VAAMANAN : AVERAGE ONLY

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Theatre : Saidapet Raj
Showtime : 11.30am
Day : 11-07-2009
Theatre Status : 30%


Storyline
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Padathinte opening shot thanne Lakshmi Rai 2 pieceil kadalil ninnum karakku kayari varunnathaanu. She's a model. Oru ad film shooting aanu. Director toy helicopter-il camera fix cheythu baakki shots edukkunnu, which is controlled by a remote control. Ee remote control kedayi ee copter camerayumaayi engotto parannu pokunnu. Mattoridathu oru manthri thante padavi mattoraalkku kodukkaan orungunnu. Sampath avide vannu thante peru nominate cheyyan parayunnu. Ayal ethirkkunnu. Ayaale kollunnu. Ithu aa copter camera which is struck in a cocnut tree shoot cheyyunnu.

Pinne titles, athil paraspara bandhamillaathe orupaadu karyangal kaanikkunnu.

Pinne "Lucky Boy" song with Jai. Aa paattil oru nalla intro polum Jaikku illa. Cinema nadan aakaan vendi Chennaiyilekku pokunnu. Avide friend Santhanathinte koode thaamasikkunnu. Santhanam rocks with his oneliners. Jai nadanaakaan chance chodikkunnidathu Vijaye imitate cheyyunnu. Oru railway station , Nayikaye kaanunnu. Ee samayam aa camera kittiya ad film maker and model Lakshmi Rai kolapathakam kaanunnu. Avar AC Thalaivasal Vijaye vilikkunnu. Ayaal Sampathinte aal. Gundakal veedu valayunnu. Lakshmi Rai aadyame escape. Ad fim maker cassettumaayi odi odi Jai and Nayika ulla metro trainil kayarunnu. Cassette ayal enthu cheyyunnu ennu appol kaanikkunnilla. Ayaale trainil vechu kollunnu. Nayikayude bag thirakkil nashtappedunnu. Nayikayude Amma Urvashi reminds her role in Achuvinte Amma in the beginning, later it changed. Nayakan bag thante kayyilundennu vilichu parayunnu. Next day Nayakane Urvashi meet cheyyunnu, Nayikayeyum. Some good omedy sequences. In between Rahman's intro. His character is totally a mysterious one in the beginning. Pinne song Oh Devathaye which is good. Then again Rahman+Jai scenes and comedy. Pinne interval aduppichu Jai Lakshmi Raide veettil chellumbol aval bodham kettu kidakkunnu interval. In second half Lakshmi Rai kollappedunnu. Jai aanu konnathennu Police parayunnu. Konnathaaru? Aa tape evide? ennathaanu baakki. Ithinidayil first halfil oru mayakku marunnu sanghathinte scene kaanikkunnundu which is beautifully mixed with the climax sequence.

Performance
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Jai as Anand is good. Ithil heroism onnum illa. Gundakale adikkuka parakkuka nothing like that, infact climaxil ettavum adi vaangunnathum Jai aanu. Santhanam simply rocks. Naayika Priya Anand is Ok. Lakshmi Rai just for glamour, sherikkum dressnte karyathil pichakkaari. Urvashi is good in her comic role. Thalaivasal Vijay & Rahman is OK only. But Sampath is wasted.


Songs
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Yuvan Shankar Raja's BGM is good at certain places. Among Songs "Etho seykiraar" is the pick of the lot. Oh Devathaye is also good. Picturisation of these two is also good. Lucky Boy & Money Money is not upto the mark. Picturisation makes us remember some previous Hindi/Tamil movies.

Movie has an entertaining first half but karyamaayittu kadhayil vazhithirivukalilla. Second halfil oru nalla thriller aakkan directorkku kazhinjilla
Director I.Ahemd tried to give a thriller mixed with some comedy, but the thrilling part is absolutely missing except in the climax sequence. Action sequence in the climax is poor with some Graphics works. On the whole the movie is just average only.
I don't think that this will be a success in BO.

Verdict : Poster kandu orupaadonnum pratheekshikkaruthu. Orupaadalla onnum pratheekshikkaruthu. Enkil kollaam. DVD will be the best option for this

Vaalkashanam : Jai told in an interview that 2 of his upcoming movies will flop, but Vaamanan will be a hit. I think Jai is thoroughly mistaken. I think "Aval per Thamizharasi" from moserbaer will be a hit since their previous flicks Raman Thediya Seethai & Poo were so good movies