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Thiruvannamalai– Movie Review |
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Starring:
Arjun, Pooja Gandhi
Direction: Perarasu
Music:
Srikanth Deva
Production: Kavithalaya Productions |
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Perarasu’s sixth film, and he still continues with his
fascination for naming his movies after places. He also continues
following the set pattern and formula he is known for. Thiruvannamalai
marks the first time Perarasu has got together with Action
King Arjun. Considering the style of Perarasu and the kinds
of films that Arjun does, one is surprised that it took this
long for this combination to happen. Thiruvannamalai deals
with the injustice and atrocities in society and how tough
life has become in the midst of such complete chaos. In fact,
the movie is at times, a debate over the better way to counter
or face such bad elements of society; the violent way or the
more Gandhian way, though there is no direct reference to
Gandhian methods. |
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Arjun
is a young man who can’t stand crime and injustice.
He makes it a habit of getting involved in every small
issue around town and gets into fights and arguments
on a regular basis. His mother is not able to digest
this violent streak of her son and also fears for his
safety, but Arjun is of the view that to live in such
a society, one has to adopt such violent ways failing
which the bad men will run over you. From then on the
debate begins and the culmination is the vindication
of one of these methods. It is not a debate in the real
sense, but the story moves in a way that finally one
of them is proved right.
You do get a surprise in Thiruvannamalai when you realize
that Arjun is actually doing a double role in the movie.
This is something that has been a closely guarded secret,
not giving away even a clue in the promos and trailers;
naturally, when the second Arjun makes an appearance
at interval point you are surprised. Then there is an
interesting role reversal of the two Arjuns which is
the fulcrum of the movie. |
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Perarasu has made a pretty good effort this time round,
taking care not to allow boredom to set in at many places.
As usual he has handled all the key departments of the movie.
But the fact is that neither the director nor anyone else
involved in the movie seems to have been ambitious and that’s
why the end product looks pretty much average. If there
is nothing you can trash about movie, there is also not
much that you can appreciate. The fights are in keeping
with the standards of any Arjun movie. The music by Srikanth
Deva is passable at best, save one melody - 'solla sugame'
which is good to hear; it doesn’t lend any strength
to the movie. There is nothing else that can be mentioned
as highs or lows. But one thing that can be changed about
Perarasu’s films are his insistence to throw in a
cameo for himself with punch lines, sometimes it looks really
unnecessary. Also, with so many lyricists around who can
do a better job, why does he want to take on the responsibility
himself?
Arjun has come up with an energetic performance, looking
more chirpy on screen, especially in the first half –
his fans will love him. Saikumar as the lead villain does
the usual bad man stuff. Pooja Gandhi is shown as the heroine
but is there just to make up the numbers, not much of a
role. Karunas gets bits and pieces here and there to provide
comic relief, but is really too little to make anyone laugh.
Overall, Thiruvannamalai is a full length Arjun action show
in true Perarasu style. The movie has remained true to its
tagline of Action Jyothi. Arjun fans and Perarasu loyalists
certainly won’t be disappointed. But the average viewer
might not take too much interest. The movie has got all
the elements in a pretty good mix to attract the B and C
center audiences, but nothing can be said for certain.
Verdict – Thiruvannamalai – Perarasu
‘Win’?
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