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'Ayothi' movie review: Full of heart and yet, marred by melodrama

Death is indeed a profound teacher of life. Perhaps, it is death that reminds us to be humane and that the greatest loss is what dies inside us when we are alive. Many a time, human’s basic tenet, to be compassionate and empathic, is vanquished by cultivated differences, conceit and intolerance. And only the unsparing death of our close ones teaches us the value of life and makes us realise that we are all just a speck of dust in the universe. And Sasi Kumar’s Ayothi , an emotional drama, serves as a reminder for us to stay grounded and rise above the manufactured plague that comes in various names called religion, caste, creed, and race.

Initially, like many of them, I was sceptical if it was a political film considering the title’s reference to the place, Ayodhya, which holds the history of the political and socio-religious dispute over a piece of land. Although the film begins with montage shots of Ayodhya town, we soon understand that the film is endeavouring to tell a different story about life, death, and everything in between.

A chauvinistic patriarch Balram (Yashpal) from Ayodhya, decides to take his family, consisting of his wife Janaki, daughter Shivani (Preethi) and a young son, on a pilgrimage to Rameshwaram.

During the road transit from Madurai to Rameshwaram, Balram misbehaves with the driver, leading to an altercation. As the driver loses control, the car meets with an accident, leading to Janaki’s death. When the driver informs his friends, characters played by Sasikumar and Pugazh, decide to help the family in transporting the body to their native. The film unfolds with some soul-stirring series of events of the day.

Based on true events, the writer-director has taken an unconventional route to mark his directorial debut without any mass action block, a comedy track to induce chuckles or a muddled love angle.

Most importantly, one of the palpable aspects of the film is that the Hindi-speaking characters continue to speak in their mother tongue without shifting to Tamil or an overlapped Tamil dub. It helped the film retain its rootedness and realness in the emotions.

While the film has a reinvigorating story, the experience is watered down due to the burgeoning melodrama in many scenes. For instance, when the body is taken out of the mortuary, the extended shots of the children crying, on-and-off intercuts to the dead body, backed by the serial-ish melancholic-background score, stood extremely suffocating.

As audiences are embracing the idea of realistic cinema, the old-school treatment of forcefully injecting hard-hitting emotions could rip off the opportunity for the audiences to feel it by themselves organically. Likewise, Balram’s character being abusive to his wife, mercilessly not understanding the feelings of his children and harbouring customs and beliefs without even feeling for the loss of his wife does infuriate but, his overtly aggressive demeanour seems a bit caricaturish.

However, Yashpal, the veteran actor, does complete justice to the role with his convincing performance. Debutant Preethi, who plays the timid and naive Shivani throughout the film, has an assertive scene in pre-climax that lets her show off her acting potential. And at a point when she explodes at her inhumane father, making him realise that he did not let her mother live in peace, and yet bothers following customs to let her rest in peace, reverberates the core crux of the film. And for Sasikumar, other than his disjointed introduction fight scene, there are no unnecessary heroic moments. The actor gracefully plays the part and makes us feel like he is one among us. Comedian Pugazh efficiently breaks out of the typecast.

Meanwhile, Ayothi has its share of some predictable elements, including the final reveal and some reactions in between. But it can be overlooked for the genuine efforts reflected in the writing. Although it is an emotional drama, the creator has sincerely weaved in some challenging conflictsto offer a satisfactory experience. It is indeed a relief to see a film stand true to its vision in most parts. However, the haphazard Gana and dance sequence by a bunch of petty thieves at the police station is completely out of place.

Ayothi could have offered a long-lasting impact if only there was some finesse in the craft and freshness in the treatment. Even the hackneyed style of music and the songs lacked subtlety, hence, creating jarring atmos. Ayothi, through the concept of death, comments on brotherhood, the value of family, and shows that love knows no difference. Above all, it instils hope that there are still some good people left on earth, making it a better place to live.

Ayothi Director : Manthira Moorthy Cast : Sasi Kumar, Yashpal Sharma, Preethi Asrani, Pugazh Rating : 2.5/5

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Death is indeed a profound teacher of life. Perhaps, it is death that reminds us to be humane and that the greatest loss is what dies inside us when we are alive. Many a time, human's basic tenet, to be compassionate and empathic, is vanquished by cultivated differences, conceit and intolerance. And only the unsparing death of our close ones teaches us the value of life and makes us realise that we are all just a speck of dust in the universe. And Sasi Kumar's Ayothi , an emotional drama, serves as a reminder for us to stay grounded and rise above the manufactured plague that comes in various names called religion, caste, creed and race. Director: Manthira Moorthy Cast: Sasi Kumar, Yashpal Sharma, Preethi Asrani and Pugazh Initially, like many of them, I was sceptical if it was a political film considering the title's reference to the place, Ayodhya, which holds the history of the political and socio-religious dispute over a piece of land. Although the film begins with montage shots of Ayodhya town, we soon understand that the film is endeavouring to tell a different story about life, death, and everything in between. A chauvinistic patriarch Balram (Yashpal) from Ayodhya, decides to take his family, consisting of his wife Janaki, daughter Shivani (Preethi) and a young son, on a pilgrimage to Rameshwaram. During the road transit from Madurai to Rameshwaram, Balram misbehaves with the driver, leading to an altercation. As the driver loses control, the car meets with an accident, leading to Janaki's death. When the driver informs his friends, characters played by Sasikumar and Pugazh, decide to help the family in transporting the body to their native. The film unfolds with some soul-stirring series of events of the day. Based on true events, the writer-director has taken an unconventional route to mark his directorial debut without any mass action block, a comedy track to induce chuckles or a muddled love angle. Most importantly, one of the palpable aspects of the film is that the Hindi-speaking characters continue to speak in their mother tongue without shifting to Tamil or an overlapped Tamil dub. It helped the film retain its rootedness and realness in the emotions. While the film has a reinvigorating story, the experience is watered down due to the burgeoning melodrama in many scenes. For instance, when the body is taken out of the mortuary, the extended shots of the children crying, on-and-off intercuts to the dead body, backed by the serial-ish melancholic-background score, stood extremely suffocating. In this new wave, as audiences are embracing the idea of realistic cinema, the old-school treatment of forcefully injecting hard-hitting emotions could rip off the opportunity for the audiences to feel it by themselves organically. Likewise, Balram's character being abusive to his wife, mercilessly not understanding the feelings of his children and harbouring customs and beliefs without even feeling for the loss of his wife does infuriate but, his overtly aggressive demeanour seems a bit caricaturish. However, Yashpal, the veteran actor, does complete justice to the role with his convincing performance. Debutant Preethi, who plays the timid and naive Shivani throughout the film, has an assertive scene in pre-climax that lets her show off her acting potential. And at a point when she explodes at her inhumane father, making him realise that he did not let her mother live in peace, and yet bothers following customs to let her rest in peace, reverberates the core crux of the film. And for Sasikumar, other than his disjointed introduction fight scene, there are no unnecessary heroic moments. The actor gracefully plays the part and makes us feel like he is one among us. Pugazh, popularly known for his comedic performances, breaks out of the typecast by efficiently playing a serious role in the film. Meanwhile, Ayothi has its share of some predictable elements, including the final reveal and some reactions in between. But it can be overlooked for the genuine efforts reflected in the writing. Although it is an emotional drama, the creator has sincerely weaved in some challenging conflicts, like getting the legal paperwork done on a Diwali day, to keep up the audience's spirit and offer a satisfactory experience. It is indeed a relief to see a film stand true to its vision in most parts. However, the haphazard Gana and dance sequence by a bunch of petty thieves at the police station is completely out of place. Ayothi could have offered a long-lasting impact if only there was some finesse in the craft and freshness in the treatment. Even the hackneyed style of music and the songs lacked subtlety, hence, creating jarring atmos. Despite the shortcomings, with a big heart, Ayothi through the concept of death comments on brotherhood, and the value of family, and shows that love knows no difference. Above all, it instils hope that there are still some good people left on earth, making it a better place to live.

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Ayothi Review: Sasikumar's film is an engaging emotional fare despite its clichés and melodrama

Barring a few sequences that seem a bit outdated, R Manthira Moorthy's debut film manages to impress

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Last Updated: 06.30 PM, Apr 07, 2023

Story: A family from Uttar Pradesh meets with an accident enroute Rameshwaran. How their life changes after the untoward incident forms the plot of Ayothi.

Ayothi Review: They say death is a great equalizer. After all, death is inevitable and it is in death that we learn some very profound lessons about life. Ayothi director R Manthira Moorthy dives deep into the very theme and has come with a story that has our heart. Going by the film's title, one might easily mistake it for a film with religious connotations or a subject that might touch upon the political and religious history of Ayodhya, including the communal tension over a land dispute. But Ayothi is far from it. In fact, the story tells us that humanity is much above that - caste, creed, religion, culture and language.

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The film begins in Ayodhya in a family headed by the patriarchal, chauvinist  and religious Balram (Yashpal Sharma). He treats women as lesser beings and has no qualms about inflicting blows on his wife Janki (Anju Asrani) in front of his children. He despises the fact that his daughter goes to college and seems to have no love for his young son. Even as the family quietly suffers all the abuse, when Balram tells them they are going to Rameshwaram on the day of Diwali, they hope that their life might change after the trip. It changes and how!

When the family is enroute Rameshwaram in a cab, an altercation with the cab driver leads to an accident on the highway, which turns fatal for Janki. The death comes as a huge blow to the children, who have lost the only loving figure among their parents. Help comes in the form of a few local people including Sasikumar's character and his friends. Though Balram doesn't approve of their presence, when Shivani ( Preethi Asrani) appeals to them for help, they lend a helping hand. The film then narrates the ordeal of the day.

The plot of Ayothi is quite simple. It revolves around how the family takes Janki's mortal remains back to their hometown. The director doesn't try to infuse many unnecessary subplots, except the song in the police station that sticks out like a sore thumb. The film also provides a glimpse at the many administrative hurdles one has to face during a festival day like Diwali. The director also throws one roadblock after another for Sasikumar and his friends to solve, thus keeping us gripped to the story until the end.

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While Sasikumar doesn't get any mass heroic moments in the film, he plays his role to perfection and we empathise with him when his friend Pugazh drags him from the mortuary. It's refreshing to see Pugazh play a well-meaning supporting character. Vinoth, too, strikes a chord as a good samaritan and a friend in need. While Yashpal Sharma's stone-hearted character might seem like he has gone completely overboard at times, the actor pulls it off convincingly. Preethi Asrani, who plays the college-going Shivani, is apt for the role, who plays the daughter who dotes over her mother and young brother and shines in the scene where she confronts her father.

A special word for the cinematographer Madhesh Manickam, who has captured the colourful Ayodhya and the vibrant Rameshwaran in a picturesque manner. The film's editing is also near-perfect. The best part about the film is that the characters stick to their respective languages even as they converse with each other, thus making the scenes more believable.

With a predictable big reveal at the end, Ayothi might have been a fantastic fare had the director avoided the cliched melodrama. But he quite makes up for it with many heart-warming moments.

Verdict: A heartwarming film that talks about humanity rising above its self-created differences.

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Tamil cinema has always welcomed and appreciated stories that have owned unique and good content-driven plots. Significantly, it looks like there is yet another inclusion to this list as this Friday witnesses a surprise arrival. Sasikumar’s Ayothi directed by Manthira Moorthy, features Priya Asrani, Yashpal Sharma, Pugazh, and a few more prominent actors in the star cast with N.R. Raghunanthan as the music director.

The story revolves around a good-hearted man (Sasikumar), who gets into a turbulent and complex process of helping a North Indian family by making efforts to send the mortal remains of a woman in their family back to their native so that they can perform the final rites according to their customs.

Yashpal Sharma, who plays a rough and arrogant man travels all the way from Ayothi to Tamil Nadu along with his family comprising wife, daughter (Priya Asrani), and son. While driving back from Madurai to Rameswaram, he creates a mess with his rough nature, which costs the life of his wife due to an accident. Yashpal doesn’t want the autopsy to be performed and wants to transport the wife’s mortal remains to Kashi, where there’s only flight at night. During this juncture, a cab driver’s friend (Sasikumar) gets into the picture and decides to pull off the mission. Will he be able to fulfill the family’s desire or not forms the crux of this story.

The film deals with a couple of good messages – The first one is the transformation of a cold-hearted man into a good being due to the demise of his beloved wife, and the humanity is the best religion in this world. Director Manthira Moorthy has taken up a story that will appeal to the interests of audiences from all walks of life.

Sasikumar needs special mention for choosing a script that completely changes his image. In recent times, he has been disappointing fares and now gets a solid movie to bounce back. A protagonist without a pair, romance, mass elements, etc suits him very well, and it has worked wonders for him in this movie. Everyone will remember and carry his character back home.

The director’s self-confidence in refraining from dubbing the Hindi characters in Tamil makes the film more impactful. Although the characters completely communicate in Hindi, the emotions are properly conveyed to the non-Tamil-speaking groups as well. Priya Asrani’s performance is so natural and commendable. There is one particular scene, where she vents her anger upon her father. Although the entire conversation is in Hindi, we start applauding her performance.

The other actors including Pugazh and Bose Venkat have made a decent spell. The background score by N.R. Raghunanthan stands out to be a pillar of this movie, but the songs look unwanted.

Overall, the director has narrated the story that happens in a single day with so much impact, and the unexpected climax is yet another takeaway.

On the whole, Ayothi surprises and impresses us in many places, it has all traits to impress the audiences without fail.

Verdict: An outstanding film with a beautiful message conveyed through emotions and stellar performances of actors.

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Ayothi review: A sensible take on the fading sense of humanity

Director Manthira Moorthy creates a niche for himself in his maiden effort; he's a here to stay!

Published:Mar 03, 2023

'Ayothi' marks directorial debut of Manthira Moorthy in Tamil cinema. (SasikumarDir/Twitter)

Director Manthira Moorthy is here to stay!

Ayothi (Tamil)

• Cast: Sasikumar, Yashpal Sharma, Preethi Asrani, Anju Asrani, and Master Advaith
• Director: Manthira Moorthy
• Producer: Trident Arts Ravindran
• Music: NR Raghunandan
• Runtime: 2 hours
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• Director: Maneesh Sharma
• Producer: Aditya Chopra
• Music: Pritam Chakraborty
• Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

While most films celebrate the qualities of courage, love, bravery or tenacity, only a few underline the significance of compassion and kindness. Director Manthira Moorthy’s Ayothi is a rare gem that just does that.

The film, based on a real-life incident that happened in Tamil Nadu, is easily among those projects that make Tamil cinema proud.

The story begins in Ayodhya where Balram (Yashpal Sharma), an ardent Ram bhakt , resides with his wife Janaki (Anju Asrani), college-going daughter Shivani (Preethi Asrani) and young son Sonu (Master Advaith).

Balram is religious to the point of being cruel. Needless to say, his wife and children tremble when he is around.

Ahead of Diwali celebrations, he gets train tickets for a holy trip to Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. The family is overjoyed at the prospect of a trip and eagerly prepares for it.

The appointed day arrives and the trip begins. The family reaches Madurai. Balram, who is particular that they be in Rameshwaram by sunrise, looks to hire a cab.

In the cab, he starts chewing paan and keeps goading the driver — who exercises maximum restraint — to pick up speed.

Balaram keeps annoying the driver with his antics even as his wife and daughter look helplessly on from the back.

At one point, a fight ensues between the cab driver and Balram, eventually resulting in an accident.

While the driver suffers major injuries on his legs and arms, Balram’s wife Janaki suffers a head injury and is knocked unconscious. They rush her to a nearby hospital where doctors say that she has to undergo surgery which can only be done at the government hospital in Madurai.

The cast and crew of ‘Ayothi’. (SasikumarDir/Twitter)

However, most of the ambulance drivers are on a holiday (Diwali). Meanwhile, the cab driver, who is rendered immobile, calls up his friend (Sasikumar) for assistance.

When Sasikumar (I am not revealing his character’s name as it has significance and is only disclosed at the end) arrives at the hospital with another friend Pandi (Pugazh) to help out the driver, they see Shivani and Sonu weeping and are moved to pity.

Unable to communicate in the local language and stranded without a penny in their pockets, due to the accident, the children are in distress. They look helplessly at their mother even as Balram keeps blaming everybody who tries to help them rather than looking to save his wife.

At one point, Shivani seeks help from Sasikumar and Pandi. They don’t understand a word she utters but understand her pain and her request for help. What happens next is what the story is all about.

pic.twitter.com/oLj56SBM1b — N.R.Raghunanthan (@NRRaghunanthan) February 26, 2023

Restores faith in humanity

Ayothi is gripping right from the word go. The frantic efforts people make to help someone they do not know restores faith in humanity and unconsciously brings a smile to your face by the time the film ends.

It is not just about the efforts of one individual. The film shows how several people, in varying capacities, go out of their way to help someone in distress.

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From a friend who sells his precious belongings to help out (Balaram’s) family to an unwell dean who looks to clear documents on a festival day, and the airport authorities who look for loopholes in rules so they can come to the aid of helpless passengers, Ayothi showcases people from different walks of life doing their bit to help.

A poster of ‘Ayothi’ Tamil movie. (SasikumarDir/Twitter)

The film narrates how all their little contributions finally add up to make a big difference to the family in distress.

And guess what? Music director NR Raghunandan’s background score accentuates the emotions on screen. He is phenomenal.

Performances

Sasikumar comes up with a strong performance after a long time. This film is bound to revive his career as an actor and put him back under the spotlight.

Preethi Asrani, who makes her debut in Tamil cinema as Shivani, comes up with a brilliant performance and steals the limelight.

Along with her sister Anju Asrani (who plays her mother Janaki in the film), Preethi delivers a powerful performance that breathes life into the movie.

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Well-known Bollywood actor Yashpal Sharma, who makes his debut in Tamil cinema with A yothi , comes up with a commendable performance. He plays Balram with flair and conviction.

Pugazh, as Sasikumar’s loyal friend Pandi, comes up with a sterling performance to announce his arrival in the film industry.

மனிதம் இருக்கு என்று நம்புங்கள் #Ayothi in cinemas now #AyothiFromToday pic.twitter.com/aaL5QirfuA — M.Sasikumar (@SasikumarDir) March 3, 2023

Ayothi marks Manthira Moorthy’s directorial debut in the Tamil film industry and he creates a niche for himself in his maiden effort. Don’t be surprised if I say that Manthira Moorthy would take Tamil cinema to greater heights!

And yes, don’t give this film a miss.

(Views expressed are personal.)

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Ayothi Review - A Surprisingly Neat Emotional Drama!

PUBLISHED DATE : 03/Mar/2023

Ashwin Ram 

Ayothi is an emotional drama starring Sasikumar in the lead role. The film is directed by debutant Manthira Moorthy in Trident Arts production. Music is composed by N.R.Raghunanthan.

A family of four from North India visits Rameshwaram for darshan. One of them dies in a car accident driven by Sasikumar's friend. The hero takes over the situation, to help the innocent family fly back to their native place for the cremation process.

Writing/ Direction

To the simple line, the director has incorporated a lot of emotional layers which adds immense value to the script. The film focused from the work go and doesn’t deviate at any instance. Right from the scratch, the film is very true to its genre, predominantly revolves around a North Indian family and the dialogues are in Hindi which keeps the treatment authentic. The movie doesn’t rely on Sasikumar, in fact we get to travel only with the story-driven supporting characters in most of the initial portions. The hero enters their world when he is naturally brought into it, even then he underplays for a period of time. Heroism comes to the limelight only in the later stages of the film as it demands at a point, that too handled neatly within the believable limits because the struggle to achieve the goal is visible. Emotions work so well as the supporting characters have solid setups and payoffs. There might be doubts whether the film is eyeing to end in a morally regressive way, but completely convinces the audience by showing a pivotal character realizing what is right via a death and the message conveyed is noble, presented in a touching manner. There are a few melodramatic portions that go overboard, and some scenes take cinematic liberty for granted as quite a bit of logical loopholes exist. Has traces of Naadodigal , especially the climax where a woman approaches the hero asking for help. Great decision to lock a crisp runtime of just two hours, but can’t deny the fact that lags and sluggish pace were felt due to the realistic tone.

Performances

Sasikumar does a decent job, however he would have nailed it when he was in his prime form, but he makes the film believable because of his brand of portraying roles of a man with an uncontrollable helping tendency. The young debut actress who has played an innocent daughter role emotes brilliantly, undoubtedly one of the recent best debut performances, also blasts when she takes command and accuses her dad. Lagaan actor Yashpal Singh has done a key role, played his part perfectly. The little boy is great too, he too gets his share of being the major part in a sentiment scene in the later half. Pugazh is thankfully just a supporting character here and doesn't annoy us on-screen, for the first time.

Technicalities

Technical finesse is missing as the budget constraints are evident, but nothing is bad at the same time. Decent camera work, has a few pixelated aerial shots though. Certain cuts are planned and taken in such a way while shooting, but certain places are abrupt, Sasikumar’s intro scene and footage during the final credits could have been chopped off. Music-wise a satisfying outing, songs are pretty good with apt lyrics and likable voices. There is not much breathing space with respect to the background score, yet elevates certain emotionally-charged situations.

Sasikumar gives ample space for the strongly portrayed supporting characters in this off-beat flick which is emotionally appealing despite its dips. A thin plot developed well in writing and executed in a tidy manner.

Rating - 3/ 5

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அயோத்தியைச் சேர்ந்த பல்ராம் (யஷ்பால் சர்மா), மனைவி ஜானகி (அஞ்சு அஸ்ரானி), மகள்ஷிவானி (பிரீத்தி அஸ்ரானி), மகன் சோனு(அத்வைத்) ஆகியோருடன் புனித யாத்திரைக்காக, ராமேஸ்வரம் வருகிறார். மதுரையிலிருந்து டாக்ஸியில் செல்கிறார்கள். பல்ராமின் அவசரத்தால் மோசமான விபத்து ஏற்படுகிறது. படுகாயமடையும் ஜானகி உயிரிழந்துவிட, டாக்ஸி ஓட்டுநரின்நண்பர்களான அப்துல் மாலிக், பாண்டி(சசிகுமார், புகழ்) இருவரும் மொழி தெரியாமல் தவிக்கும் அந்தக் குடும்பத்துக்குஉதவ வருகிறார்கள். மனிதாபிமானத்துடன் அவர்கள் எப்படி உதவுகிறார்கள் என்பதுதான் மனதைப் பிழியும் மீதிக் கதை.

அயோத்தியில் வசிக்கும் இந்திக் குடும்பத்தையும் தமிழ்நாட்டின் ராமேஸ்வரத்திலும் மதுரையிலும் வசிக்கும் தமிழர்களையும் இணைத்து மனிதத்தின் மீதும் மனித நேயத்தின் மீதும் அழுத்தமான நம்பிக்கையை விதைக்கும் எழுத்தாளரின் எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணனின் கதையை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டு தன் முதல் படத்தைக் கொடுத்திருக்கிறார் அறிமுக இயக்குநர் மந்திரமூர்த்தி. துளியும் பிரச்சார நெடியின்றி இயல்பாக உணர்த்தியிருக்கும் அவரை எவ்வளவு பாராட்டினாலும் தகும்.

மனித உயிர்களின் பாதுகாப்பை உறுதிசெய்வதற்காக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட அரசு விதிமுறைகளுக்கும் அவற்றைப் பின்பற்றுவதில் உள்ள நடைமுறைச் சிக்கல்களுக்கும் இடையில் சிக்கிக்கொண்ட சாமானிய மனிதர்களின் திண்டாட்டத்தையும் மொழி தெரியாத ஊரில் இப்படி ஒரு கொடுந்துயரம் நேரும்போது ஏற்படும் அவஸ்தையையும் படம் பார்க்கும் அனைவருக்கும் கடத்திவிடுவதுதான் இந்தத் திரைக்கதையின் ஆழமான வெற்றி.

ஒரே நாளில் நடப்பது போன்ற பெரும்பகுதித் திரைக்கதை சுவாரசியமாக நகர்ந்தாலும் சில இடங்களில் தேவைக் கதிகமான மெலோ ட்ராமா, இறந்துபோன பெண்தொடர்பான காட்சிகள் மீண்டும் மீண்டும்காட்டப்படுவது, காவல் நிலையக் காட்சியில் திரைக்கதைக்கு இடைச்செருகலாக வரும் பாடல் ஆகிய குறைகள் துருத்தித் தெரிகின்றன.

முன்பின் தெரியாதவர்களுக்கு உதவ எதற்கும் துணியும் நாயகன் சசிகுமார், அவர் நண்பராக புகழ் , இருவரும் கதாபாத்திரத்தின் தேவையைக் கச்சிதமாக நிறைவேற்றுகிறார்கள். மனைவி, குழந்தைகள் மீது துளிக்கூட அன்போ அக்கறையோ இல்லாத ஆணாதிக்கச் சிந்தனையும் மதப்பற்றும் மிக்க குடும்பத்தலைவராக யஷ்பால் சர்மா குறைசொல்ல முடியாத நடிப்பைத் தந்திருக்கிறார்.

தாயின் மரணத்தை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியாமல் தவிப்பதிலும் தந்தையின் அடாவடிகளைப் பொறுத்துக்கொள்ள முடியாமல் வெடித்தெழும் காட்சியிலும் சிறப்பானநடிப்பை வெளிப்படுத்தி இருக்கிறார் பிரீத்தி அஸ்ரானி. அவர் தம்பியாக வரும் அத்வைத்தின் பரிதாப முகம் மனதிலிருந்து அகல மறுக்கிறது.

விமான டிக்கெட் கட்டணத்துக்காக,தான் ஆசையாக வாங்கிய பைக்கை விற்கும் நண்பனாக கல்லூரிவினோத், மகளின் தலைதீபாவளிக் கொண்டாட்டங்களுக்கு இடையே சவப்பெட்டி செய்து கொண்டுவந்து கொடுத்துச் செல்லும் போஸ் வெங்கட், சடலத்தின் பிணக் கூராய்வுக்காகக்குடும்பத்தினரை அழைத்துச் செல்லும் காவலர், அரசுமருத்துவமனை டீன், மருத்துவ நடை முறைகளை முடித்துக்கொடுக்கும் தனியார் மருத்துவமனை ஊழியர்கள், கடைசிநேரத்தில் விமான டிக்கெட் கிடைப்பதற்காக, விதிகளை வளைக்க முயலும் அதிகாரி சேத்தன் என சின்ன சின்ன கதாபாத்திரங்களும் முத்திரைப் பதிக்கின்றன.

ரகுநந்தன் இசையில் உணர்வுபூர்வமான காட்சிகளில் ஒலிக்கும் பாடலின்இசையும் வரிகளும் மனதை உருக்குகின்றன. பின்னணி இசைக் கதைக்குத் தேவையானதைத் தந்திருக்கிறது. சின்னச் சின்ன குறைகள் இருந்தாலும் மனிதத்தை உயர்த்திப்பிடித்து மதநல்லிணக்கத்தை வலியுறுத்தியிருக்கும் ‘அயோத்தி’ அனைவரும் ஆரத் தழுவி வரவேற்க வேண்டிய படைப்பு.

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