AADAHAVAN - MY REVIEW

I have been eagerly waiting to watch AADHAVAN since the first time I saw the trailers on TV and atlast my wait ended yesterday when the film hit the screens on the eve of Diwali.It is released in a multiplex with four screens (Don’t even think about comparing it with SATHYAM complex)…and only the main hall has a big screen and decent capacity…rest are all 100 seaters with below par audio/video system….so I was thinking whether to watch such a big budget explosive movie in small screen or shud I wait till it get shifted to the main screen (where BLUE is playing).But as the day progressed I cudnt resist the temptation of watching the movie on the first day itself (When it comes to movies I am really a fanatic)..so atlast I decided to watch it despite the quality of the hall and I called a friend (a mallu) who reluctantly (reluctant coz he was also a victim of KANDASAMY) agreed to come and by the time we reached the cinema..it was already housefull and my friend was happy that he started saying "THANK GOD - its housefull" but I was in no mood to accept defeat so as usual I started thinking abt other avenues (BLACK TICKET - What else!!!) and was looking at the faces of people for any hint of an extra ticket and I didn’t have to wait for long as my TRAINED eyes fell on a man who was bargaining with 2 fellows and I knew that victory is mine…I managed to get 2 tks by paying 100% premium (Common guyzzz it’s a release movie and its Diwali…….)

Once inside the hall we managed to find a seat not too near the screen (since it’s a 100 seater and no seat numbers there is not much choice other than to be happy with what u get)….the movie started soon and the first scene showed a contract to kill somebody getting outsourced thru different channels and at last the contratc reaches Shayaji Shinde (a contract killer based in Kolkotha).The target is a LOVE GURU styled spiritual leader and he is on a trip to India and he was to be taken out while he attends a meeting in Kolkotha.Shayaji Shindey will follow the target and just a moment before he planned to pull the trigger..Surya will take the shot and we will think that Suryaa is Shayaji's rival but the next scene shows that Suryaa aka AADHAVAN is in fact Shayaji's stepson and his ultimate weapon.Ananth Babu (Yesteryear comedian Nagesh's son who played lead role in many movies and then disappeared and rumoured to be a drug/alcohol addict) makes an appearance after a long gap as Shayaji's biological son.He looks pale and his appearance is almost like Michael Jacksonesque (Plae face,Sunken eyes…).So with this hit Shayaji and his gang became famous overnite and they started getting big contracts from then on and soon makes a name for them in the business.One day they were approached by an anonymous person(Rahul Dev) to takeout somebody and were offered big payoff.The target was an Ex-Judge (Late malayalam actor Murali) who now chairs an enquiry commission probing in to the missing of kids from the slums and links to an international group indulged in organ-trafficking (this group is headed by Rahul Dev).

Suryaa's first attempt to kill the judge didn’t succeed (he uses a sniper rifle and misses the shot as Murali bent down to accept a garland the instant Suryaa pulled the trigger ).Rahul Dev was angry and he teases Suryaa for his incompetence and will taunt him stating that their gang is worth only for petty crimes and not such serious contracts.Suryaa gets irritated by this and says that from then on killing the Judge is his need (he says that he never missed a target before and he wants to maintain that record)and not Rahul Dev's.

Suryaa plans to enter the Judge's house in disguise and then to take the shot when an opportunity arises.This is where Vadivelu enters in to the picture and from then on it’s a laugh riot almost till the climax.Vadivelu is the caretaker of Judge's household and Sathyan (Sathyaraj's nephew who acted in a couple of movies earlier) is his MAPPILLAI (he is supposed to marry Vadivelu's good for nothing sister)…. they were supposed to meet on Howrah Bridge and Vadivelu waits on the bridge and Anand Babu dupes him and takes him to their boat and there Suryaa explains his plan and tell that he will kill Sathyan if Vadivelu don’t comply…Vadivelu concerned about his sister's future agrees to help them and takes Suryaa to Judge's residence on the pretext that Suryaa is his nephew and has come to help him in the kitchen.Judge's household contains a dozen or so members and is ruled by SAROJA DEVI….the scene when Surya is introduced to the household is hilarious and Suryaa will exhibit his aerobic/yoga skills (He is FLEXIBLE).Nayans is Murali's niece and Murali has promised her hand to Ramesh Kanna (He is the one who penned the story of this film) who is Nayans's murapayan(obviously Nayan didn’t like this arrangement and wants to get out of this).Suryaa's various plans to kill the judge fails due to various unexpected incidents and after one particular incident Nayans doubts about Suryaa's intentions and tells him that she is going to inform police abt her suspicions and at this juncture Suryaa tells her that he is Judge's son who ran away years back..Nayan and the household believes this story and Nayan falls in love with him…..

Is Suryaa really Judge's son ?? if so why is he trying to kill the judge ?? will he succeed in killing the judge ?? that’s what the rest of the story is about…..


Some points I wud like to mention

1) The movie is not as fastpaced or actien oriented as the trailer promises….

2) Surya has proved again that he is versatile….his comedy tyming is superb (I loved his humour in PITHAMAHAN) and watching him and Vadivelu in action reminded me of KARTHIK-GOUNDAMANI or SATHYARAJ-GOUNDAMANI combination (which is the ultimate combo..)

3) The scenes where Surya is shown as a 10yr old boy (grafix) is a new idea and masses will like it…

4) The plot is too thin to catch our attention….

5) Songs are mediocre and it doesn’t gell well with the film (it stands out like sore thumb)

6) As usual K.S.RAVIKUMAR does a cameo and I wudve missed it had I left the theater a few seconds earlier…he appears after the climax and almost when they start showing credits..I am sure that many people wudve missed those scenes…..

7) If the movie makes it big then the main reasons will be

A) Festival crowd
B)No Tough competition
C)The comedy scenes
4) Suryaa's acting…..


NB:Its just my personal opinion…….(Btw Nayan has got about 10 dialogues in the film…..anyway who cares about Nayan's dialogues na ????)