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Little to cheer about

SHODDY SCRIPT: Aarya

The focus in the first half is on the fight between the lead pair and the second has Deepika (Bhavna), determined to marry Aarya (Madhavan), chasing him — something on the lines of ‘Thimiru.’ But Bhavana with her sweet face and petite figure is a far cry from Shreeya Reddy.

With the girl’s brother, Prakash Raj, a don, also bent upon having Madhavan as the groom, the audience is left wondering whether the world is bereft of eligible bachelors. This actually makes the story stagnate in the second half, with the stars and the technicians making a vain effort to lift the film. Madhavan has done a neat job, managing to look young and handsome. But then there is precious little for him to do in terms of acting, except speak his lines. Apart from being miscast, Bhavana falters in her dialogue delivery. Prakash Raj’s antics look a little jaded here. Vadivelu’s comedy does not help much either. Ponnambalam, ‘Crane’ Manohar, Alex and Teja Shri have chipped in with good performances.

Manisharma’s music is another let down. The songs hardly make an impact. K.V.Guhan’s camera work is the only saving grace of the film, produced by Manoj Kumar and Vijay Anand.

The story, screenplay, dialogue and direction are by Balasekaran. The film was in the cans for quite some time but the director does not seem to have bothered to work on the script.

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