Make
sure,
if
you"re
watching
K.S.
Ravikumar"s
film
and
don"t
give
in
rooms
for
any
rationality.
The
filmmaker
never
cares
about
logics
and
makes
sure
his
hero
is
portrayed
in
larger
than
life
roles.
'Aadhavan" doesn"t
boast
of
anything
exceptional
in
terms
of
storyline.
Remember
Rajnikanth"s
'Thai
Veedu"
–where
the
protagonist
is
misused
by
baddies
to
harm
his
own
family
members.
Well,
if
you"re
an
ardent
buff
of
Tollywood,
one
can
find
the
traces
of
'Nandhavanam
120Kms".
Indeed,
the
guy
over
here
has
a
long
term
memory
loss
after
triggering
bullets
into
his
father"s
chest
while
Surya
doesn"t
go
through
this
problem.
Aadhavan
(Surya),
a
sharp
shooter
has
never
missed
his
target
until
now.
But
when
he
is
assigned
by
Dr.
Reddy
(Rahul
Dev)
to
bump
off
a
magistrate
Subramaniam
(Late
Actor
Murali),
ready
to
unveil
the
list
of
culprits
involved
in
organ-racketeering
of
poor
children.
Unfortunately,
Aadhavan
misses
his
target
on
magistrate
and
now
hatches
plans
to
get
into
his
house
to
accomplish
this
task.
But
every
time,
he
concocts
a
fantastic
plan
to
kill
the
magistrate,
he"s
fails
terribly
with
it.
Does
Aadhavan
succeed
with
this
mission
or
not
forms
crux
of
the
story
with
a
sudden
twist
in
climax.
Surya
plays
his
part
well
as
directed
by
Ravikumar.
But
his
dancing
style
remains
the
same
in
all
the
songs.
As
well
the
stunt
sequences
in
assassination
drama
remind
us
of
'Ayan".
In
some
comedy
sequences,
it"s
more
evident
that
Surya
imitates
Vijay.
But
it"s
Vadivelu
stealing
the
show
with
his
fabulous
comedy
tracks.
Indeed,
he
offers
more
substantiality
to
the
film
with
best
humour
quotients.
Nayantara
has
nothing
to
perform
and
looks
aged.
Saroja
Devi
does
justice
to
the
role.
Rahul
Dev
sleepwalks
through
his
role
and
so
does
Shayaji
Shinde.
Late
actor
Murali
excels
with
his
usually
seen
overpowering
performance.
Musical
score
by
Harris
Jayaraj
fails
to
live
up
to
expectations.
Barring
the
title
song
and
the
final
one
'Hasiliye",
none
of
the
songs
seems
to
be
enjoyable.
The
backgrounds
score
could"ve
been
yet
better.
Cinematography
is
exquisitely
done
while
Don
Max"s
editing
is
sleek
and
stylish.
The
first
hour
moves
around
with
action,
fun
'n"
frolic
while
the
latter
part
keeps
dragging.
Ramesh
Khanna
could"ve
penned
a
yet
more
powerful
story
and
the
screenplay
stumbles
down
halfway
post-intermission.
Aadhavan
is
completely
disappointing
for
those
audiences
who
expected
a
lot
from
Surya.
It"s
a
film
not
worth
watching.
But
then,
if
you"ve
already
booked
your
tickets,
make
sure
that
you
don"t
get
annoyed
with
dragging
screenplay
and
insubstantial
story.
Star-casts:
Surya,
Nayantara,
Saroja
Devi,
Vadivelu,
Rahul
Dev,
Murali
and
others.
Banner:
Red
Giant
Movies
Production:
Udhayanidhi
Stalin
Direction:
K.S.
Ravikumar
Music:
Harris
Jayaraj
Rating:
2/5