Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Crappy film

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

1-Jan-2014.This was in my watch-list since long and it is checked today when I watched this on the Kalaingnar TV today...but it shall remain just that - a Check Mark.Suriya is eminently watchable, an eye-candy as an army officer. The guy can act, emote and underplay nicely. It obviously was his movie all through. Sameera Reddy...you watch her in this and you know why she never made it to the top. She looks old, spent for a youthful Suriya. No emotion every reaches her eyes.Suriya as the old man is okay and Simram look old and ugly.The movie itself is a drag. The initial feel when one gets on seeing the narrative style and the 'Self' positioned camera is that you are in for a good fare..but repeating the father-son sentiment throughout the whole looooooooooong movie became a drag.Some songs are good but most of them would have been forgotten by the music director itself.Watch it of Suriya, if you must and if you have nothing else in life to do.M$ Mukundhan Sampath

First of all its a Gautham Menon film,lot of ups and downs,twist and turns yet its totally different from all the other movies its a Masterpiece given by him,the story deals with a simple relationship between father and son,but said in a extraordinary way. Its a visual treat for audience gave by Surya and Sameera Reddy on one half- The brighter part of the film deals with the childhood days with his dad and most beautiful part of the film his love with Megnha ,and the movie turns dark when Megnha dies,and Surya goes mad couldn't bare her loss,he goes on 2 drugs,then once again his hero-Dad comes in his life changes everything around him,turns his negatives into positives creating him a major in the Indian ARMY.The best of the film are is memories with his father...THANK u Gautham Menon for giving this film its not just a film its a fragment of my heart..

'Vaaranam Aayiram' tells the story about the life journey of a son who is positively motivated by his father and how he goes through emotions like love,passion,success and failure and how he is driven to search for himself in this challenging world..... the movie seems to have lot of similarities with the Tom Hanks starring Hollywood movie 'Forrest Gump' which is definitely and obviously a better version of 'Vaaranam Aayiram'....but,it is definitely considered as a very good attempt from the viewpoint of Tamil cinema as the music and cinematography of the movie takes Tamil cinema to the next level.....Surya's performance in the dual role as both father and son is mind blowing as he has delivered a complete performance.....Gautham Menon's smart direction, Harris Jayaraj's superb songs and background scores,Rathnavelu's brilliant cinematography are giant pillars carrying the movie in their shoulders.....a great story about the relationship between a father and a son.....'Vaaranam Aayiram' could have been more of a classic if the makers could have avoided compromise in certain aspects of the movie.....

Vaaranam Aayiram is a movie with can relate with every audience. At least that was what promised by the marketing team. But I refuse to agree with that tag-line. It's not a very practical movie but it deals with some practical decisions one takes at any given stage of life. I have not seen any (Indian) father to let go his son's hand to do some crazy stuff. Neither have I seen a family in which everyone takes anything, from demise to remorse, lightly. It could be an ideal one, but it would take generations to nurture such nucleus family which is comprised of only 4 people and never care about the society.Krishnan (Surya) is a just-another-guy kind of person who lures Malini(Simran) with his utter craziness. He sweeps her off her feet and they fall in love. They are gifted with Surya (Surya) and Shreya(an Allakai). Surya adores his father like any other child and his father is his hero…again like any other father. At every stage of his life Surya is fueled with inspiration by his father. Surya falls in love with Megna (Sameera Reddy) head over heels. Determined to win her heart, he follows her trail to Berkely University in US. Enchanted by Surya's crazy love (like father like son), she falls for him. She falls victim for not only Surya's love, but also for a terror strike and expires her call sheet. Broken Surya resorts to drugs. Priya (Divya) comes into his life. The rest of the movie is about how he picks up his life and puts the pieces back and moves on to lead a happy and successful life. "No matter what happens, Life has to move on…" advices the father Surya.The movie is Surya Sivakumar all the way. Throat cancer affected father Surya, 60's college student Surya, teen age Surya, Sameera stalker Surya, road side detective Surya, Major K Surya, family man Surya and 6 pack Surya have all been packaged as one super 3 hour deal called "Vaaranam Aayiram". He has discovered the actor in him. He has exceeded his performance as Anbuselvan IPS in Kaakka Kaakka. I can't help comparing the Neruku Naer Surya with Vaaranam Aayiram Surya. He has improved in all departments of the actor business namely: Body, body language, dance skills, stunts, dedication, flexibility, expressions, adaptability and learning ability. But why has he spared the shirt and bared the body in many possible scenes. Just because money has been spent on steroids and personal trainers, he appears in bare body in disconnecting shots.Simran Bagga, has faced the arc lights without make-up I guess. Though her 60's costume and hairstyle doesn't fit her into the teenage figure, later in the movie, she fit in perfectly as housewife with ease. Her expressions were of a corpse and her acting talents (which never existed) continues to be lost. Simran sans glamour is freaking nightmare to watch: reality check.Sameera Reddy is super sweet and super hot. She is pleasant to watch in the screen. She hasn't got much to do in the acting department. But she serves the best as the eye-candy. Divya Spandana has not been offered a meaty role. But she has done neat job as a next door girl and a suited sweet housewife.Harris Jeyaraj's songs are not not only pleasing to ears; they have also been picturized and choreographed exceptionally well. I loved the song "Ava yenna…Anjalai…" I loved the part where Surya dances to forget his lost-lady love simultaneously portraying his inability to control his tears and pain.Most reviews claim the movie to be a drag, post-intermission. I would say its a drag all the way. Just because its a Gautam movie, he has forcefully elaborated a kidnap sequence. And ya, also his special cameo appearance as the Military Informer is a forced entry. Any forced entry would give artificial makeover to practical storyline.I don't think its an extra-ordinary story, but its an untold story. Every person does consider their father as superheroes at two stages. Stage one lasts from kindergarten to Teenage. Stage two is after the demise of the father figure. Between these two stages, most people consider the father to be an egoistic maniac kindergarten cop who duals as the only free ATM (Any time Money Machine). I am not surprised to hear that Gautam made this movie only after he came to stage 2. Its only then he also changed his name as Gautam Vasudev Menon. Earlier it was just Gautam Menon, sans Vasudev even as initials. I would call him a hypocrite. If he had adored his father, he must have expressed his love while he was alive which many of us (including me) never do.And finally why the name "Vaaranam Aayiram"? Tax purpose? Towards the end, Simran narrates the line from Aandal Thirupaavai, to do justice for the title. But the complex tamil named, combined with Surya-Gautam combo have made headlines and it has lived up to its hype.