The scenes with this pair pale in comparison to those between Surya - Simran and Surya - Sameera.
The journalist rescue mission, the gaana song are the most obvious waste of time segments in the movie. But it does sag and has some unneccessary segments that could have been chopped off. Alright, the movie is intended to be on its own terms.
The Kaakka kaakka chase scenes were truly memorable - and having set such a standard, Gautam does not disappoint in this segment. The young kid rescue mission and the re-recording in that segment.Right through the movie - I loved the chemistry as much as the intent to pay an honest tribute to dads. The image of a young kid surya looking at his dad when their family poses for a snap is a brilliant director's touch to summarize the hero worship integral to any dad - son relationship.
The dad-son chemistry - Ok, it is slightly idealistic and full of "nuni-naakku-english" but it is pretty much from the heart and I could see the genuineness in it.Very enjoyable indeed - both these songs. I am not bad afterall!) The song is complete in being a tribute to those times with its rain dance segment - the signature of the 80s songs. (As acknowledged by Gautam Menon in one interview. Again, the choreography in "Yethi yethi" is SO SO SO similar to Anjali's "something" or Agni natchatram's "Raja". Gautam has handled this song very intelligently to give the authentic 70s feel. "Mundinam" is a joy to watch due to the props and sets. Authentic art direction and choreography - The Simran - Old surya segment has outstanding art direction.The scene in the train is beautiful, Sameera is charming and the scene outside Sameera's apartment when Surya offers to move out has got to be my favorite. The OUTSTANDING segment between Suriya and Sameera Reddy.I have decided to list down what I liked/ did not like, after watching the movie today in Kamala Theater in Chennai, rather than follow any other structured way of writing this piece. I couldn't resist this entry given how much I looked forward to this movie.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed and see if this proves to be yet another feather in Gautham’s cap.I don't write reviews, give movies star ratings and all that, and I am not going to attempt it here either. With big time expectations on this Surya-Gautham combination after Kaaka Kaaka, everyone hopes the same magic is interwined by Gautham and his excellent team of cast and crew. The movie with the renowned actors lets us know that Vaaranam Aayiram is likely to be the best of Gautham with some great music by Harris Jeyaraj and breath taking camera by Ratnavelu. This shows that the director has a strong belief that the death of his heroines could bring his movies some luck as well as a huge fan-following for the Hero. This is when the twist in the story arises with the arrival of Ramya into the scene. This is used by Gautham Menon in his yet to be released Varanam Aayaram, the heroine (Sameera Reddy) is killed due to unfortunate circumstances of events. If one notices the super duper hits of Gautham Menon for the movies Kaala Kaaka and Vettaiyadu Vilayadu, apart from both being cop stories and packed with power performance of the cast, there was another line of similarity - in both the movies, be it Jyothika of Kaaka Kaaka or Kamlini Mukherjee of Vettaiyadu Vilayadu, get killed.