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Aarohanam
- 12/5/2012 8:51:09 AM
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Cast: Viji Chandrashekhar, Marimuthu, Jai Queheni, Veeresh, Rajee Vijayasarathy, Uma Padmanabhan, Jayaprakash, Kavithalaya Krishnan, SampathDirection: Lakshmy RamakrishnanGenre: DramaDuration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Synopsis: School student Senthil (Veeresh) comes home after school one day to find that his mom Nirmala ( Viji Chandrashekhar) has not returned home after work. His sister Selvi (Jai Queheni) is to be married in a couple of days, and all are worried. He sets off in search of his mother, and it turns out to be a long night of discovery...
Movie Review: This could easily be the best Tamil film of the year, and not just because it is timely. The bigger reason is that it tackles a very important issue — mental illness — with a sensitivity that is rare to Tamil cinema, and does so without being judgmental about the main characters and their actions. Hopefully, the movie will sensitize our directors and bring about a change in the way they portray disabilities or disorders.
Viji, who has been missing from the screens for quite some time, returns with a role which will count among her best performances and guarantee her a place among the greats of Tamil cinema. Yes, it is an author-backed role, but she hits the right notes to ensure that her role does not end up the cliche that passes for mentally ill people.
In Carnatic music, Aarohanam means the ascending of the swaras, and the movie is also structured the same way.
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