Film: Aambala
Director: Sundar C
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In the film, you are not convinced that Saravanan (Vishal) is in love with Maya (Hansika) even when they’re deep in conversation, looking eye to eye in the beautiful landscape of Ooty. But a second or two later, you will be, when he flashes a pleased smile as Hansika walks away, the camera dutifully focussing on her posterior. Clearly, love is a deep emotion… in ‘hindsight’.
Sundar C.’s Aambala , like most of his films with the sole exception of perhaps Anbe Sivam , is unmindful of critics.
The film takes a very Hari-esque (director of Vishal’s previous film, Poojai ) turn as its setting shifts from Ooty to Madurai and then onto a neighbouring village. For someone who hasn’t visited Madurai, the idea recent Tamil cinema propounds is that of a place where there are more Tata Sumos falling from the sky that rainfall. Aambala isn’t different either. You have goons dressed in white, you have flying Tata Sumos… you know the rest.
You are not the least concerned about Vishal’s safety as he calmly beats up hundreds of henchmen. You just know he will come out unscathed.
The film is packed tightly with so manymasala elements that you hardly notice its duration— two hours 40 minutes — pass by. But barely a couple of hours later, you find yourself struggling to recall its story.
Vishal Menon
Aambala
Genre: Action Comedy
Director: Sundar C
Cast: Vishal, Hansika, Ramya Krishnan, Santhanam
Storyline: A man in love helps a politician win an election, only so he can marry her daughter