Aarya

Aarya has been in the cans and was ready to be released for many months now, still the very fact of Madhavan, a versatile actor featuring as the protagonist of the movie generated hugh expectations. And when Balasekaran is directing the movie, whose last works where the hit Love today and Thulli thirindha kaalam, the expectation only doubles. And when we go into the theatre we expect non stop entertainment.

The movie is about a don Prakashraj and his spoilt brat sister Bhavana, Prakashraj loves his sister and can do anything for her sake. And Prakashraj just because his sister wants to study medicine, kills a girl of the same name of her sister and joins her in the medical college. She bosses around even though she has just joined and from students to professors shiver when she is around. As whoever even dares to speak ill about Bhavana, her brother is ready to punish them. Enter Madhavan, a final year medical student, who gets transferred to Chennai medical college from Coimbatore. Madhavan stands up against Bhavana and after a few clashes she falls in love with the only person who had courage to stand up to her. When Prakashraj gets to know about this, he tries with all his might to get Madhavans approval. Madhavan sends him back saying he will not marry a Thugs sister. Bhavana and Prakashraj decide on making Madhavan a rowdy so that they will be equal. The rest of the story is whether or not Prakashraj succeeds in his mission.

The movies story might be different but it needs a tight screenplay and Arya suffers in this main aspect. Even though logic cannot be expected from such commercial movies many a scenes are senseless to say the least. Many scenes are unwanted and many end abruptly which affects the pace of the movie. But some scenes do entertain like the one where Prakashraj decides to send the Collector and then an Inspector to talk to Madhavan about his sisters marriage. But the Climax which is the life blood of any movie is infact the biggest negative in this film.

Performance wise a lot was expected from Madhavan but he is not in full form this time around though he looks smashing in the movie. Bhavana does impress everyone with her powerful performance, her menacing look when she threatens Thejashri, is to be seen to be believed. Prakashraj as usual steals the show, the movie picks up only after he comes back on screen. It is clearly a Prakashraj movie. Vadivel does his usual part again and makes us laugh sometimes. Apart from them no one impresses but Ponnambalam does a good cameo.

Music by Manisharma is very impressive. Madhavans title song Arya is peppy and the pick of the lot. Choreography is done keeping Madhavan in mind, they are simple yet elegant. Cinematography is one of the negative aspects of the movie, there is nothing new to talk about and in one particular scene we are able to see the camera and the rest of the unit through Madhavans Sun glasses. Such atrocious mistakes are unpardonable. Editing should have been more crisper. The fight sequences doesnt gel well with the narrative.

On the whole Arya is a no show, some scenes are worth watching and people who are great fan of Prakash raj will get what they need but the directors thought of doing anything in the name of commercial cinema bites his hand back.

Rating - *1/2 out of 5

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