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Ah Aah
S J Suryah has followed his own path, this time around too. But giving character to his thoughts and letting them roam is something new. The boyfriend suspects his girl friend, they quarrel and separate, their memories help in reuniting them...that's the story of 'Ah Aah' in short.
S J Suryah is a journalist. Nila leaves behind her wealthy parents and moves into a flat with him. Suryah works day and night to provide a decent standard of living for them. With a view to lessening his burden, Nila decides to open a restaurant in partnership with her friend's brother. Suryah is reminded of his friend, whose wife betrays her husband in a similar situation. He refuses to give Nila his consent to this venture and they have a war of words. Finally, he accedes to her request to set up the restaurant, but his suspicions remain unchanged as he watches Nila behave naturally with her business partner. On one occasion, sauce spills on her shirt. As her partner helps her clean her shirt, Suryah sees that, gets into a rage and has it out in public before everyone. That spells the end of their relationship and they part ways. How the memories of the estranged lovers reunite them, is what the film is about.
S J Suryah is well aware of the pulse of today's youth. The film is liberally sprinkled with double meaning entendres. The dialogues, when the photos are stuck in the album, are too much. The film also has a liberal dose of sensuality and glamour. At the same time, one should accept the fact, that he has only portrayed the misunderstandings and instances of today's life. "All this talk about friendship, finally ends in that," he says many times and that is after all, a reality situation!
S J Suryah has created a suitable character for himself. He has really enjoyed the part where he appeases his girl when she gets angry at his not attending her birthday party, and later when he chases away her memories. The whole theatre resounded with applause when he gives vent to his anger on seeing his girlfriend's partner removing the spilt sauce from her shirt.
Nila is a Simran look alike with a bright future ahead of her. She looks at ease in sensual scenes. Nila discusses restaurant matters matter-of-fact on the phone with her business partner. But when Suryah arrives with his suspicious looks, Nila pretends to be talking to her friend, cuts the line and redials. Suryah persists in grilling her with questions and as Nila struggles to keep her responses coming, both Suryah and Nila have acted with great credibility. In the sauce spilling scene, Nila is visibly distressed when the doubting Suryah flings accusations at her in public and the audience sympathises with her plight, so good is her acting.
Santhanam's comedy is so-so. Villain Santhanabarathi, psychologist Urvashi, Sinduri, Pandu, Mayilsami and others appear for a few scenes. The scenes have been conceived by Suryah. Dialogues, especially Nila's, reminds one of the film 'Kushi.' For the audience to realize that the blue clad are memories, takes some time. Though the songs have been filmed well, most of the songs look the same and that makes it a little boring.
Vali's lyrics 'mayiliragay' has been set to beautiful melody by A R Rehman. This song became very popular even before the film release, but the picturisation is not satisfactory.
Venu's cinematography is fabulous. Anthony's editing and Anand Sai's art direction are OK.
'Ah... Aah...' - for the youth is 'Ah!'
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Wow...
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Buss...
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Suryah,
Nila,
Cinematography,
A R Rehman
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Too many double meaning entendres,
Similarity in song picturisations
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