Jayam Ravi has always delivered hits in his home banner and many
have opined that his potential has been made proper use of only by his
brother and director Jayam Raja. But Deeppavali has proved naysayers
wrong, for director Ezhil has brought the histrionic abilities of the
young and promising actor to the fore and his screenplay gives the lead
stars ample score to perform.
As regards regional films, there has always been complaints about
directors not giving ample scope for the heroines to perform, and
heroines, more often than not, are mere add-ons. Perhaps, luck plays a
role here. If it indeed does, Bhavana can be called lucky, for she had
a great opening and received accolades for her performance in her
debut, Chithiram Pesudhadi. In this film too, her performance is
something to watch out for. That she looks stunning as well goes
without saying! If she continues to sign films that give her room to
perform, she can definitely get to heights that only few heroines have
been able to reach.
Billu (Jayam Ravi) is the son of Mudaliar (Vijay Kumar). Mudaliar
is much loved and respected by people of his locality and Billu is
almost like a foster son to every person in the locality. Billu takes
an instant liking for Susi (Bhavana) the moment he sets his eyes on her
at the railway station. Susi, who has arrived from Bangalore to
Chennai, is all set to stay at Saits (VMC Haneefa) place and Sait, who
has worked for Susis father Chidambaram (Lal), a dreaded thug,
earlier, has changed ways but retains his respect towards him
nevertheless. Susi, who has been craving for love and concern since
young, gets impressed with the bonding that the Royapuram residents
share. Love blooms between Susi and Billu, and just when they share a
light moment with Billus friends, the unexpected occurs. Susi acts peculiar when a long lost friend meets her at a
restaurant. She denies knowing her despite her friend Revathis
attempts to talk to her. Feeling insulted, Revathi walks away, much to
the dismay and confusion of Billu and his friends. Susi, who gets
emotionally high-strung, leaves the restaurant in a jiffy too.
Susi, at this juncture, comes out with the truth to Billu.
Affected with a condition called post traumatic event amnesia after
an accident, Susi has forgotten events that happened in a span of three
years. Billu, who takes her to the doctor (Raghuvaran), learns that
this condition can be cured, but when she does get cured, Susi will not
be in a position to remember whatever happened and whoever she met at
Chennai-Billu included.
This disheartens Susi to a major extent and she persuades Billu
to promise her that he would never leave her, even if she were to
forget him due to her condition. Billu promises her that he would never
leave her, come whatever may. In a turn of events, Chidambaram, Susis father, thrashes Billu
after making him arrive at a place far from his locality, at the
outskirts. The helpless Susi travels along with her father, escorted by
his men, to Bangalore. When Billu meets Susi at her residence, he gets nothing less than
shocked as she has been cured and she fails to recognize him. But
Billu, who had given a word to his beloved that he would never leave
her, is not the one to give up. How he tries relentlessly to convince
her and what happens with Susi forms the rest of the story. Since most part of the story is set in and around Royapuram, the
slang has been given prominence and the lead artistes like Jayam Ravi
and Vijay Kumar, have rendered the dialogues in the Madras slang
effortlessly. The gaana song that appears when Billu and Susi travel in
the fishing boat deserves special mention. It is well received by the
audiences. It should be mentioned that there is heightened excitement in the
theatres when Raghuvaran makes his appearance. The seasoned actor that
he is, he has done his role with lan. Welcome back Raghuvaran-we are
glad to have you back!
My Rate - 



Plus Points: Love story with different screenplay
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