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Critics Review
0.75
Wildly crass: attempt only if you are a Zombie fan!
With Aayirathil Oruvan, Selvaraghavan has inadvertently opened the Pandora box of a new genre as yet unknown to Tamil movies – Zombies. Selva's frenziedly unleashed creativity makes you hallucinate towards the end of the movie and delirium sets in soon. It's not enough that a solid disclaimer is in place, a little bit of research about the subject would've helped things in the process. The underdeveloped script lacks everything - starting from strong plot twists to captive locations to graphics to credibility. (more)
Source: Editorial Board, Behindwoods.com
2.75
Fire and brimstone, mostly -- Aayirathil Oruvan
Selva fuses history with fantasy, past with present and insular life of yore with the bohemian style of now — the result? A hotchpotch of ideas showcased in all its magnificence without clarity and cohesion! AO falls flat because its director is so caught up in the peripheral that he fails to make the story intelligible. After all, how can the viewer enjoy a show when he hardly understands what's going on? Frankly, the film had me flummoxed! (more)
Source: Malathi Rangarajan, The Hindu
3.00
Unanswered
When adventure meets history with a simmering feud spilling over centuries complete with generations of hatred, is the canvas of a feature film enough? The question falls by the wayside, since the film is so polarized between the first and second halves, that it is almost as if the thread is broken, and you are left with different ends. At the end of three hours and ten minutes, the director does not answer the basic question triggered by the title (more)
Source: Editorial Board, Times Of India
3.25
Engaging
Selvaraghavan's two years in the making, action adventure Aayirathil Oruvan is a brave attempt at trying to come out with something new in the placid world of Tamil cinema. Breaking away from the shackles of the stereotypes, the director transports us to a whole new world and at the end of it all, we are dumb stuck by the visuals, the packaging and the new way of storytelling. (more)
Source: MovieBuzz, Sify.com
3.25
Sweet and sour
Two and half years of hard work - out for the audiences to watch and relish. But is the wait really worth? To this question, the answer is both 'yes' and 'no', for the film is a mixture of surprises and disappointments. Length is another problem as the movie beats around the bush and needs an urgent trimming. (more)
Source: Editorial Board, IndiaGlitz.com
3.25
An effort to be appreciated
Selvaraghavan's Aayirathil Oruvan excels in the technical department, filled with groundbreaking visuals and art direction. Aayirathil Oruvan is for mature audiences only, strictly not for kids. It is one of the most violent and explicit movies. The fictional story seems complicated especially in the second half. The post-interval screenplay is long; certain scenes need drastic trimming to improve the pace of the film. (more)
Source: Shailesh, galatta.com
3.50
Aayirathil Oruvan is not for the faint hearted
Technically, the movie is a visual treat: the production teams' gone overboard creating sets, jewelery, costumes; while the dialogues are great. Credit goes to Selvaraghavan for having the guts to actually take a theme like this and to deliver it with some panache. AO is definitely a movie to watch.(more)
Source: Pavithra Srinivasan, Rediff.com
