Vamsam
is
the
launch
pad
of
debutant
Arulnidhi,
grand
son
of
Chief
Minister
M
Karunanidhi.
It
is
the
second
film
of
director
Pandiraj,
after
his
impressive
debut
in
Pasanga.
This
time
Pandiraj
has
turned
to
age
old
village
sentiment
and
bloodshed
story.
Story:
Pulivathanam
and
Singampidari
are
neighboring
villages
where
the
Devar
Community
has
the
stronghold.
Every
year
they
perform
fortnight-long
annual
festival
at
the
local
temple
which
is
controlled
by
the
village
chief
Seenikannu
(Jayaprakash),
a
cunning
man.
Anbarasu
(Arulnidhi)
lives
in
the
village
with
his
widowed
mother
(Anupama),
a
local
school
teacher.
He
has
been
brought
up
strictly
by
his
mother
and
he
is
a
model
citizen,
and
prefers
to
be
a
farmer.
One
day
he
meets
Malar
(Sunaina),
a
bubbly
and
funny
girl
from
the
neighboring
village,
where
her
father
is
the
village
chief.
They
fall
in
love.
But
Seenikannu
Devar,father
of
Malar,
opposes
their
marriage
as
he
had
Enmity
against
Anba's
father
Rathinam
(Kishore).
The
big
twist
in
the
story
takes
place
when
Seenikannu
is
humiliated
by
Malar
in
front
of
the
villagers.
Performances:
The
first
half
of
the
film
is
really
good
and
Pandiraj's
comedy
steals
the
heart.
Particularly
the
romance
between
Arulnidhi
and
Sunaina
works
out
well.
The
way
a
cow
called
Asin
acts
as
cupid
between
hero
and
heroine
is
hilarious
and
really
a
novel
effort.
Arulnidhi
is
impressive
and
impressive
at
parts.
But
he
has
to
improvise
his
body
language
and
style
of
dialogue
delivery.Sunaina's
impeccable
and
flawless
performance
touch
the
hearts
of
viewers.
Her
mischievous
but
realistic
acting
is
major
plus
for
this
film.
Jayaprakash
has
given
new
dimension
to
his
role
and
Kishore
coming
in
the
flashback
scenes
is
fantastic.
Taj
Noor"s
music
is
not
having
enough
pep
and
the
songs
slacken
the
pace.
Mahesh
Muthuswami"s
camera
and
Devarajan's
art
works
bring
the
village
scenes
and
Thiruvizha
alive.
The
climax
is
easily
predictable
but
for
Pandiraj's
excellent
comedy
and
realistic
screenplay
forces
one
to
watch
the
movie
till
the
end.
Verdict:
Watchable
Cast:
Arulnidhi,
Sunaina,
Jayaprakash,
Kanja
Karuppu
Camera:
Mehesh
Muthuswamy
Art:
Devarajan
Music:
Taj
Noor
PRO:
Nikil
Murugan
Director:
Pandiraj
Producer:
Mohana
Movies