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Movie review: Aadhavan
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November 16, 2009
AADHAVAN
DIRECTOR: KS Ravikumar
CAST: Suriya, Nayantara, Ramesh Kanna, Vadivelu, B. Saroja Devi, Anandbabu, Anu Haasan, Murali, Shayaji Shinde, Fefsi Vijayan, Riyaz Khan
CLASSIFICATION: TBA
RUNNING TIME: ' minutes
RATING: ***
After KS Ravikumar's triumphant outing with Dasavathaaram, expectations were high when this film was announced.
Revered as the man with the Midas touch in Kollywood, Ravikumar tried hard not to disappoint, but his efforts are only partially successful. Despite penning the script, Aadhavan is reduced to a rehash of several yesteryear flicks.
With Suriya in the lead, though, the movie had little trouble attracting an audience. To the actor's credit, he shouldered the huge responsibility of keeping the story buoyant. Thankfully, he has the support of sterling co-stars Nayanthara, Devi and Murali.
The movie revolves around assassin Aadhavan (Suriya). When his father (Shinde) strikes a deal with Abdul (Dev), whereby Aadhavan must kill a magistrate (Murali) standing in the way of Abdul's freedom, he acquiesces.
To Aadhavan's horror, his target survives the hit. Not one to leave a job undone, he comes up with Plan B. Again he is unsuccessful, which fuels his determination even more.
When it comes to masala flicks, Suriya is in his element, as was proven with Khaakha Khaakha and Varanam Ayiram. It doesn't matter if he is required to dance, fight or get the tears flowing, he delivers on all fronts with aplomb.
As the film is testosterone-charged, Nayanthara's main prerogative is to look good - and she does. After a 10-year break, Devi return in a meaty role. Vadivelu steals the show, while Shinde's performance is nothing to write home about.
Of the songs in the film, Harris Jeyaraj's Hasiliyae Fisliyae is the only one to impresses. Everything else is pretty pedestrian.
While the story was conceptualised by Ramesh Khanna, Ravikumar could have spiced it up with some twists.
On the direction side, the action scenes defy logic most of the time. It appears that the director's only criteria was to ensure that the movie was aesthetically pleasing, while substance, unfortunately, took a backseat. - IndiaGlitz
If you liked...Bheema, Kanthaswamy and Dasavathaaram...you'll enjoy this.
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