Aadukalam

An awesome Madurai Suburb movie! Dhanush and Vetrimaran has once again hit the “Bull’s Eye”. Dhanush has acted a turning point movie in his career.  Director has presented the whole movie revolving around a gang who are the champions of “Cockfight” in their locality.

K.P.Karuppu (Dhanush) is a gutsy and role as a pakka Madurai lad is the main highlight of the movie. He is the left hand and the mentee of Pettaikaran (Jayabalan). He is the jockey of their game and had golden arm. In all the game Karuppu used to play the lead and he wins every game. They were the champions in this game. Eventually tamil traditional movies has Love scene in most of the film. Dhanush is paired with Irene (Taapsee). His innocence in the loving scenes was the highlights of the movie. His dance step for “Otha Sollaala” had a true Choreographer and Director’s touch. Dhanush dint took up too much of extra-ordinary fights, he fought simple and real kicks. He dint fly and all in this movie. The role of Karuppu was total RAW and he has really took huge effort to present himself as a Local Lad. Dhanush as K.P.Karuppu has done 100 % justice to his character.  

Irene (Taapsee), a sweet bubbly character is an Anglo-Indian girl, who is disturbed not only heart of Karuppu but hearts of all people who came to watch the movie was simple in her role as a debutant. She was so simple down to earth dint had great opening scenes. She initially refused Karuppu’s love but in the later part of the story fell in Love with her. At the end came out of her house and flew away with Karuppu.

The other two main roles were Pettaikaran (Jayabalan) and Durai (Kishore). Pettaikaran’s role was a treat to watch. The village gang leader’s roughness, egoism of age and “Prestige Issue” was portrayed in him in a damn right manner. Durai (Kishore) right hand of Pettaikaran has acted yet another special role after Pollathavan.

Rethanasamy(Naren) and Dhavasi did the justice to their role.

Story:

The story revolves around two main criteria “Cockfight” followed by “Prestige Issue”.

Rethanaswamy and Pettaikaran were opposite team mates in the Cockfight and Rethanaswamy had never won a single game against Pettaikaran, because his cocks were trained to its best. Rethanaswamy for his caste and mother’s compulsion had to host the “Cockfight”. His cocks lost all the game against Pettaikaran in the initial rounds, though they were given tablets. After few lose, he brought special rough cocks from Bangalore, and Pettaikaran got feared of watching its roughness. Karuppu in the earlier part of the game dint killed his cock which was instructed to be killed because it was lost win one game. He brought that Cock and said he is gonna send that Cock for fight. Pettaikaran’s ego started at that point of time. He was not happy that his juniors commanding him and telling what is Right and what is Wrong. But in the battle Karuppu’s cock won the battle 3 times and Karuppu won a whooping amount of around 3 lacs. Karuppu gave the money to his mentor but he rejected it. Karuppu’s victory makes his mentor bitter and jealous, as he is crowned the new king of cockfights. This creates hidden animosity in Pettaikaran who plots for the downfall of Karuppu leading to a riveting climax.

The story changed all of sudden and revolved only among Pettaikaran, Karuppu and Durai. Pettaikaran played a game by making a story that Karuppu’s money was lost which Karuppu gave at one situation. Pettaikaran induced a fight between Karuppu and Durai for a Cock fight. Meanwhile Karuppu’s mother passed away. Before the game Durai’s cocks were killed, he suspected that it would have been done by Karuppu. Pettaikaran sent Karappu with a knife for his safety to meet Durai which he changed the plot to Durai that he is coming with Knife to kill him. The climax thus ended when Karuppu came to know that the real culprit was his own mentor Pettaikaran. Pettaikaran to save his egoism slashed his throat.

Dhanush and Taapsee flew away in a truck leaving behind everything for a safe and new life.

The story’s another main co-hero was G.V.Prakash, his background score and the Yathe Yathe...song lingers in your mind even after you leave the theatre. The rooster fight in the interval point is the major highlight.

Vetrimaran’s hardwork for almost 3 years has given him the reward. Every once in a while comes a film touch both heart and mind; films that make you surrender completely to the power of the experience. Aadukalam lives up to the expectation that the film carried and the credit goes to Vetrimaran whose research and hard work shows on screen.

Aadukalam in short is "A winning rooster"