7am Arivu, since its inception had been a red hot project watched closely by geeks. And this fever reached an all-time high over last week with the tickets selling like hot cakes. What does the movie deliver? Up to the expectations? Read this.
The movie revolves around a bio-tech research professional Suba Srinivasan(Sruthi), specialized in DNA memory and operations is on a mission to trace Bodhidharma, a Tamil prince in the 6th century who went to China, and made a revolution in the medicine and martial arts there, and activate it in his descendant for the world’s good. What comes up against her? Does she make it forms the rest of the story.
The story does sound good, but the treatment goes haywire. The makers know the story has the potential of an intelligent thriller, but made it so SO preaching and not self-explanatory. Audience are intelligent now! We dont need 3 scenes for 1 to make us understand. Neither way this is not an Inception for us to be confused.
The screenplay is terrible. My strong feeling is they got too fascinated about Bodhidharma, and on the way forgot about everything else, including the screenplay. It is almost like 3 acts over a film. First 20 min of decently shot history, then a love story that runs for an hour, then the action part for the rest. After the interval, you know what’s going to happen in the next half, everything! And 6 songs, provide enough hurdles over the viewing experience. Something seriously went wrong on the editing table.
Coming to the Tech aspects, its Ravi K Chandran all the way. Be it the songs or the action sequences, he makes everything look as they have to be and something more! China looks great and his cinematography elevates the 6th century portions to a higher podium.The background score is just okay. Art by Rajeevan marvels in the Yamma Yamma number.
For an otherwise boring film, the performances are a welcome relief. Suriya is just as usual great. Sruthi impresses big-time even though she has to improve her voice modulation a lot, pretty bland sometimes. The villain Johnny Nyugen does a fantastic job, menaces through the film. Great to see, all 3 characters share enough screen space without hindering the character’s nature
Throughout the film, you might be reminded of Dasavatharam, the Kamal starrer…the themes and the format of the film! Great scenes interpersed between boring ones, sample, the filming of the way the epidemic spreads is brilliant. The film though has great things to say, but falters in the medium, notably the Tamilians and their significance part, and how scientifically developed we were. Tamizh Tamizh Tamizh, you can’t get a clap everytime! 😉
I go for a 2.5/5 for 7th Sense. We expect better stuff from Murugadoss and the combo.
P.S: My friends send their best wishes to the team, dedicate a scene that plays in their film, Sruthi Haasan scene shouting at her professors, muted dialogues no? 😀
P.S2: Must say, I didnt like the voice overlay in the 6th century portions, and the familiar voice made it even more sloppy. But what poise from Suriya, Bodhidharman stands in front of you!
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