Let"s
not
blame
Selvaraghavan
for
having
spent
a
big
sum
and
certainly
a
very
long
time
to
complete
the
film.
Naturally,
to
experiment
with
a
unique
genre
of
fantasy,
adventure
and
war,
it
really
requires
so
many
potentials
to
be
drawn.
But
the
most
blatant
flaw
goes
beneath
Selvaraghavan"s
script
lacking
substantive
dioramas
in
various
arenas.
But
what
stops
the
film
from
striking
gold
is
its
inability
to
engross
the
universal
audiences,
especially
during
the
second
hour.
Mark
our
words.
'Open
Ending" is
never
entertained
with
the
audiences
of
Tamil
film
industry.
In
all
likelihood,
Aayirathil
Oruvan
has
a
better
first
half
(with
usual
Selvaraghavan
that
abundantly
caters
to
the
'B"
and
'C"
centres.
But
the
latter
part
flees
to
a
different
arena.
When
a
far-famed
archeologist
(Prathap
Pothan)
vanishes
across
the
lands,
which
was
once
ruled
by
Chola
Dynasty,
Anitha
(Reemma)
and
her
group
of
officials
are
appointed
by
Government
to
unravel
the
mystery.
Archeologist"s
daughter
Dr.
Lavanya
(Andrea)
too
joins
the
defense
troupe
to
carry
out
the
mission.
Strapping
group
of
men
lead
by
Sugumaran
(Karthi)
is
employed
to
assist
them.
The
journey
starts
off
with
cheerful
moments
at
the
cruise
at
the
guys
chill
out
boozing
and
tripping
their
light
foot
now
and
then.
Let"s
not
forget
Sugumaran,
whose
unrestrained
one-liners
are
sure
to
tickle
the
funny
bones.
As
the
group
shores
on
the
mysterious
island,
weird
scenarios
starts
striking
and
somehow
the
trio
Sugu-Anitha-Lavanya
reach
the
untouched
lands
where
the
archeologist
disappeared.
But,
the
actual
intentions
of
the
quest
in
unraveled
during
second
half
with
unlooked
entities
of
Chola
dynasty
showing
up.
What
follows
next
is
a
series
of
mysteries,
which
indeed
leads
to
terrific
results.
Karthi
does
a
wonderful
job
with
his
ostentatious
characterization.
Watch
him
articulating
the
local
language
in
early
hours
and
his
gestures;
it"s
more
off
Paruthiveeran
impact.
But
his
disported
performance
offers
a
pollyannaish
treat.
On
pars,
his
abrupt
change
of
shades
in
the
final
hours
is
praiseworthy.
Reemma
gets
a
meaty
role,
but
Selvaraghavan
could"ve
opted
for
a
Tamil
speaking
girl
suiting
to
the
nativity.
Her
lip-sync
turns
to
be
inappropriate
at
many
occasions,
especially
with
articulation
of
ancient
Tamil.
Andrea
sleepwalks
through
her
role
and
looses
her
prominence
very
often.
In
spite
of
shelling
out
a
great
publicity
for
Parthiban"s
role,
there"s
nothing
much
impressive
we
tend
to
witness.
Azhagam
Perumal
is
okay
while
Prathap
Pothan
doesn"t
appear
in
more
than
three
sequences.
There"s
whole
lot
of
discontinuities
spotted
now
and
then.
Watch
Karthi
trying
to
flirt
with
Andrea
over
the
cruise,
his
face
has
dark
tone
and
as
getting
down
towards
Reema,
he
looks
so
rejuvenated
with
fair
complexion.
The
way
this
trio
head
through
the
shadows
to
shake
off
from
sand
dunes
is
an
excellent
piece
of
creativity.
Perhaps,
the
pre-interval
sequence
after
'Un
Mela
Aasadhan" is
a
surprising
act.
Apparently,
Karthi
fans
would
go
restless
as
he
hardly
appears
over
the
screens.
Yes,
it"s
all
about
realms
of
Parthiban
and
Reema
for
the
next
45minutes
and
Karthi
gets
back
to
the
picture
patently
during
penultimate
sequences.
Musical
score
by
G.V.
Prakash
is
spellbinding.
The
young
lad
strikes
off
with
a
fantabulous
background
score.
'Un
Mela
Aasadhan"
is
a
special
treat
for
the
gold
rush
over
lyrics
and
glamorous
dimensions.
Ramji"s
cinematography
is
top-notching
but
some
of
his
best
visuals
are
diminished
with
lots
of
CG
works.
If
Selva
had
added
a
melodic-song,
(either
'Maalai
Neram"
or
'Indha
Paadhai")
it
would
have
been
pleasant
brush
up
for
audiences.
With
a
longer
duration
of
200
minutes,
the
second
half
will
likely
develop
restlessness
yearning
for
the
climax
portion.
As
mentioned
earlier,
Selva
could"ve
picked
an
alternative
climax
instead
of
'open
ending".
For
sure,
Aayirathil
Oruvan
is
a
noteworthy
film
in
the
history
of
contemporary
Tamil
Cinema.
But,
it"s
strictly
not
for
kids
and
family
audiences.