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Varalaru
- The History of Godfather
Movie Review - by UthHeaven Review Committee
UthHeaven Movie Rating :
4/5
Genre : Action / Drama / Thriller
CBFC Censor Rating : U/A
Audience : 18yrs and Above
Release Date : October 21st, 2006
Starring : Ajith Kumar, Asin, Kaniha, Sujatha,
Ramesh Khanna, Pandu, Santhana Bharathy
Directed by : K.S.Ravikumar
Music : A.R.Rahman
Produced by : Nic Arts
The Plot : The story of a man who sacrifices his
interests and finally his life for the sake of his family |
If
there is one movie the Tamil Movie Industry, the Tamil
Movie Fans and especially Ajith's fans were most
expecting this Diwali, it would be K.S.Ravikumar
directed Varalaru - The History of Godfather
produced by NIC Arts S.S.Chakkravarthy. And this
is the movie which has definitely made the auspicious
Diwali, a mega 'Thala' Diwali for the fans of Ultimate
Star Ajith!
K.S. Ravikumar in an interview to a leading magazine
a few weeks back had expressed his faith in the movie
that it would prove to be a blockbuster hit for Ajith.
He had also commented that Varalaru can fetch the
Ultimate Star even a National Award this
year.
All we can say now is, he wasn't exaggerating..!! |
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The
Producer, Distributors, Theatre Owners and especially
Ajith's fans kept their fingers crossed awaiting it's
appearance on the silver screen. The movie was
supposed to be released for last april along with Chandramukhi
but got delayed due to financial problems.
Finally for the release of the movie, the producer S.S.Chakravarthy
needed the financial support from director K.S.Ravikumar
and Ajith. Thala Pola Varuma! This is what
Ajith's fans say after watching the movie!! It is worth
the wait! |
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Star Ajith is back with a bang after AVM's
'Thirupathy' in Godfather, renamed as 'Varalaru
- The History of Godfather' to take advantage of the
State Government's order to grant entertainment tax exemption
to movies titled in Tamil. This handsome actor, badly
needing a blockbuster hit has an oppurtunity to exihibit
his versatility in acting in Varalaru. |
The
veteran director K.S.Ravikumar teams up with Ajith
once again after the success of Villan and comes
up with yet another winner! For the first time, Ajith
dons a triple role of a father and his two sons. Not many
actors except a few like Chevalier Sivaji Ganeshan
and Padhmashri Kamal Hasan have been successful
portraying more than one role in a movie.
Deiva Magan, Navrathiri and Michael Madhana
Kama Rajan are unforgettable movies. We must say,
Ajith shares the same success with Varalaru and
also with his previous movies like Vaali, Citizen,
Attagasam and Villan where he had taken dual
roles. |
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In
Varalaru, the director has devised a character
for Ajith which is winning accolades for both of
them. Ajith's portrayal of Shiva Shankar,
a dancer depicted as an effeminate-looking man has been
never before seen on Tamil screens in recent times. Usually
such characters are presented in a derogatory manner in
Tamil cinema to provide unhealthy humour.
But Varalaru makes a difference and that proves
to be a major crowd-puller for the movie.
Ajith lends dignity to the character and performs
the role with great elan and sophistication. He isn't
called the Ultimate Star just like that! |
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The
movie is all about Shiva Shankar (Ajith), an ageing
business tycoon bound to his wheelchair who sacrifices
his passion as a classical dancer and finally his life
for the sake of his wife (Kaniha) and his two sons
Vishnu (Ajith) and Jeeva (Ajith). Ajith
as Shiva Shankar, a classical dancer is a slightly
effeminate-looking man. His body language makes his marriage
proposals go awry. Sujatha expresses her willingness
to have her daughter Kaniha married to him.
The marriage is about to take place but Kaniha
ridicules our protagonist by commenting that she wants
to get married only to a man and walks out of the marriage
ceremony. Not able to withstand the shame, Ajith's
mother passes away. In his outrage, Ajith rapes
Kaniha but feels guilty later and wants to marry
her. Meanwhile, Kaniha gets pregnant and gives
birth to two sons. One is raised by the father and the
other by the mother. |
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son raised by the mother wants to take revenge on his
father for his deed and the other son struggles to save
his father from him. How the father is saved and the family
comes together forms the rest of the story. The movie
picks up tempo with the entrance of Jeeva and things look
up, keeping you riveted to your seat till the end. |
Asin
as Dhivya looks ravishing in Varalaru. She recently
received the Best Actress Filmfare Award for her
role in Ghajini as Kalpana. She has a couple
of songs along with Ajith and there's not much
scope in the movie for the award winner to perform. It
is Kaniha as Ajith's wife who scores. She
is glamourous in the title sequence and comes out very
well in the emotional sequences, as well as the mentally
deranged mother. Kaniha, where did you hibernate
all these days?
The movie has the score by the music genius Padhmashri
A.R.Rahman. ARR pairs with Ajith and
K.S.Ravikumar after a long time. Innisai and
Theeyil top the chart followed by Katril and
Thinam Thinam Deepavali. It is a surprise that
all the nine songs composed by ARR are in the movie!
But somehow, the 'Rahman Touch' is seen missing
in the BGM. |
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Kanal
Kannan's stunts for Ajith have been loved by
Thala fans especially in Citizen and Villan.
The flashback stunt sequence and the climax fight which
has been choreographed with the support of the FX team
will entertain the fans. The movie had featured P.C.Sriram
but later on when he dropped out of the project, the cinematography
was taken care by his assistants. Though the film has
been in the making for a long time, there is no staleness.
The make-up department deserves a special applause.
Ajith's make up for the Innisai song sequence
boosts the excellent choreography. Thotta Tharani's
part as the art director is commendable throughout the
movie. The rich ambience and decor of the settings of
Ajith's residence and Innisai song captures
the audience's fancy. Credits to Tharani!
And on the negative side, the director need not have resorted
to the bawdy comedy of Thottapuram. |
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If he had thought that this was a commercial ingredient
for the movie's success, he is grossly wrong. It is a
known fact that K.S.Ravikumar has an effective
technique of story telling which is sufficient enough
to bring audiences again and again to the theatres. Resorting
to cheap humour is not necessary for a director of such
a calibre.
It is Ajith Kumar all the way who just carries
the whole movie in his shoulder with a brilliant triple
role performance. Ajith as Shiva Shankar
lives the character with understanding and enhances his
portrayal with subtle mannerism. The flashback sequences
have been executed with such finesse and Innisai
will be remembered as one of the ultimate songs of Thala!
He rocks in the role of a classical dancer! |
His acting skills can also be seen in his roles as Vishnu
and Jeeva. Even though Vishnu's character
reminds us of Ajith's Jeeva in Attagasam,
it's a delight to watch his scenes opposite Asin
who plays his love interest in the movie.
In the wake of success wave of Varalaru surfing
on, Ajith has to remind himself that he is one
of the few gifted artists who combine both looks and acting
skills on screen. It is his responsibility as a celebrity
to satisfy the expectations of his fans and also entertain
the family audiences as he did with Kadhal Mannan,
Mughavari and Poovellam Un Vaasam. |
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He
has to review all those movies he acted since Amaravathi
and list out those genuinely successful movies among them.
He will have to find a formula for the success of his
movies. Movies like Mughavari will have to be released
once in a while along with the Amarkalam and Dheena
genre. Worst Movies of Ajith like Anjaneya and
Paramasivan must be history and should not repeat
itself! All of his fans would love to see their Thala
as a path breaker and on the way to success after success.
There is a dialogue in the movie 'Nadakurathu Nalla
Nadakanummna, Nadanthatha Appa Appa Nenaichu Paarkanum'.
Golden words and it applies to Ajith!
Ultimate Star has definitely stepped up a gear
with Varalaru and now looks more solid in dual
and triple roles than other younger generation stars.
He has done all the three roles with ease. K.S.Ravikumar
must be appreciated for extracting the best from Ajith
Kumar once again after Villan.
APPLAUSE : Ajith + Ajith + Ajith, Songs, Flashback
AHEM! : Bawdy Double Entendres
VERDICT
: Diwali Saravedi from the Ultimate Star! A Mega
Treat for Ajith Fans!
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