By:
Settu
Shankar
Saturday,
July
21,
2007
Writing
a
short
story
is
completely
different
from
making
a
film.
Similarly,
making
film
on
a
short
story
is
risky
business.
Some
compromises
and
extra
work
should
be
done
to
make
a
film
racy
and
entertaining.
The
classic
Rajini
-
Mahendiran
film
Mullum
Malarum
is
a
perfect
blend
of
literature
with
mass
entertainment.
Debutant
directors
like
Vijay
must
be
aware
of
this
before
making
a
film
with
a
mass
hero
like
Ajith!
If
the
director
wants
to
tell
the
story
of
Kreedom
like
a
novel
is
written,
it
would
definitely
win
accolades
from
intellectuals.
But
for
a
mass
medium
like
cinema,
it
won't
work.
Kreedom
is
the
story
of
a
dream
that
a
doting
father
has
for
his
son
and
is
how
all
his
hopes
get
shattered
before
his
dream
can
get
fulfilled.
The
film
is
a
remake
of
the
Malayalam
hit
originally
made
in
the
eighties
with
the
same
title
but
it
has
a
few
changes
incorporated
to
suit
Tail
sensibilities.
Though
the
film
is
basically
about
the
values
of
a
relationship,
it
fails
to
grab
the
attention
of
the
viewers
because
of
the
lagging
screenplay.
Right
from
the
first
scene,
Ajith's
role
is
underplayed.
He
doesn't
enact
the
romantic
scenes
well.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
Trisha
overshadows
the
actor
with
her
performances
in
these
scenes.
Shakthivel
(Ajith)
is
the
obedient
son
of
an
honest
head
constable,
Rajarajan
(played
by
Raj
Kiran).
Rajarajan's
dream
is
for
his
son
to
become
a
police
officer
before
his
retires.
Shakthivel
makes
an
effort
to
realise
his
fathers
dream.
He
starts
working
out
in
an
effort
to
achieve
his
fathers
dream.
He
even
writes
the
Police
examinations.
His
father
Rajarajan,
being
an
honest
man,
faces
opposition
from
some
rowdies
when
he
books
a
MLA's
son
for
breaking
the
law.
He
sends
the
MLA's
son
on
a
punishment
transfer
to
Kodiakkarai
where
Ajay
a
local
rowdy
is
running
his
own
parallel
government.
Want
to
guess
how
the
rest
of
the
story
goes...just
as
you
would
expect!!!
Divya
(aka
Trisha)
meets
Ajith
and
falls
in
love
with
him.
Her
accept
the
proposal
to
have
their
daughter
marry
him
as
they
find
him
to
be
a
decent
boy.
By
this
time,
Shaktivel
passes
his
examinations
and
is
waiting
for
a
posting
as
a
police
officer.
Destiny
twists
his
life
and
things
don't
work
out
as
he
hopes.
He
ends
up
having
to
fight
Ajay
after
getting
emotional
about
his
fathers
difficulty
in
keeping
with
t
law.
His
fathers
dream
is
shattered
and
his
name
ends
up
being
on
the
list
of
criminals
in
the
police
station
rather
than
the
list
of
police
personnel
appointees.
Ajith
has
played
the
role
of
an
obedient
son
with
ease
and
comfort.
But
he
has
to
concentrate
more
on
his
body
language,
which
is
not
upto
the
mark
in
the
films
romantic
scenes.
His
scenes
with
Rajkiran
are
one
of
the
more
mature
scenes
in
the
film.
Raj
Kiran's
cameo
in
the
film
is
small
-
yet
it
has
brought
the
spotlight
on
him.
Trisha
has
put
up
a
good
show
employing
the
right
body
language
tactics
and
comedy
timing.
Comedian
Vivek
fails
to
invoke
laughter
with
his
role
in
the
film.
The
films
editor
Shantaram
should
have
cut
out
the
ambiguous
dialogues
in
the
film.
These
dialogues
have
caused
people
to
overlook
his
performance
in
the
film.
AR
Rahman's
cousin
GV
Prakash
has
composed
music
that
is
bane
to
the
films
credits.
He
has
merely
copied
his
uncle's
Dil
Se
song
for
one
of
the
films
songs.
Thiru's
camera
work
is
a
highlight
in
the
film.
He
has
captured
the
blue
and
green
colours
of
nature
in
Kerala
and
Vizag
where
the
film
was
shot.
Director
AL
Vijay
should
take
extra
care
when
directing
his
next
film.
A
negative
approach
doesn't
go
well
with
the
Tamil
film
audience.
Even
if
the
script
is
good,
a
negative
ending
spoils
the
film.
After
all,
people
generally
try
to
move
ahead
and
achieve
more
in
their
lifetimes.
A
positive
ending
only
inspires
to
do
so.
Verdict:
Disappointment!
Details:
Cast:
Ajith,
Trisha,
Raj
Kiran,
Ajay,
Vivek,
Manobala,
Ravi
Kale
Music:
G.V.Prakash
Banner:
Sujatha
Cine
Creations
and
ADLABS
Written
and
Directed
by:
A.L.Vijay