There was hype in Tamil Movie Industry about Ayirathil Oruvan (AO).. It is translated to One in Thousand.. actually a old movie title which legenday actor and ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MGR acted. The movie stars Karthi of Paruthi Veeran fame, Reema Sen, Andrea, Parthipan..
The director on his pre-release shows in all TV Channels told that this movie is outright fantasy movie and full of my imagination. The movie has clear disclaimer on this line that it is totally imagination and no inaccuracies of history is not intended.
It is an out & out fantasy movie about two erstwhile kingdoms of Tamilnadu.. Cholas and Pandiyas, mostly on their rivalry and Cholas last (or lost!!) emperor. The Archaeological Dept goes for search trip to an island in Vietnam to find the remains of Cholas who fled after a defeated war wtih clear objective of safeguarding the heir apparents of the king.
The adventures and traps are clearly a hallmark of creativity and the logical reasoning and effective computer graphics makes one feel attached to the movie and the script.
All the lead actors have performed their life out for this movie especially Parthipan who as an estranged king, shows the emotions of life lost in wilderness and also scores point with clear diction of ancient tamil verses in the dialogue. The two lead actress were justified in the role selection.
The climax of the movie is a stretched affair with unwarranted scenes of violence on women who are captivated. The director should have made a difference by showing some other means of getting the chola group disappear or killed.
If you want to be nit picking film critic, sure I think there will be lot of doubts and loopholes in the story line, script and also some of the scenes. Also there will be comments or criticism that the movie is inspired by English movies. Such adventure / search related movies will sure look similar.
I think Director Selvaraghavan ignited atleast few people to go back to historical references of Chola kingdom. Their engineering prowess is clearly highlighted in the movie with traps, barricades and checks for anyone to enter the area of hiding.
It is sure Ayirathil Oru Padam.. meaning One in Thousand Movie to be watched. I am sure it requires lot of effort, research and continuous creativity to come up with such screenplay, dialogues, etc.
For those willing to spend 3 hours on creative surge, go ahead and watch the movie. I think the movie should be marketed pan India for more viewership but it is grey area whether pan India people is aware of history related to Cholas, Pandiyas :(
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