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Airaa Movie Review: The Nayanthara Starrer Fails To Meet Expectations
Lady Superstar is yet again back with a seemingly promising and intriguing concept being written and directed by KM Sarjun. Airaa's trailer and the poster design offer a sense of a quality output but it needs to be seen whether the same holds good for the entire movie.
Story
The movie takes off with a couple of cops heading towards a lavish bungalow in Pollachi, which is shown as a haunted entity. Cut to the scene and we navigate to Chennai where the supposed protagonist, Yamuna (Nayanthara) is shown. She is caught in between a misogynist NRI who is set as an alliance by her parents and a typical boss who is focused more on professional terms than on personal/emotional concerns.
Yamuna finally decides to take a break and stay put in her grandmother's palatial house in Pollachi, which is the haunted bungalow. The house is inundated with a visually-impaired grandmother, a caretaker called Mani (Yogi Babu), lots of DTS effects such as melodramatic rocking chairs and squeaky doors, which is typically seen in any horror movie. Despite many alarms in the house assuring the existence of some spirit, Yamuna is undeterred and takes it as a joke.
Parallel to the story, the movie introduces Amudhavan (Kalaiyarasan), who is shown to have lost his beloved soul, Bhavani (Nayanthara again) in a certain road tragedy. He realizes that there are quite a number of unfortunate and distinct deaths happening around him and he feels that these deaths could be connected to that of Bhavani's.
At a certain point, both Amudhavan and Yamuna's stories get connected in the movie and how they intersect forms the rest of the plot.
Performances
There
are
no
comments
or
disputes
about
the
performance
of
the
biggest
lady
star
of
the
current
generation
as
she
has
pulled
out
both
Bhavani
and
Yamuna's
character
with
elan.
Kalaiyarasan
is
good
and
convincing
in
his
role
while
Yogi
Babu
is
at
his
usual
best.
Mathevan
and
Gabrella
Sellus
steal
the
show
with
their
terrific
performances
as
young
Amudhan
and
Bhavani
respectively.
Technical Aspects
Director
KM
Sarjun
seems
to
have
got
a
great
concept
on
paper
and
his
design
too
would
have
convinced
him
during
the
writing
phase.
Be
it
the
dropping
of
the
butterfly
effect
hint
during
the
title
credits
or
running
parallel
stories
in
tandem,
the
writer
in
him
would
have
been
satisfied.
But
the
issue
surfaces
during
the
execution
time.
His
intent
of
packing
horror
elements,
sentimental
quotient
with
a
tragic
proceeding
and
adding
a
revenge
angle
with
the
background
of
butterfly
effect
doesn't
seem
to
fall
in
place
and
goes
against
the
overall
conviction
of
the
director.
The
background
score
is
a
huge
take
away
in
the
movie
while
both
cinematography
and
editing
stand
as
the
pros
of
the
movie.
Positives
Performances
BGM
Cinematography
Editing
Negatives
Screenplay
Unconvincing presentation
Final Verdict
Airaa had the potential to be a gripping thriller but it fails to live up to expectations. Not a must watch category but can spend your 150 bucks if you crave for some piece of entertainment this weekend.
