Aalwaar

Aalwar (2007) , film directed by Chella. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Asin Thottumkal in the lead roles. This will be the second project that the pair will be in after the blockbuster Varalaru directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film was released for Pongal in January 2007, where Ajith faces competition from Vijay. Shooting had taken place in India and Europe. The film's score and soundtrack by Srikanth Deva was released on 15 December 2006. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews but opened successfully in the UK Box-office.

Story

The story is the metamorphosis of a simple, straight as rod, Aalwar into an avenging machine named Shiva. Why does Aalwar end up as Shiva? Well, Aalwar is a traditional priest. He is devoted to his mother and sister. But the villainous elements Lal, Vincent Asokan, take out the sister and mother. If this is not reason enough for Aalwar’s blood to boil, then what is? Aalwar, with revenge ringing in his mind, ends up as Shiva the killer, even while working as a ward boy in a hospital. Shiva is out to make a statement against the venal forces. He sees himself as some kind of avatar — in fact, he bumps off the baddies under the guise of Godly elements. At denouement, Shiva turns up as Narasimha. Shiva says that he is indeed the God. Woven into this simple masala story is the love angle with Asin. Then there is also the comedy of Vivek, nicely done by vivek after a break. Ajith should take care on his story selection, he should not accept characters blindly. Ajith is considerably a handsome hero ever produced by Tamil industry, he should take care of his good looks in his movies. It is a watchable movie.