Aravindan Sivasamy is a bright young man brought up in the confines of righteousness within an ashram. When he steps out into the ‘real’ world, he is appalled at the gross indiscipline displayed by almost everyone. He simply cannot compromise on his ethics and eventually runs into trouble when he becomes responsible for the suspension of corrupt government officials. Brushing aside the cruelty meted out, he mounts a bigger attack to expose the corruption at every fabric of government offices. His efforts to sensitise the nation about the enormity of the situation and the fate of his crusade to evolve a lifestyle free from corruption, form the rest of the story.
Language:
Tamil
Running Time:
152 min
Rating:
U
Release date:
8 March 2014
Directed by:
P. Samuthirakani
Produced by:
K. S. Sreenivasan
K.S. Sivaraman
Written by:
P. Samuthirakani
Starring:
Jayam Ravi
Sarath Kumar
Amala Paul
Ragini Dwivedi
Soori
Music by:
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Shot by:
M. Sukumar – M. Jeevan
Editing by:
A. L. Ramesh
Distributed by:
Vasan Visual Ventures

What’s Hot

  • Jayam Ravi, essaying the protagonist stands out with his gritty performance. His innocent start and the transformation into a crusader of justice, appeals and relates well to every section of the audience. Soori as Ravi’s sidekick dishes out a decent one as well quite a bit of fun along with a fair share of gyan towards social consciousness.
  • The story that fights corruption with government officials is not new to Tamil cinema, but this one seems to bring together the good aspects from all its predecessors. This fight by the protagonist is not triggered by any personal tragedy he suffered at the hands of corruption, which needs to be appreciated for his genuine unselfish motive to eradicate corruption.
  • Samudhirakani, the director has done a remarkable job in capturing intricate details of the various ways in which corrupt officials operate. The amount of research and perhaps personal experiences seem evident and enable the audience to realize the bigger picture associated with trivial incidents they encounter every day.
  • G. V. Prakash Kumar spins out a web of enchanting music with his melodious duet and pathos numbers featuring the lead pair, which is well augmented by the camerawork by M. Sukumar – M. Jeevan. The peppy song to introduce Vijay’s lookalike has a nice ring to it without being too junky and loud.

What’s Not

  • Each passing moment in the movie crams the mind with new characters, which dilutes the focus of the viewer. Ravi’s lookalike and the people in his house, numerous corrupt officials and the hoards of people in Ravi’s squad including his love interest played by Amala Paul prove to be major distractions to the story being presented.
  • Even after providing ample leeway to the sensational subject being handled, there is an over the top and dramatic tone set by each of the characters – Sharath Kumar’s antics as the CBI official and his stunt riddled chase and the attempt by the corrupt officials to overturn the charges, to name a few. These adverse aspects of the screenplay disengage the audience from the core subject.
  • The social message conveyed at the end of the story in the form of a solution to overcome corrupt government practises, is presented awkwardly and reserved only to be served during the end credits by when the viewer has shut his mind off and started to leave. It comes too little too late considering the effort taken to depict the gravity of the issue.

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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

A meticulously presented movie on the corrupt practices of government officials with a purposefully constructed message, containing a fair share of interesting segments that subdues the commercial elements to hog the limelight!