Star
Cast:
Aishwarya
Rajesh,
Subash
Selvam,
Pavel
Navageethan,
Jeeva
Ravi,
Murali
Radhakrishnan
Director:
Vignesh
Karthik
Thittam
Irandu
has
finally
released
today
(July
30)
on
SonyLIV.
Written
and
directed
by
Vignesh
Karthik,
the
crime
thriller
features
Aishwarya
Rajesh
and
Subash
Selvam
in
the
lead
roles.
With
music
composed
by
Sathish
Raghunathan,
the
film
is
backed
by
Mini
Studios
and
Sixer
Entertainment.
Is
Thittam
Irandu
worth
the
watch?
Let's
find
out!
What's
Wow?
Aishwarya
Rajesh's
convincing
performance,
Inclusion
of
a
taboo
subject
What's
Ouch?
Twists,
twists,
and
more
twists
which
sometimes
lack
logic
Plot
Thittam
Irandu
opens
with
Athira
(Aishwarya)
meeting
Arjun
(Subash
Selvam)
on
a
bus
ride.
Post
a
few
minutes
of
their
conversation,
the
young
lady,
who
happens
to
be
a
police
officer
develops
feelings
for
the
guy
she
just
met
(Strange!).
Things
turn
upside
down
when
a
phone
call
carrying
the
news
of
her
distanced
childhood
friend
Surya
going
missing
reaches
her
the
very
next
day.
As
Athira
delves
into
the
case,
she
is
offered
twists
and
even
more
twists.
Will
she
be
able
to
unveil
the
truth
behind
Surya's
missing?
Does
it
have
anything
to
do
with
the
love
of
her
life?
You
will
have
to
watch
Thittam
Irandu
on
SonyLIV
to
see
what
actually
unfolds
at
the
end!
Thittam
Irandu
falters
at
the
very
beginning.
The
film's
screenplay
might
look
promising
on
paper,
however,
it
lacks
depth
and
sometimes
logic
when
it
is
displayed
visually.
If
only
Vignesh
had
focused
on
each
character
and
the
story's
depth,
the
film
would
have
done
a
much
better
job.
The
story
fails
to
talk
sense
in
a
few
places.
For
instance,
a
police
officer
falling
head
over
heels
in
love
with
her
co-passenger,
who
is
a
complete
stranger
and
that
too
within
minutes
of
their
conversation.
If
that
was
not
enough,
in
another
sequence,
Surya's
husband,
a
doctor
(hopefully
one
with
no
fake
medical
degree)
is
seen
failing
to
lodge
a
police
complaint
when
his
wife
goes
missing!
Instead,
he
casually
calls
Athira
and
narrates
the
whole
backstory.
There
are
indeed
a
lot
of
loose
ends
that
in
turn
make
the
film
fall
flat.
One
more
drawback
of
the
film's
story
are
the
endless
twists
and
turns
that
look
contrived
haphazardly.
On
a
lighter
note,
there
are
also
sequences
that
are
gripping
which
of
course
have
been
written
cautiously,
but
unfortunately,
that
doesn't
help
the
film
to
move
forward.
Not
to
forget,
the
strong
message
added
towards
the
end,
which
needs
to
be
appreciated.
Performances
Aishwarya
Rajesh
as
Athira,
the
young
police
officer
looks
convincing
and
she
has
indeed
done
a
pretty
good
job.
Her
performance
is
neat,
however,
the
story
doesn't
give
her
character
enough
space
to
explore.
Aishwarya's
chemistry
with
Subash
Selvam
looks
interesting
but
the
way
their
love
story
begins
seems
cringe-worthy.
Subash
Selvam's
portrayal
of
a
multi-shaded
character
is
appreciable.
His
performance
keeps
us
rooting,
but
somehow
he
is
ignored
most
of
the
time,
maybe
because
of
the
story's
requirement.
Technical
Aspects
The
cinematography
and
editing
carried
out
by
Gokul
Benoy
and
CS
Premkumar
respectively
are
reasonable.
The
two
gel
perfectly
with
the
narrative.
In
most
parts
of
the
film,
the
cinematographer
has
used
a
dark
coloured
palette.
Though
Satish
Raghunathan's
music
composition
does
the
job
well,
at
times
it
doesn't
make
an
impact,
which
is
very
much
required
for
a
thriller.
Verdict
Although
Thittam
Irandu
carries
a
taboo
subject,
the
loose
writing
fails
the
film
big
time.
Aishwarya
Rajesh's
natural
and
convincing
performance
is
the
driving
force
of
this
whodunit
thriller,
but
it
doesn't
help
the
film
move
forward,
at
least
not
in
the
right
direction.
However,
if
you
are
an
aficionado
of
everything
twisted
and
turned,
then
this
film
is
definitely
for
you,
however,
there's
nothing
to
keep
you
afloat!