When the ace director Shankar joins hands with one of the finest actors of India, Chiyaan Vikram, the expectations are sky high. Especially when the combo's last outing was Anniyan, a nationwide blockbuster. Moreover the factors such as the production that lasted for almost four years, the amazing makeovers of Vikram, music by academy award winner AR Rahman etc have made the movie lovers wait desperately for this movie. However, Shankar has kept in mind that the expectations are high and has succeeded in delivering a quality entertainer in the form of I. The cast and crew deserve special applause for making a 3+ hour long movie, which never tests the patience of the audience.
Lingeshan, an aspiring bodybuilder meets the girl of his fantasies, Diya. Diya is a supermodel. They meet, and the incidents that follow are shown in the movie. The love, revenge and the helplessness of Lingeshan are portrayed well on screen. I am not getting deep into the story as that could spoil the fun.
Vikram has put a lot of effort for this movie. His transition from a bulky 75Kg to a mere 45Kg guy, his alleged removal of a tooth, his well built abs, all these efforts were fruitful, as Lingeshan is one of the finest characters Vikram has portrayed. Audience will love him on screen.
Amy Jackson has done a good job. Eventhough her dubbing was not in sync with the lip movements occationally, her beauty drags the viewers' attention from all these negatives. Other actors such as Ramkumar Ganesan, Upen Patel, Santhanam, Powerstar Srinivasan and Ojas Rajani have performed reasonably well. Another outstanding performance was from the veteran actor Suresh Gopi. He rocked the show with his stellar acting.
Beautiful songs and high octane stunt seuences are peculiarity of Shankar's films. However, they were a bit of disappointment this time. Especially the action sequences which lacked thrill to an extent. The visualisation of 'Pookkale Satru Oviyedungal' was lovely, and that of 'Aila Aila' and 'Ennodu Nee Irundhaal' were good. The other songs were just okay on screen.
There is nothing more to say about the skills of the ace director Shankar. This time he has done a good job with a different and not-so socially relevant story, in contrast with most of his previous works. He has tried to include the song sequences with the flow of the narrative, and the transition from flashback to present and vice versa was interesting. 'I', the title he selected for the movie is so apt, which one will understand while watching the film. Cinematography by PC Sreeram and Music& Background score by AR Rahman are in sync with the flow of the movie.
If you dig deep, you may find small loopholes and logical errors in the movie. But afterall its a movie! It has served its purpose of entertaining people. Go watch this techincally brilliant film in a theatre near you! Thumbs up for this one!
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