Ayirathil Oruvan ‘A’

Ayirathil Oruvan ‘A’

Bloodshed, painful violence, barbarism, forgotten kingdom, history, magical powers, war, harmony, love, betrayal, trust, rare instincts, deserts, venomous creatures, traps and unacceptable sexual visuals, horrifying rapes above all so-called adventure i.e. what maverick Selvaragavan visual render ‘Ayirathil Oruvan’ was, an Indian Indiana Jones. Screen moves like a pendulum to and fro 12^th century to 21^st century. The main theme inscribed is the rivalry between the Cholas and Pandyas.

Movie starts with a sort of play in a village background where a Chola king before going for a battle leaves his son in the hands of a priest and advising them to escape somewhere and not to return till he call them back, in form of an thoodan(messenger). Chola-Pandya rivalry, the rivalry between the Shiva and Vishnava’s has lots of untold folds in history. AD 1297, this year marks the end of Chola dynasty the Chola prince and his followers flew with their life with a statue of worship of Pandya’s to an unknown island in Vietnam. Pandya’s for generations fought to bring their god back, Cholas on their way to the forgotten kingdom laid lots of traps to prevent Pandyas to enter their hides. Karthik (a collie) and Reema Sen (a team manager) leads the movie.

The baseline is about an archaeologist team moving to a dreamy land of a forgotten kingdom. The movie is highly action packed, adventurous, reminding good old cowboy movies, thresher hunts, with Gladiator, Narnia sort of war techniques, formation of coliseum’s war grounds, great mural painting, high co-relations and terrific deadly visuals, breath-taking twist and turns and all masala. Beware it not a family movie.

Ayirathil Oruvan is a visual treat, the first half of the movie is featured by bright colors good graphics and alien human tribes. As far as I have seen Anurag Kashyab, Dev-D had only brought up such bright display in Indian Silver Screens. As Dante pictured hell in 9 brutal rings, the movie depicts seven traps to reach the forgotten kingdom. The first part is a journey through ocean, rain forest, mountains and deserts. More of a Mexican cowboy adventure as in Good Bad or Ugly or in McKennas Gold, the deserts seemed true as McKennas Gold. The traps set are very brilliant. Lots of brain is used to cut the production cost Chalakudy forests and Rajasthan deserts are brilliantly portrayed to get the fell of an imaginary Ming-Hu-A island of Vietnam, choice of deadly forest of Vietnam which made U.S soldiers down-head, once again proving the old Vietnam War theory “war is not won by size of armory”. Music is awesome, back ground scores are equally good. First half even though had some bloodshed was rendered excellently. Thumps up Selvaragavan.

Second half; justifies the ‘A’ certification of the movie. Bloodshed, overwhelm sexual gestures, gang rapes, disturbing screenplays, unknown version of Tamil language, slave’s, grimes of the a dark barbarian civilization in a ghostly, dark, shabby, muggy, muddy mountain space makes it a terrific dream visual. The best part of second half is Parthiban’s acting, good collection and great work of mural paintings to depict the history and to say Reema Sen betrayals. The worse thing that makes this part is the climax war sense is unjustifiable (just filmy). The second part is all about revenge, as Reema Sen moves to an antagonist. The dressings, make-up of slaves, sound of battle, visual effect all makes second half moving.

Acting:

Karthik: Lewd dialogs, good body language, a typical Paruthiveran arrogance, good facial expressions, totally great work.

Reema Sen: Proved to be action heroin, seductive, good antagonist appeal.

Parthiban: As usual flows through the mind and body of the character. Good comeback after a long time.

Message “So called Barbarians are civilized than the modern men”