Appavi Movie Review

Tamil film industry doesn’t run short off stories based on ‘Politics-Corruption’. Last Friday, we had S.A. Chandrasekhar’s ‘Sattapadi Kutram’ based on similar concept. Now ‘Appavi’ comes out as a repetition of same theme made with a bunch of newcomers.

The film is produced by V.L. Thandapani under the banner of Devi Visions while Raghuraj has handled story, screenplay and direction. Newcomer Gautham and Suhani have performed lead roles with K. Bhagyaraj having an important character.
‘Appavi’ revolves around a youngster Bharathi (Gautham) is involved in the mysterious killing of politicians during night times. A flashback reveals that he has such a needy revenge to take upon. His main target is none other Sugani Saamy (Mahadevan). Just as it happens in most of the Tamil movies, villain’s daughter Ramya (Suhani) falls in love with him. What happens next is a series of social messages conveyed through means of violence.
Haven’t we caught up with numerous movies of this same storyline? Lots and lots and yet ‘Appavi’ stands out as a watchable one because a good performance by newcomer Gautham and the screenplay that is engaging at few points. K. Bhagyaraj’s portions are done well. Suhani overreacts at many sequences. She seems to have presumed herself as a A-league heroine and do whatever she wants and audiences will admire her. Comedy actor Suruli of ‘Vennila Kabadi Kulu’ fame tries tickling our funny bones with his tracks.
Joshua Sridhar’s songs are enjoyable and some of them are foot-tapping numbers. Cinematography isn’t up to the mark.
With many big releases coming up from next week, it’s a big doubt whether this film can retain its position on screens.
Verdict: Average only