Dhanush dances his way into our hearts in Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambham

Bhoopathy Pandian writes and directs "Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambham" (Tamil) starring Dhanush, Shriya Saran, Prakash Raj, Saranya and Mouli. The protagonist here is Thiru (Dhanush), the spoilt brat of middle class parents (Mouli and Saranya) who does nothing other than roaming around with his friends on bikes, making passes at girls and getting back home at midnight fully drunk. He meets Priya (Shriya Saran) at the temple and falls head over heels in love with her at first sight. Priya is the only sister of multi millionaire business tycoon Gurumurthy (Prakash Raj) and Guru would not let Thiru come near his sister's shadow. How Thiru manages to fall in love with Priya, earn a name and enough money for himself and manages to marry Priya with the blessings of Guru forms the rest of the story. The story is predictable, but what makes the movie worth watching is the innovative manner in which the script has been written. The dialogues evoke laughter and the film moves at an adequate pace with songs, action and sentiments thrown in at regular intervals. Technically too, the movie scores with neat camera work, sharp editing and authentic production designs. D Imman does a good job with his musical score. Theriyama Pathuputten is well sung and well shot and the remix version of Ennamma Kannu is excellent. Shriya Saran looks pretty and has been clothed very well. She has nothing much to do by way of acting though. Mouli, Saranya, Meena Kumari and Karunas are adequate. Prakash Raj has always been a fine actor and he proves that yet again with this film. However, the entire movie rests on Dhanush's tender shoulders. The actor is in his best elements here and this is definitely his best performance since Kaadhal Kondain. Dhanush is casual and confident as Thiru and takes the audience along with him throughout the length of the movie. Bhoopathy Pandian showed promise with his debut- Devathaiye Kandain (Dhanush, Sridevi Vijayakumar). With his second movie, the young director has proved that he is some one to watch out for in the future. Reach out for the pop corn, sit back and relax. Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambham is excellent Time Pass!