"Aayirathil Oruvan" (One in a thousand) the most awaited film this pongal which was in the making for over three years has finally hit the screens much to the relief of the producer and for the anxious fans who were waiting to watch it post an impressive trailer that was released a few days back. The movie which was touted as a never seen before experience in Tamil cinema has not failed the audience in terms of the visual extravaganza on screen but in the end as a movie it turns out to be a disaster for the viewers.
From the trailer it was quite evident that the story is going to be loosely based on a treasure hunt revolving around the three characters played by karthik Sivakumar, Reema Sen and Andrea. Few ideas of the treasure hunt portions are borrowed from the western classic "Mackenna's Gold" and the balance portions is all to do with the imagination of the director Selvaraghavan.
The movie begins with a time travel to late 12th century where there is war at full swing with the Chola Dynasty. The Chola King sure of loosing the battle sends his son and his men to a distant land with an order that they should not return to home soil until they receive orders from him. In the present day Chandra Mouli (Prathap Pothen) and Archeologist finds the habitation which was used by the Chola people and suddenly he disappears.
Back home Lavanya (Andrea) who happens to be the daughter of Chandra Mouli meets up with Anitha (Reema Sen) and they both along with a group of men decide to travel to the place where Chandra Mouli disappeared. Muthu (karthik Sivakumar) who does menial jobs for livelihood also joins them as they need few men to carry out hardcore menial jobs.
On their way to their destination they wither out all dangers be it man-made or natural till they attain their goal. As soon as they reach their desired destination there takes place a small twist in the script with the entry of Chola King (Parthiban). What happens from now on and whether has the group come for only taking the treasure back or is there any other hidden agenda in their minds forms the rest of the movie.
On the acting front both Karthik Sivakumar and Reema Sen have done a commendable job. Andrea could have acted better as in the limited screen space allotted to her there were lot of opportunities to capitalize on. Parthiban however happens to be the odd man out as he is no where in the league when it comes to acting.
The huge disappointment in this movie is the shocking script written by Selvaraghavan. How on earth did he think that such a movie will appeal to the audience and especially the gruesome murders and blood splatters on the screen are too much to watch and most horrible was certain scenes which were too gross for anyone's liking.
G V Prakash Kumar sounds ok with the background music and its a pity that the melodious number "Malai Neram" sung by Andrea doesn't figure in the movie. The only bright aspect in this movie is the cinematography and art direction which are too good to believe.
"Aayirathil Oruvan" - Absolute shocker from Selvaraghavan.
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