Yet again, Ajith delivers an action film that satisfies all his fans, however will general & neutral moviegoers enjoy it? I am probably a bit biased but I would say that film thrilled in parts but lagged at many points.
Ajith Kumar is once again at his best, playing a role tailor made for him with shades of grey. The first shot of him saw the whole cinema reverberate in loud whistles and claps (and this was in TGV KLCC @ 11:30am mind you). He excels in all areas that you expect him to. Action sequences are top notch & his dialogue delivery is flawless and impactful. His salt-and-pepper look, 5 O'Clock shadow beard, shades and wardrobe suited him to a tee.
Nayantara meanwhile is revelation, playing an action heroine role with ease. Is there any other South actress who is so apt with hand-to-hand combat or a gunfight and yet look so ravishing while at it? I doubt it. Her dressing style in the film is very different to what we see of heroines in Tamil films. Big props to costume designer Anu Vardhan for Ajith's, Arya's & especially Nayan's look in the film.
Arya is his usual comic self and carried his role well. However, his love scenes with Taapsee were not very interesting and probably hampered the film a bit. The rest of the starcast did their parts well, especially Kishore, Atul Kulkarni & Rana Daggupati. Special mention to Mahesh Manjrekar, as the Marathi director/actor does extremely well as a villain, plus he also dubbed in his own voice which is a rarity nowadays (among non Tamil actors)
Technically, the cinematography by Om Prakash & Sreekar Prasad's editing were the plus points. All the stunt sequences were also well choreographed and shot. Vishnuvardhan's direction was par for the course, however writing duo SuBa will have to stop "rebottling old wine in a new bottle". There is nothing new in the lead pair's motives to their actions in the film. Screenplay was racy enough but I sure wish that there were no songs at all (well maybe apart from the opening song ) as it would have had a smoother feel to it.
The biggest minus point though is surprisingly Yuvan's BGM. He lets down the film at many points with a very mediocre score. The VFX is also very cartoony for what is for all intents & purposes a high budget film. There are also several plot holes in the film whereby deus ex machina is used as a plot device for several scenes.
On the whole, Arrambam is a very watchable action flick, with the climax being racy & action packed. It meets the expectations of the Thala fan in me, but an unbiased opinion would be that it could have been much better.
So, one thing I have learned after watching his last two movies is that I really need tone down my expectations. It does seem that Thala Ajith is stuck in an average run of films. With Veeram not really stoking my fires, I really do hope he gets a really good film soon.
Final rating: 7/10 - Old wine in a new bottle
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