Varalaaru is avoidable

I really am not interested in wasting my time and energy posting a review on “Varalaaru”, but I just don’t want one more person to grab a DVD of this good for nothing movie attracted to names like Ajith, Asin, A R Rahman and K S Ravikumar. To put it briefly, Varalaaru has Ultimate Star Ajith Kumar playing a triple role- as an effeminate dancer- father and his 2 sons- one who lives with his father and is a happy go lucky lad and the other living with his mentally deranged mother full of hatred for his father. What happens when the villainous son crosses the path of the dutiful son and how the father reacts to the whole episode is what the rest of the story is about. The story and its treatment is straight out of a 70’s Manmohan Desai flick, the only difference is that Manmohan Desai’s movies can be enjoyed even these days, but K S Ravikumar’s Varalaaru cannot, thanks to its shoddy direction and lackluster script. None of the characters are able to make an impact. Ajith struggles to look convincing as the effeminate dancer but fails miserably in his attempts. His double roles as the two sons leave a lot to be desired. Asin is wasted in the role of Ajith’s lady love. Kanihaa tries her best to make good use of the first big role of her career. Veterans Sujatha and Rajalakshmi do not get enough opportunity to make an impact. Technically too, the movie remains mediocre. Photography is pedestrian, Art Direction is tacky, sound quality is poor and the editor seems to have gone on a vacation. The weakest link in the movie is A R Rahman’s music. Not even a single number stays in your mind and the background score is equally weak. For some strange reason, K S Ravikumar has flooded the first half of the movie with a lot of inanity and double meaning language. Wonder what went wrong with the filmmaker who is widely respected for making commercial entertainers which the entire family can sit and watch together. If Ultimate Star Ajith Kumar keeps acting in films like “Varalaaru- History of the Godfather”, a day will not be far away when he will ultimately go down in history as a forgettable actor! I would not recommend Varalaaru to even hard core Ajith Kumar fans!!!