Nadodigal Lakshmi and Devaraj are also starring in this film. To act as encounter specialists, three actors were required. So I selected producer P L Thenappan, director Saravana Subbiah and Sami Dev. I chose Thenappan for the role of the villain because of his eyes and his pan chewing habit.Initially he refused to act. He was very stubborn. But somehow I forced him to do the role. In the similar way I had to force the other two to act in these roles. The highlight of this film is about the cinematographer Sevilo Rajan who had handled the camera for Em Magan has handled the camera for this film. He has used two types of color for this film.
He has used one color for the family sequences and another color for the encounter scenes. He was always shooting the whole film with the camera on his shoulders. He has not used the stand even for one scene. Yugendaran who is the son of Malaysia Vasudevan has composed the music for the film. Andal Priyadarshini, Eknath and Nellai Bharathi have penned the lyrics.”
Banner: Super Good FilmsProduction: R.B. ChoudaryDirection: ThiraivannanStar-casts: Jeeva, J.D. Chakravarthy, Poonam Bajwa,Vadivelu, Azhagam Perumal and othersMusic: D. ImmanWhen certain auteurs embark out for testing waters with various genres, few filmmakers wanna take a safest bet, which is all about making a commercial film. ‘Kacheri Arambam’ is a full-fledged masala flick that doesn’t offer any rooms for innovative quotients.
Gotta know what’s Katcheri Arambam is all about?
A self-aggrandizing portrayal of hero falling in love with a girl (remember! Fall in love at first sight) and of course, a powerful baddie dying hard for the girl and a predictable climax.
Just like his previous film ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’ kick-starts with a train journey, the commercial drama does take-off in the same ambience. This time, it’s not a beautiful missy, but filmmaker Thiraivannan himself premising the film. On the 8th minute, you’ve a flashback revealing about Paari (Jeeva), a happy-go-lucky youngster with a goodwill nature (We love to have a neighbor like him). He’s ready to give away his bike, money and what else? Anything you ask him. This often lands him onto the grounds of pettifoggeries with his dad (Azhagam Perumal). What’s next? The son wants to prove himself and takes a journey to Chennai and that’s where the film begins.Sooner, Paari comes across Madhi (Poonam Bajwa) and falls for her and later gets exposed to a shocking truth that she’s tightly frequented under the control of Sivamani (JD Chakravarthy), a deadly don, who had previously saved from clutches of a gang and vowed to marry her.What unfolds next is a series of hand-to-hand combat between Paari and Sivamani with a much predictable climax.Technically, the film doesn’t stand out at good standards. Imman’s music is irksomely done while rapid-cuts over editing leaves out a dizzy feel and cinematography by Vaidy could’ve been better.‘Katcheri Arambam’ maybe an enjoyable commercial treat for ‘C’ centres and frontbenchers, whom doesn’t care about the illogical attributes.What works: Vadivelu, first halfWhat doesn’t work: Overdosed commercial elements, Jeeva’s attempt to be a commercial hero, songs, editing, J.D. Chakravarthy’s weakcharacterization…You might also like: namitha films


