AMMAVIN KAIPESI MOVIE REVIEW

Thangar Bachan, whose films are touching tales of human relationships, especially among rural and township folks, is back after a 5-year hiatus, with his 'Ammavin Kaipesi', an adaptation of his literary work. Thangar promised an emotional and heart-wrenching story which would appeal to all sections of people, especially to the ladies. With a young lead pair in Shanthanoo and Iniya, will Thangar deliver a good, solid film like his 'Azhagi' and 'Solla Marandha Kadhai' ?

Inserting Shanthanoo in this type of film, is an interesting casting by Thangar. It is different to watch Shanthanoo play a typical, rural boy. He has delivered a clean and neat performance. The body language and dialogue deliveries are better than his previous films, and shows that this chap can act in serious roles, too. Kudos for his earnestness-filled portrayal ! Iniya was fine, but she is in a danger of being typecast as a village girl, if she chooses to do more such films, like this. Thangar essays a role as well, and his' was the most toughest to perform since it involves a variety of expressions and intense emotions. Meenal is adequate but she too is in the danger zone of being typecast as suitable for only village woman roles. The rest of the cast such as Revathi, Azhagam Perumal, Nagineedu, NSK Senthil Kumar and etc are okay.

Technically, this film has nothing much to offer or to be spoken about. N.K Rahul and Loghu's art work was simple and and sufficient enough for the script, especially with the interiors of houses. Karthi's stunt choreography was natural. Kishore T.E's editing could have been better, because the film suffers due to the very slow pace. Thangar Bachan himself has wielded the camera, and his cinematography is functional with some good frames in the initial portions. Rohit Kulkarni's music was sadly, uninspiring and boring. The "Thalai Mudhal Paadham Varai" theme music was shot in a orchard with glamour girls and folk dancers doing some dancing jigs. "Enna Senji Pore" is a romantic number shot on the lead pair romancing alone in the house, with some shots taken in outdoors such as in lakes and caves. "Nenjil Eno" is a situational song, shot in montage sequences, whereas "Podu Thillaale" was shot on Thangar and Meenal, happily dancing at hill side, and around their village, which unfortunately is a torture to watch. The background score is just pass-worthy.

Thangar Bachan has made this film which might appeal to the ladies, but its too melodramatic and the story telling looks pretty outdated. The narration is very slow, which tests the patience of viewers and to have lots of sentimental and melodramatic moments constantly, will do no good for the film. The screenplay has no proper continuity and leaves some big gaps, which was not looked into and rectified. Moreover, the revealing of some suspense elements earlier in the film, spoils the mood of the viewers. Thangar's motive of capturing the rural nativity and portraying a story around that factor can be appreciated, but without a strong and powerful script, the film will suffer a lot, and that too a one, which has minimal commercial elements. The emotional outbursts, especially of Revathi's and Iniya's were handled and portrayed well. The literary work could have been a better product compared to this film version, but the presentation of the film is definitely out of tune and will not appeal to the current cinema-goers. 

'Ammavin Kaipesi' - certainly no match for Thangar's previous films. Hope he makes amends with his long-in-the-making, 'Kalavaadiya Pozhudhugal'.


Ratings: 2/5 STARS

BY:TAMIL