Director Vijay rode the horror comedy wave with an entertaining ghost story in his previous film, Devi(L). Now, he has gone back to his Madrassapattinam formula, and given us a film whose plot points are borrowed from several Hollywood films — from Tarzan and George Of The Jungle to Dances With The Wolves and Avatar. That the recent Kadamban, which touched upon a similar theme (tribal displacement in the name of development by greedy corporate), doesn’t do this film any favour.
The story revolves around Jara (Jayam Ravi), a tribal in Andaman, who, when the film begins, escapes from a group that has captured his people. He ends up in the care of Kavya (Sayyeshaa, who gets to show off her moves, but otherwise, is unremarkable), a spoilt, rich girl, who has come to the island to celebrate New Year with her friends.
( 2 / 5 )