Chronicle of Ayogya: With Ayogya, Vishal goes one step further and unveils his mbad avatar to the audience. , Parthiepan
Director Ayogya: Venkat Mohan
Ayogya Movie Rating: 2.5 stars
Temper (2015) worked for the Telugu audience because the script was custom designed for Junior NTR. I'm sure that the actor-choreographer would not have done more for the cinema, his role resembling that of his real character. But in the Tamil remake, Vishal fails to capitalize on the energetic performance of Junior NTR. The story revolves around a bad policeman, Karnan (Vishal) and the way he behaves well in the last moments
In Tamil cinema, emotions and feelings come first. Then follow the logic, or something else. If you are a person looking for "logic" in commercial cinema, Ayogya may not work. Otherwise, it will please the crowd on average. The film of course has its moments. I'm not saying that these are species never seen before, but Venkat Mohan gave them a different color and flavor.
The premise is not bad at all. As the title indicates, Karnan is a fraud. He is capricious and eccentric. In addition, he is a rogue policeman who has a zero morality. In Tamil cinema, "the hero", also a policeman, can not do "unacceptable things". You know he's going to change. He should. But transformation takes time. So much time. Abdul Kader, a sub-inspector, does not salute Karnan because he has greased his palms. As an audience, we know that-the-hello-will-come-a-day.
Vishal seems to have the most pleasure in playing such a character. At first we are shown why he thinks money is everything. But you continue to think that Ayogya would have been a better movie had he had another hero. Vishal often surfs his performance and tries to be what he is not.
With Ayogya, Vishal goes one step further and unleashes his mbad avatar in front of the public. You can hear the makers play an MGR song whenever it appears on the frame. And one of the characters said casually, "Arasiyal ungalukku – a vararthukku naraiya thagudhi iruku." Vishal gets a mbad-gap scene, but that's the problem with these commercial boilers. There is a strong Vishal, "the hero", but the film does not have a strong villain either. In the original, Prakash Raj was opposed to Junior NTR and their portions were very effective. I do not know why Prakash Raj was not hired for Ayogya. There may be enough stereotypes, but the performance of the political actor is difficult enough to resume.
I do not understand why "rapes" become inevitable in these "mbad" films. And the irony is that policymakers have chosen Radha Ravi to play a judge who has his say in the case of cruelty against women.
Ayogya would have worked if officials had thought more about why they had re-made the previous movie in the first place. If this had happened, the movie would not have a useless article number and would not ask me if article numbers are needed. Sigh.
Hey, you know what? Simbu was the initial choice for the lead role, it seems. Very well.