Review: Amaram
Movie Name: Amaram
Producer: Dr. C R Rajan
Director: Thiruarul Krishnan
Cast: Tejesh Rajan, Ira Agarwal, George Maryan, Nagineedu, Sai Dheena, Hareesh Peradi and others
Music Director: Mickey J Meyer
Cinematography: Bharat Kumar
Editing: R Sriramar
Rating: 3 stars
Director Thiruarul Krishnan comes up a reasonably engaging crime thriller that is based on a fresh plot. To his credit, he delivers a film whose story is relatable and engaging as well.
Vijayan (Sai Dheena) is a middle man, whom the rich and the powerful approach to either kill or kidnap those they deem problematic. Vijayan gets these crimes committed using people residing in the mountainous regions of the eastern ghats. The tribals, who reside in these mountains that stretches from Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu, are poor and have no access to education or employment. They are hardworking and are ready to slog for a pittance.
Vijayan’s main go to person is Mozart (George Maryan), one of the elders from the village, who commands the respect of the villagers. It is under these circumstances that for a particular crime, Mozart picks Arugan (Thejesh Rajan) as one of the members of the team.
The gang tries to kidnap Sharmila Bharathi (Ira Agarwal)when she is with her boyfriend Daya(Vasudevan Murali). However, he ends up being a coward and flees the place, abandoning Sharmila when she needs him the most. As luck would have have it, Sharmila’s dad comes to her rescue, firing at the kidnappers. However, the gang retorts, and ends up killing him.
Sharmila is furious and wants the kidnappers to be brought to justice. In particular, she remembers the eyes of Arugan and says she can identify him even though he had his face covered. She takes the help of her boyfriend’s dad Ekalaivan (Nagineedu), a powerful politician, to track and bring the kidnappers to justice. But little does she know then that people are not whom they appear to be. Eventually, she realises that the person she wanted to take revenge on is the only person who is actually interested in protecting her…
To the director’s credit, the story’s plot seems solid and the narration, quite gripping. In fact, at no point in time does the film seem boring.
Initially, the film takes time to get you hooked to it. But once it draws you into the plot, there is no looking back. Experienced actors like George Maryan, Sai Dheena, Harish Peeradi and Nagineedu deliver fantastic performances in the film.
The lead pair of Thejesh Rajan and Ira Agarwal deliver reasonably good performances. However, there is plenty of scope for improvement.
On the technical front, Mickey J Meyer delivers some wonderful music for the film. While a couple of songs work big time, his background score is apt, often complementing the situation on screen.
Bharat Kumar’s visuals aren’t all classy but they do the job. Sriramar’s editing is tight and as a result, the story comes across as being gripping.
In all, director Thiruarul Krishnan narrates a story that is reasonably well made and has a point to make.
