interest in singing than acting which seems to tell upon her in the film as well. Parhiban's role is as unexpected as possible and he seems to justify the role offered with much delight.
Finally, Selvaraghavan turns the biggest star of all with his ability to make a film that surpasses years of expectations and sets new standards. Some of the visual spectacles in the film are never before seen in the history of Tamil Cinema. Selvaraghavan must be truly lauded in making such a film!
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