The story of ‘Ivan Vera Maadiri’ (IVM) is a rehashed one, been in existence since time immemorial and has been the darling of many screenplay writers and directors who have attempted and succeeded in making a mark for themselves starting from SA Chandrasekhar to Shankar to Lingusamy.
Director M.Saravanan who made a brilliant debut with ‘Engeyum Eppothum’ has decided to enlarge his canvas by swiftly drafting a commercial thriller. IVM is the story of a young man (Vikram Prabhu) who rises up in order to cleanse the society from the scumbags who ruin it. In this case he decides to take on a wicked politician (Hariraj), who happens to be the law minister, who settles his score in order to climb the power ladder with the help of his younger sibling (Vamsi Krishna). The sibling who is imprisoned and let out in parole, gets abducted by our hero in order to bring the politician down. When the sibling finds out about his abductor, he decides to go on a rampage by targeting our hero’s love interest (Surabhi). Whether our hero was able to overpower the evil forces and unite with his lady love (?!) is a no-brainer that was told in a not-so boring way!
IVM had its share of thrills and the script had an innate pace, but it was not very well exploited by the director. Had the script’s full potential been used this would have been an edge of the seat thriller. However there were quite a few scenes that were smartly spun and packaged. Also there was a rather naive twist that did not do any good to cater to our senses.
Vikram Prabhu was somewhat stiff and rugged in his role as he was meant to be, but for the promise that he displayed in ‘Kumki’, this role required him to do very little. I believe he deserves much better role in order to showcase his potential. Surabhi is beauty exemplified. Her tall stature and skin tone greatly compliments to the chemistry that the lead pair share. Hariraj as the wicked law minister was majestic and Vamsi Krishna as his virulent younger sibling was aggressive.
Music by Sathya which was a highlight in the director’s previous movie was way too ordinary in this one. Cinematography by Shakthi was good, especially the aerial shorts towards the end was convincing. Editing could have been better especially towards the climax wherein there was some unnecessary lag in the narrative.
This movie almost reaches the finishing line but fails to impress the way it was meant to, largely due to a half-baked narration and a loose packaging.
Verdict: Average
Rating: 2.5 / 5
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