Azhagi

Its not so common to see a movie thats reflects so much from a life. May be I am not the only one to say this after watching this movie. I spend my childhood in a village, then moved to town. This movie left me sleepless for few days. The village part in the movie is still lingering in my mind. A simple story with lots of emotions. The performance has been brilliant. No one was acting. They looked so real. Ilayaraaja has done what he has been doing all his life, giving soulful music. Great effort from the director/cinematographer Thangar Pachaan. This is not a typical (Indian masala) movie. If you got patience to watch, surely this movie will touch your heart.

"Azhagi" is a story about a Veterinary Doctor Shanmugam, who recalls his childhood days, falling in love with a Girl who studied with him at the School. Thangar Batchan who added the Art of Light as a Cinematographer and who was an artistic writer has adapted his own novel "Kalvettu" for his debut movie as a Director in "Azhagi". The success of this movie is the theme of Love which is common to all classes of audience. Everyone watching this movie will surely recall their past life. Thangar Batchan has done a very good casting work, selecting the Child Artistes exactly resembling the faces of Actress Nandita Das and Actor Parthiban. Each and every cast of the film has performed their roles very naturally. The only thing which we may feel uncomfortable is the Comedy Track by Vivek which didn't fit very well in the film. There is one more person to be praised in this film. He is none other than Maestro Ilaiya Raaja. His contribution of music has made this film one step ahead for success. The Songs "Oliyile..." and "Paatu Cholli..." are evergreen melodies in People's mind. The Theme Score for the film takes us to the unique feeling of the Love. This film has been considered a Trend Setting that any film with simplicity and artistic presentation of a Good Story will be truly appreciated by the audience.