Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Vaaranam Aayiram

Had heard mixed opinions on this film before I saw it. I definitely liked the film. A typical Gautam Menon film. He is as impressive as ever.

VA is a film to be enjoyed for the smaller aspects like the way the relationships in the movie have been handled. Very realistic. Almost no melodrama. Heroines have down-to-earth normal voices rather than the usual shrill tones! And not surprisingly the romance is cute, especially that of Sr. Surya. Though not as good as ‘Kaaka Kaaka’. Another thing about Gautam Menon’s films that stands out is the considerable usage of good English language.

Songs are great. Music is really good, though not very fresh. Thamarai has yet again proved that she is one of the most romantic lyricists around!

I think more than Sameera Reddy and Divya, Simran rocked in the film…starting from the sari she wore in the first scene to the grooming she has displayed throughout the film. Only thing is she doesn’t look like a 60 (or even 50 plus for that matter) year old mother of a 25-30 year old son! :)

Surya rocks in the film…both in terms of performance and looks. For a change, a Tamil film director has decided to please the eyes of the women in the audience more than the men. I happened to hear quite a few complaints about that! :)

The heroics and stunt show in the latter half of the movie was almost unnecessary. Seemed like they had roped it in just so that they could connect it to the ‘Army man Surya’. Now, no one can complain there is no action in the film! Guess it wouldn’t have made any difference to the story even Surya had become a software guy in the end!

And the bit about ‘Varanam ayiram soozha valam seidhu’ in the end is slightly unintelligible.

The movie may not be extra-ordinary but definitely a good watch.