EETTI MOVIE REVIEW
Release Date : Dec 11,2015
Review by : Behindwoods Review Board
CAST AND CREW
Production: S. Michael Rayappan, Seraphin Raya Xavier
Cast: Atharvaa, Jayaprakash, Naren, RNR Manohar, Sri Divya
Direction: Ravi Arasu
Screenplay: Ravi Arasu
Story: Ravi Arasu
Music: GV Prakash Kumar
Background score: GV Prakash Kumar
Cinematography: Saravanan Abhimanyu
Dialogues: Ravi Arasu
Editing: Raja Mohammed
PRO: Riaz K Ahmed
Sports based films are a rarity in Tamil cinema and there are just a
handful of films which fall in this space. Eetti is the newest addition
to this lot, but it isn't a full fledged sports flick. There is an
interesting medical element added on, along with the other regular
commercial cinema elements such as romance, songs, comedy, family
sentiment and action with a group of gangsters.
The film has a fairly interesting screenplay by director Ravi Arasu and
save the misplaced song sequences and the comedy scenes, Eetti engages
the viewer with a well-knit script, which turns convenient at times with
many coincidences. The medical angle is fully exploited only towards
the end and gives the film some good drama and thrills. The baddies in
the film indulge in the business of fake currency notes and these scenes
have been handled with good detailing by the director.
Atharvaa gets a proper commercial vehicle and he uses this chance to
deliver the goods convincingly as an ace athlete and a 6-pack sporting
action hero. The action scenes preceding the interval block and the
climax have worked out well, thanks to the action choreographer
Rajasekar and also Atharvaa's agility and prowess at stunts. He may
actually have the best physique in Kollywood currently! His ripped cuts,
flexibility and supple frame serve him very well in the scenes when he
is shown as the hurdler and also when he is bashing up the goons. He
flaunts his bare upper body quite often too. And as is the norm, we have
an inspirational montage song when he is undergoing training. Girls
ought to ogle at this handsome, sculpted young man.
Sridivya looks very cute and graceful, and her combination scenes with
Atharvaa are interesting as we have a role reversal of sorts with the
heroine topping up the hero's mobile regularly, contrary to the
unwritten rule of men recharging their girlfriends' mobiles. These
scenes are overdone though. Atharvaa generally shares good chemistry
with his lead ladies and Sridivya is no exception. Naren as the sports
coach, Jayaprakash as Atharvaa's loving father, Thirumurugan as
Sridivya's edgy brother, RNR Manohar as the lead villain and his
long-haired sidekick are the other actors who shine in their respective
parts.
GV Prakash has provided some hum-worthy
numbers but they haven't been placed properly on screen. His
re-recording provides the necessary fillip to the proceedings,
particularly for the action moments and other serious scenes. The grand
climax scenes in the stadium have been filmed well by DoP Saravanan
Abhimanyu, with apt usage of graphics. As mentioned earlier, the film
could have eschewed some of the songs and comedy scenes which act as
fillers, and the run time of around 142 minutes could have been kept in
check even further.
So, go watch Eetti, which is a decent entertainer with its fair share of merits and a few drawbacks.
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