Six years is a long time to write a story and screenplay for a movie, that too after delivering a hard-hitting movie like Paruthiveeran that went to become a critical and commercial success. So when a director like Ameer takes a sabbatical, we expect greater things from him. Does his new movie meet the expectations?
Aadhi Bhagavan is a commercial movie with an Ameer touch. Why so? Unlike the universal formula of Good Vs. Evil that has been ground to dust in our movies, we have a movie about Evil Vs. Evil. The movie starts off in an exciting manner with an IT raid at the residence of Rao Brothers who control the mining business in Andhra Pradesh. After swindling crores from the Rao Brothers in the name of IT raid in Special Chabbis style, Jeyam Ravi (Aadhi) flies to Thailand where he is shown as a Mafioso. As the tagline suggests, the first half is a Mafioso love story with Neetu Chandra playing his love interest. The first half meanders at its own pace with Pattaya and its captured beautifully. Just when I was wondering why Ameer made such a movie, the interval block makes you sit up with the introduction of effeminate Bhagavan (Jeyam Ravi again). After that the movie is a cat and mouse game between Aadhi and Bhagavan and who prevailed in the end.
It is Jeyam Ravi’s best role till date. He has delivered an intense performance as Aadhi and had a ball playing the effeminate Bhagavan. His mannerisms and the way he walks, his body language suited to the character perfectly. Jeyam Ravi has worked on the voice also, which has added more intensity to his character. Neetu Chandra has proved before that she can play negative roles with élan. As the devoted lover of the perverted Bhagavan, she steals the show with her transformation from a helpless demure girl to a scheming vixen. Shaiju Kurup has a brief role and he has done well as the cunning Police Officer who does anything for money. I felt Sudha Chandran’s talent was wasted in the miniscule role of Aadhi’s mother.
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is above par though it is nowhere close to the duo’s earlier collaborations. Bhagavan Rap is foot tapping. The background score lifts the movie in a big way especially in the second half. The cinematography by R.B. Gurudev & Devaraj is really pleasing to the eye. The editing by S.P.Ahmed is slick in the second half and it could have been better in the first half as it tends to drag a little bit.
On the whole, Aadhi Bhagavan is a very good commercial movie, but it is not meant for the faint hearted though as there is a lot of graphic violence. Go and watch the movie without expectation, you will not be disappointed.
MY RATING: 6/10
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