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 Language:
TAMIL
Director:
Kalimuthu
Producer:
Studio Lights
Cast:
Sindhu Tolani, Naveen, Dhanush, Rami Reddy
Music:
Bharani
"Alaiyadikudhe" is a tempestuous
story of a courageous woman who dedicates her life fighting
for the liberation of women especially the rape victims.
Though the movie is realistic, relevant and to some extent
revitalizing, it misses on a point that you do not feel or
sympathize for the pains suffered by victims of lascivious
men.
Sindhu Tolani carries the movie through and through. She is
featured here as Brindha a brave and vengeful woman on the
prowl, killing perverse men accused of abusing women.
Brindha leads a simple and modest life by running a center
for coaching lab technicians. However, her angst against men
comes to fore whenever she witnesses or hears incidents of
sexual assault. She kills the rapists using cyanide pills.
One after the other, she eliminates men such as businessman (Yugendran),
fake Godman (Rami Reddy), Police Commissioner ('Ghilli' Sekar),
and finally the Chief Minister (Vijayan)-who are all rapists.
Her killing spree creates panic in the city, and the pressure
is mounted on the police department to bring the killer to
justice. The city police commissioner, a rapist himself and
who had once escaped Brindha's wrath, arrests her and
produces before the court.
In the court, while pleading her case of justice, Brindha
recounts how she had lost her normal life and turned violent
when her boss (Kazan Khan) killed her husband and raped her.
This was the reason for her vendetta against rapists.
Does Brindha find justice for the terrible deeds she's
committed and lead a normal life?
"Alaiyadikudhe" is a bleak and brutal look at many
contemporary social and political happenings, but narrated in
a crude way. No doubt, director Kalimuthu has made a sincere
attempt to bring out the plight of rape victims. If only he
gave a more elegant treatment to the subject by focusing on
the character than on the happenings around, this movie would
have attracted a wider audience. As it is, the movie seems to
be for frontbenchers.
Sindhu Tolani has come out with an excellent performance as
tough and street-smart spitfire woman. However, she fails to
stir your heart and ache for her pains. But she is not to be
blamed for this. Elaborate rape scenes, accompanied by
screaming and whining sounds were the major distractions and
seems to deviate from the central idea.
Vanniradai Moorthy's double meaning and cheap humor is
perfect for the lower class moviegoers. Nina Tolani's-
Sindhu's sister- item number: Mirchi baby, and
Vilakkuvechathu Assai are sensuous and picturised
provocatively. Music Director Bharani and lyricist Pa Vijayan
plays to the gallery.
"Alaiyadikudhe" is voyeurs delight.
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