Language: Tamil
Critic Rating: 2 stars (2/5)
Release Year: 2010
Cast: Jeeva, Poonam Bajwa, J.D. Chakravarthy, Vadivelu, Nisha Kothari
Producer: R.B Chowdary
Director: Thiraivannan
Music Director: D Imman
Kacheri Arambam movie review
Kacheri Aarambam' is Jeeva's ticket to stardom. The actor, who is credited a lot for doing off-beat roles in the recent past, has consciously taken to do a racy commercial pot-boiler. Debutant filmmaker Thiraivannan has seemingly rehashed several scenes from many of the entertainers that made buzz earlier.
Jeeva reminds one of 'Thenavattu', where he almost played a similar role with same Poonam Bajwa around. The presence of seasoned campaigners like J D Chakravarthy and Vadivelu around, 'Kacheri ....' is nothing but a full-length commercial venture aimed at the so-called B and C audience.
The energy at which the story moves is the hallmark of the movie. Forget logic and sit through the film for a roller-coaster ride, which you would have had many times before watching such films.
The film begins at a journey in train where Paari (Jeeva) looks back at everything. Cut! the story goes to one remote village in Ramanathapuram. Paari is a do-gooder who helps everyone in need. A magnanimous man, he gives anything and everything to others if they ask for, apt to his name.
Promising his dad (Azhagan Perumal) to earn more, Paari sets out to Chennai to earn money. But he is thrown to more challenges in city. He meets a young girl Madhi (Poonam Bajwa) and falls in love with her. But also comes some trouble for Paari in the form of some goons, who flexes muscles with him. Sivamani (J D Chakravarthy), the dreaded but sophisticated don of the city gets ready to marry Madhu. It is now up to Paari and Sivamani to sort it out.
Jeeva has enough scope to try his hand at comedy, flex muscles and sing duets. Seemingly targetting youth, He has opted for more scenes that would appeal to the young generation. Poonam Bajwa looks cute. She has to get her emotions on screen right.
Vadivelu as Deepavali evokes laughter. His one-liners are witty. J D Chakri impresses a lot. His subtle performance is the highlight. A couple of songs by Imman are foot-tapping.
Produced by Super Good Films, 'Kacheri...' is a formula film, but Thiraivannan can be credited for making the movie work with his racy screenplay. Otherwise it is one among the many.
Finally, the most talented actor has drenched himself with the ostentatious mania of commercial films. Blatantly, the actor excelled with surpassing magnitudes over his exceptional roles in his previous films and on spur of moment, opted for a sudden change towards commercial genres. Embarking his new-fangled choice with ‘Thennavattu’, the actor continued performing happy-go-lucky chap in ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’ as well. And now, here comes another release ‘Kacheri Arambam’ that in no way proves to be a dissimilar one.
Uh-huh! Nearly after a year of long sabbatical gap, Jeeva is back with a similar formula brimmed with fun, action, romance, punch dialogues, Kuthu songs and so on. Jibing with lots of masala films churned out in the past, ‘Kacheri Arambam’ is a film that runs on hackneyed lines with threadbare traits.
Guess what? Even a first time moviegoer can easily predict the proceedings of this show with an ease.
Let’s put it this way – ‘Kacheri Arambam’ is a pain in audiences’ necks as it annoys us vividly with a clichéd narration. Except few comedy quotients delivered by Vadivelu, there’s nothing special to get impressed with the film.
The film’s protagonist ‘Paari’ resembles the mythological characterization of ‘Paari Vallal’, who is well known for his unstoppable charity and generosity. Of course, he crosses the levels of what a real charity means by giving away his ducky gadgets and bike. A huge difference of opinion with his father (Azhagam Perumal) urges him to take a serious decision. Make his way to Chennai to prove himself a successful man. Just as Paari arrives in Chennai, he meets a beautiful girl Madhi (Poonam Bajwa) at an unexpected juncture. With accordance to your prognostications, he falls in love with her only to get involved in out of the blue trouble. Of course, it may be a trouble he unthought off, but it’s somewhat a clichéd problem as a baddie appears.
Certainly, Sivamani – a crooked don (J.D. Chakravarthy) gets into the scene acting as impedimenta as he has already threatened Madhi to marry him.
As witnessed in various commercial films, rest of the film is all about a conflict between good and bad with a predictable climax.
It really makes us doubt whether R.B. Choudary had his head over the clouds while heeding to this script. How come such an intellectual actor like Jeeva could drop the ball with such a dim-witted film? Although, the actor has brooked around with dance steps and fight sequences uttering punch dialogues, in no way he enchants us. At time, you’ll feel disgusted with often repeated mannerisms of existing commercial heroes. Be the sequences, where he strives wooing down his girl or the trickeries played on J.D. Chakravarthy during second half: he leaves us vexatious. Carrying out the traces of Trisha’s delineation in ‘Ghilli’, Poonam Bajwa doesn’t stand out at any points. Naturally, she looks cute and bubbly, but these alone cannot make an actress successful. On pars, J.D. Chakravarthy disappoints us very badly in spite of his powerful performance. The actor shouldn’t have accepted such a weaker role after having donned an overpowering performance throughout his career. Vadivelu’s comedy tracks keeps us engrossed at certain occasions and the actor gets along with funny liners and fantabulous body-language.
It’s hard time for D. Imman as the young musician has been disappointing us constantly for past few years. He has to come up with some commendable tunes, if he has an idea about sustaining his prominence in film industry. Much alike the inconsistencies in narrative aspects, director Thiraivannan has copycatted the stupidities of preexisting commercial formulas even with camera angles and editing cuts. The continuous shakes and irritating cuts makes us unbearable to such circumstances, especially during stunt sequences.
‘Kacheri Arambam’ can be better avoided as it doesn’t offer any quality entertainment apart from few comedy tracks by Vadivelu, which would be obviously telecasted in vital comedy-oriented satellite channels within next couple of days.
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