Hi there,
I was on for an 'after-exam' movie..
Vaarnam Ayiram.. thought would give a review about it!! here it goes....
Vaarnam Ayiram.. Staring: Suriya, Simran, Sameera Reddy, Divya
Direction:Gautham Menon
Music:Harris Jayaraj
The movie starts up with Suriya, Army Major, on a helicopter for a mission to save a lady kidnapped by terrorists. He receives a message that his dad is dead! Goutham, the director, has beautifully added two perspectives here. One is as we, the audience see the film and the other, the self-perspective. Suriya, himself watches the scene... I must say, he has handled both very well.
The story speaks about a dad, son and his love. Suriya has dual played dad and son character. A 5 star rating for his acting/dedication on this movie. Particularly, during the scenes of emotions.. he speaks to audience that he is irresistible! Also as a dad, at the ages of 20-80, his acting has made an impact.
The director has seriously swiped away many hearts through his 'flawless emotional' scenes. Also with a plus of the hero, the scenes should have been more than what they expected. I also liked the camera techniques and total shoot up... Interestingly, the film doesn't have any comedy track.. but this is not a story which must be made commercial with fights, comedies etc. What should be there is there. Many places, i found the movie to touch reality. Of course a few fanatics are there, but after all its acceptable as a film. Art works are also to the mark. Backgrounds for songs, the bomb-blasted building etc shows some good piece of work.
The first half was a bit stretchy, i felt. Second was quite okay. The movie on the first half was more natural. As a dad, suriya's feelings for his son about his growth is shown vivaciously. As a son, as well. Dad's way of or should i call, skill of growing a kid worked out very well. Suriya as a kid loved his dad more than anyone. 'His dad, was his Hero'. The movie stands an example supporting to those who say, "Treat ur boy as ur friend." And Suriya - 2 (son) doesn't take advantage over the freeness given to him, instead in real terms, understands life clearly, as his dad.
Later, Suriya - 2 falls in love with a girl, 'Meghana' during his journey in train. He follows her madly, even to the US, in search of her. Though mite look aberrant, but its acceptable in some sense, because, he loved her that much; it was not lust, he had upon her; and he did not fall in love with anyother girl after seeing her. Even here, his dad was his inspiration coz his dad's marriage was a love marriage. He always knew that even at the age of later 60's his dad loves his mom as he loved in 20's. Well, but his love did not make more filmy-fantasies. He did not go in search of her disregarding his duties. He overcame his dad's debts, built an office for himself and was kinda avg-ly settled in life and only then he went to US, in search of her (this is really a good part of the story).
But unfortunately, the lady-love dies in a bomb-blast in US. Well, after this the real artistic maestro of suriya comes up. The way he acts after conveying his love's death to his dad, really took me into the screen.. And later comes the ordinary, usual part of a commercial film of him becoming a drug addict. Again, comes his dad, to help him out from addiction. A parents love can really change a kid is clearly shown in this movie. But this lucky man gets another lady-love in the second half, where he saves a child of his friend, who stood besides him wen returning frm US, after his darling's death. Not so fanatic here, coz the gal, loves him. But she was also crazy in love at him, as he was with Meghana. Hence he accepts.
Finally dad gets a throat cancer. Though operated, he dies.. and that is where the story begins!
The songs in the film are so good. 'Ava ena ena thedi vantha anjala' song shows a feeling of a guy whose lady-love has died, very aptly! Other songs, as in duet were all good. BGM's are not so very well made. but on-a-whole, acceptable.
