Aayiram Vilakku Review  |

Other Critic Reviews Please do not step on this insignificant little turd. Even before you realize, you're going to be waist deep in it. By Rohit Ramachandran

Rating:  Aayiram Vilakku is awful.  - ABHI Every city in Tamil Nadu has a special reason to be proud of and so is Madurai, which over the years has portrayed itself as an epicenter of violence. The city has glorified violence through sickles, bullfights and what not. Violence in these cities is seen as an equivalent to bravery. Aayiram Vilakku is yet another attempt to retell the story of gang rivalry in some remote part of Madurai. The story revolves around two gang leaders, Lingam and Rathinam, who've been rivaling each other since the day they've known each other. As time passes by, Lingam calls it quits and decides to live a peaceful, reformed life. Gopal, a poor boy in his village works diligently in the mill in an effort to make both ends meet. Impressed by his honesty, Lingam plans to adopt him but in order to keep his original identity intact; he gets acquainted with him as a lone old man. What happens between Lingam and Gopal? Does Rathinam intervene in Lingam's new chosen life or not forms the rest of the story? The story is archaic and we have seen it a million times. Uninspiring script and bland acting hampers everything that this film proudly boasted off initially. Shantanoo can never be considered an actor; for the silliness and slackness he brings to screen, I don't know should I laugh or cry in despair. Sathyaraj, alongside Shantanoo brings to screen something that is worth looking at. Also, for a change it was entertaining to see him perform a matured role instead of some cheap comical role. Sana Khan adds glamour to the film, shows off some skin and meager acting skills. The attempt to couple emotion and action seemed to have completely gone haywire. The film should either have been a full length action film or an out-and-out emotional film that should've ideally moved the audience. None of this was never to be seen on screen instead it was just another film about a common man, torn apart by gang wars. Technically, Aayiram Vilakku falls short of average. Direction was aimless, as though the director had no clue about what he was doing. Had only the director put in little more effort, AV would've at least sparred us this torture. Music by Srikanth Deva is appalling, not even one song was even close enough worth listening to. Kannan as cameraman succeeds in capturing Madurai through some of scintillating frames. While, editing by Sasikumar falls way short of brilliance.