Azhagarsaami-in kudhirai

A short story when well said will make even the most unassuming person earn some respect on screen! That is the bottomline of Azhagarsami-in kudhirai. Directed by susindhran, this is a indeed a brave attempt. Well, it is the story of a village which is still stuck in 80's even though the world has moved on. The concept of "kuri josiyam" and black magic in general is still prevalent in the most rustic areas. This movie takes a nice dig at all those practices, and gets the audience in splits!

This village in madurai district of Tamilnadu, has not seen a good harvest since the past few seasons. Reason- monsoon failure. The analysts at mallayapuram, seek the divine for help in inviting the rain-gods to their land. The village leaders and the people come to a conclusion that "The azhagar ( the local diety) thiruvizha" would be the possible solution. So the thiruvizha is planned and with all arrangements made, the wooden horse in the temple is stolen. ( This is the azhagarsaami'in vahanam-a temple property) When the search is on, they find a "real" horse in their village, which the villagers believe is the Azhagarsaami Himself! When the owner of the horse appukutty comes into picture, the confusion begins. Finally, the villagers get back their old wooden horse (with the grace of Azhagarsaami of course!) and the other one goes to its real owner appukutty. First half is funny, the second half is a bit drag! Anybody who has seen the typical village movies will know what will happen in the second half.

Isaignani's music sounds just average. The satirical touch to all the superstitious beliefs adds fun to the story also, a message is conveyed in the humor. Finally, the climax- the raingods decide to visit the village when the upper caste marries the lower caste- is quite meaningful. Definitely this is a different movie in the "Now showing" list of cinema halls, this season. Overall, I would give it a 2.5 on a scale of 5. A decent buy for your ticket!