Kacheri Arambam – Beating the same bush

Banner: Super Good Films

Production: R.B. Choudary

Direction: Thiraivannan

Star-casts: Jeeva, Poonam Bajwa, J.D. Chakravarthy, Vadivelu, Azhagam Perumal and others

Music: D. Imman

Jeeva's attempt to project himself in unique roles has won him astounding laurels. By nature, he was often accredited as a special actor for his ability to come up with such spellbinding looks and performance from film-to-film. In spite of some of those movie not yielding favorable results at box office, they have been his most important stepping stones of success.

Doubtlessly, his sudden plans over hop-skipping into different arenas of commercial potboilers were indeed a good thought. But almost all his commercial flicks except 'Siva Manasula Sakthi' have been an ostentatious show that falls on the same lines.

'Kacheri Arambam' isn't an elision. From the start-till-the-end, it offers a moment to recollect the sequences from yesteryear Tamil blockbusters. Oops! Why don't our filmmakers come up with an interesting story rather flattering the heroes merely for the sake of signing their home banners? It's an unanswerable question as even most of the reigning filmmakers of Kollywood have beating around the same bush.

The film opens over a train journey where Paari (Jeeva) and director Thiraivannan boasting about this film to be a commercial entertainer, which is followed by a flashback taking us to his native land of Ramnad.

Being a good-hearted savior, Paari gives away his ducky products and monetary aids to those, who are in need of it. (Just as his name 'Paari' signifies the ancient characterization of Paari Vallal). With an unavoidable tiff breaking out between the guy and his dad (Azhagam Perumal), he sets out to Chennai with money-spinning mottos.

Chennai has unexpected plans for him as he comes across a beautiful girl Madhi (Poonam Bajwa) and falls in love with her at first sight. Within short span of time, a load of henchmen set forth on a show of smashing down Paari.

Sooner, he comes to notice that Madhi is going through troublesome moments as a topmost don of Chennai – Sivamani (J.D. Chakravarthy) has hard-pressed her to marry him.

Rest of the story doesn't need an illustration as even a 5-year old kid can guess the narration in second half.

First thing first! Jeeva tries to prove his success with a commercial formula, which doesn't work at the least. He can better choose to go around with films like ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’ or else a challenging role as in ''Ee' This is not a right script for Jeeva and director Thiraivannan disappoints us badly. Poonam Bajwa looks bubbly and yet that alone cannot keep her in our attention and she must really work hard to bring out right emotions. Vadivelu strives saving the ship from sinking down and to be precise, the complete first half belongs to him. J.D. Chakravarthy engrosses us intensely, but moves down with weaker depiction during second half.

Musical score by Imman is tedious and so are the other departments of editing and camera.

Presenting a same-patterned commercial cinema with preexisting formulas, 'Kacheri Arambam' doesn't stand out to be a great show.

Verdict: Uninteresting on many parts.
Richard Mahesh