Aravind, a fearless cop leads an encounter operation where the wife of the accused gets killed accidentally. He ends up paying dearly with the lives of his wife and daughter in a revenge saga and is too affected that his brooding prevents him from taking up from further assignments. When a curious case of serial killings leaves the cops bedazzled, he takes it up as a gesture of courtesy, but his skills are needed now more than ever to track the killer.

Language:
Tamil
Running Time:
134 min
Rating:
U/A
Release date:
26 February 2016
Directed by:
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
Produced by:
N Ramasamy
Written by:
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
Jeethu Joseph
Starring:
Arulnithi Tamilarasu
Iyshwarya Rajesh
Radha Ravi
Robo Shankar
RJ Ramesh Thilak
Music by:
S Thaman
Shot by:
Aravinnd Singh
Editing by:
S Rajesh Kannan
Distributed by:
Sri Thenandal Films

What’s Hot

  • The camera handled by Aravinnd Singh works magic on screen and shows a good sense of innovation that has gone in to capturing the details with unique framing and unusual angles. The encounter at the start of the movie is particularly well choreographed and so is the song featuring Arulnidhi’s personal life.
  • Arulnidhi’s ascent as an actor continues with his performance as Aravind, the brooding husband and father who is also a talented cop. His character allows scope to display a wide range of emotions like romance, sorrow, anger, disappointment and intelligence, which we must say he has handled with considerable competence.
  • Thaman has undoubtedly played a vital part in enhancing the viewing experience with his typically spirited background score that resonates with the theme of a suspense thriller. The only song that features in the movie is also a well composed melody, soulfully rendered too.

What’s Not

  • Serial killer movies are not a tough nut to crack. The ending and the missing improvisation of the way investigations are handled,invariably bear stark resemblances with countless other movies in a similar genre that we are familiar with – Anniyan, Ramana and Se7en to name a few.
  • Arulnidhi’s inclusion to the investigative team is far too dragged out with undue importance laid on his personal life which is totally irrelevant to the core of the movie. The investigation almost grinds to a halt until he joins the team, a move which adds to the meandering which is not helped by casting Robo Shankar as the investigating officer in a quest for silly laughs.
  • The director’s choice to keep the identity of the serial killer under wraps for almost the entire duration of the movie is not justified as it only disowns the audience. It merely seems to project a narrow thinking that suspense cannot be upheld without hiding the identity and ends up doing the exact opposite by putting off the viewer.

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Verdict

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Aarathu Sinam is an attempted thriller that holds enough promise with a decent core and ample support from the cast and crew, but goes haywire with the treatment provided as it loses sight of the bigger picture in the quest for trivial targets!