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GautamanBhaskaran,HindustanTimes |Updated:Nov11,201617:42IST
AchchamYenbadhuMadamaiyadastarsSilambarasan,ManjimaMohanandBabaSehgal.
AchchamYenbadhuMadamaiyada
Director:GauthamVasudevMenon
Cast:Silambarasan,ManjimaMohan,BabaSehgal
Rating:1.5/5
Truetothetitleofhisfilm,AchchamYenbadhuMadamaiyadaorFearisFoolishness,lyricsfromthe
popularMGRamachandrans1960work,MannadhiMannan,GauthamVasudevMenonturnshishero,
Silambarasan,intoasupermanafantasyfigurethatTamilcinemacelebratessooften.Nevermindthat
suchanticsseemjuvenileincontemporarycinematiclingo.
readmore Andourhero(hisnameiswithheldtilltheend),anMBA
graduatefromanmiddleclassChennaifamily,embarksona
Ammanireview:Goodperformancesina roadjourneyonhisbike,andhispillionriderisLeela
weatherbeatenplot( (ManjimaMohan),abuddingscreenwriterandfriendofhis
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sister(lookslikealiftfromthedirectorsearlierwork,
reviews/ammanireviewgoodperformances
inaweatherbeatenplot/story VinnaithaandiVaruvaayaa).
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Forwhatappearedlikethemostboringpartofthenarrative,
theentirefirsthalfhastheleadpairworkingonapreamble
Remoreview:Ajadedcollageofpastfilms
likeMrsDoubtfire,AvvaiShanmughi(
toalovestory.Anumpteennumberoftimestheherois
http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie caughtglancingattheattractiveLeela,buthelooksaway
reviews/remoreviewajadedcollageofpast everytimehereyesturntowardshim.Feltlikesome17th
films/story centurylovestory.Comeon,boysandgirlscandobetter
OVaJJLMCGQG7kCUfcftTBL.html) thanthistoday.
Needlessviolenceharmsthenarrative.
Postintermission,thebikeveersintoadangerouslydramaticlanewhichisfullofchasesandshootouts.
Andwhatabloodymessitis.Onelosescountofthenumberofbodiesthatliesscatteredinhospital
wards,inpolicestationsandinprivatehouseswiththeherototingarevolverwhichneverrunsoutof
bullets.
Andtheabsurditydoesnotendhere,andweseeanabundanceofitacoupleofyearslater,whenMrHero
turnsintoacop,donningcrispkhakiandsportingdarkglasses,tocompletehisunfinishedmission.
Theromancetooisalongdrawnaffair.
InterjectingintotheplotishissleuthingtofindthecriminalsbehindtheghastlyattackonLeelasfamily
earlyoninthefilmthatactuallypusheshimtopressthetrigger.AonemanarmyBondandIronMan
rolledintoonehevanquisheshisadversarieswithaknockonthefaceorakickonthebellyorakarate
twistofthearmoragunshot.Hisbattlegroundsvaryfromtheinsideofatraincompartmenttodeserted
highwaystolonelyhospitalwardswhereevenghostsmayfeartotread.Butourhero,firedasheisbythe
celebratedMGRsong,cannotbestoppedashemarchesonlikeabatteringram.Whyletfearoverpower
anddefeatyou,hekeepsmutteringinanirritatinglylargenumberofvoiceoverswhichoftenimpede
theflowofimagery.Thereareothervoiceoversaswellalazywayoftellingastoryonscreen.
Evenontheperformanceplatform,bothSilambarasanandMohanarelargelyunimpressive,thechemistry
betweenthemsoggywhichMenonprobablytriestopepupwithsomegreatvisualshotsof
KanyakumariandafewARRahmancompositions.