Three friends get to meet a friend from their school who has accumulated huge wealth being the master at bet making he was while at school. The only occasion where he’d lost was to this group and to make amends, he successfully makes them accept a hugely lucrative bet on making him believe (with evidence) the existence of Ghost. Five episodes of their scary encounters with ghosts as they go in search of the spectre is presented.
Language:
Tamil
Running Time:
138 min
Rating:
U/A
Release date:
28 November 2014
Directed by:
Hari Shankar Krishnan
Hareesh Narayan
Produced by:
ER Srinivas Loganathan
V Janarthanan
V Loganathan
Written by:
Hari Shankar Krishnan
Hareesh Narayan
Starring:
Bobby Simha
Gokulnath
Meghna Mukesh
Bala Saravanan
Bosskey
MS Bhaskar
Music by:
K Venkat Prabu Shankar
Sam CS
Shot by:
G Sathish
Editing by:
Hari Shankar Krishnan
Distributed by:
SPI Cinemas

What’s Hot

  • Hari & Hareesh, in their third attempt following their experimental outings in Or iravu & Ambuli 3D, have attempted a scary horror comedy in an interesting milieu. The ghost episodes in the film vary in nature & helps in not giving the viewers a repetitive feeling.
  • The prime characters – Gokulnath, Meghna & Bala Saravanan, have been earnest in performing their roles and this compensates for the evident lack of acting experience. MS Bhasker, Bobby Simha & a few actors from the episodes (the haunting woman clad in burka) offer sinew to the proceedings.
  • The locations chosen for the stories are all different – taking us through Japan, deserts in the Middle East, the Bay of Bengal – and that adds to the reasons that keep us tied to the stories.
  • The visual effects are partly good & also match with the Horror Comedy genre attempted & that works in building the crazy eeriness factor up.
  • Venkat Prabhu’s background music scores a plus for the film; So does the camerawork of Sathish as it meanders through the desert in the jeep chase & in the sea.

What’s Not

  • One prime facet of any Horror story is the build up to horror making us feel connected with the sufferers and make us suffer along with them. The film lacks on that big time as each tale has to be wound up in 15-20 minutes by design.
  • Two of the episodes fail to evoke any sort of excitement/fear – The one in Japan & the climax episode which is more nonsensical than it is purposeful.
  • The lack of experience shows up on many fronts – from the storyline to the screenplay to performances. If they have let us not go harsh on these, it is because of the solemn work the team has put.

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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

Three of the five episodes in Aaaah may have worked as separate short films but put together, they fail to create a fearful impact thanks to limited screen time for each. The team, however, has not failed in its attempt from staying away from being pedestrian and can be backed for a better outing in the future.