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Of all the shocks that we come across watching this movie , the ultimate shock is that the director of this movie is Vikram K.Kumar , the one who gave us one of the most pathetic movies of all time in "Alai" some 6 years ago! But man , he has come back with vengeance & anger to prove to the world that he is capable of more than that & he has done it with style .
Raise a toast to this young man for all his guts & gumption to weave a story around a Television as the main protagonist & all others relegated to support role including Madhavan ,who also deserves pat on the back for his magnanimity in understanding that. Who would have thought of Television & that too a serial as the generator of shivers .
Any script , however fantastic it may be on paper , to bring that to life one needs a wonderful cast ."Yavarum Nalam" has it .The whole cast have given sterling performances & special mention about all the North Indian actors who have relly worked hard to lip-sync their Tamil dialogues .
R.Madhavan once again shows his class with an understated performance which have scope to go over the top but he remain subtle throughout which is becoming his forte.He keeps the audience in splits with his wry humour . The scene in the doctors house just before the climax is a testimony to his hard work .
Neetu Chandra , new to tamil screen , has a breezy role which is nothing that difficult for this talented actress & she carries off it with elan.
The supporting cast of the movie is first rate .Be it Saranya or Sachin Kedhakar or Ravi or Deepak Dobriyal . Ravi steals the show in the scene in which he asks Madhavan to advise his family ladies to keep track of the police officer role in the serial .Deepak Dobriyal ,as the mentally challenged patient gets the sympathy of the viewers . Sachin Kedhakar comes to his own in the climax scenes. All the serial actors have revelled in showcasing their talent in the wider screen with significant scope to perform & get noticed .
. Tubbi Parik's BGM score along with A.S. Lakshmi Naryanan's Audiography have ensured in keeping the audience at their wit's end. Shankar-Ehsan-Loy's songs (only 3 of which is used in the movie ) are melodious with " Kaatrilae Vaasame " taking the cake , though it sticks like a sore thumb in the narrative.
Technically movie is world class . Srekar Prasad has gone along with narrative without resorting to undue gimmickry but has ensured that movie moves at a steady pace.
The god of Indian Cinematography P.C.Sriram has enjoyed himself thoroughly filming this movie which shows. One word that can describe his work : "MIRATTAL"
Neelu Ayyapan's dialogues are true to life with some sprinkling of day-to-day humour that one come across in every household.
Vikram .K.Kumar has given this movie in the style of Ram Gopal Verma's spooky thrillers minus absurdities . The logic ,which one have to forgo while watching a super-natural thriller , is surprisingly maintained throughout the movie . Also visual cues are scattered right through the movie but only people with keen eyes for minute details can catch hold of them before it gets revealed later.
There are some minor goof-ups like hindi sign boards in beach scenes (which is supposed to be in Chennai as per the script but shot in Mumbai) & also T.V. listings in tamil in " The Hindu " newspaper . Another point of discord is the portrayal of the lady characters in Madhavan's household so dumb & brainless that they can't figure out the similarities between the serial & their lives .
But they are only minor aberrations in other wise an excellent movie which is a must watch for those who lament about the drought of intelligently written movies in Tamil . Also heavily recommended to those who love spine chilling spooky experiences.
Three cheers for all those who are involved with the making of this movie & a special lap of honour to Vikram.K.Kumar .
Bottomline : Goose Bumps !
4.5 / 5
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