REVIEW
 
CV Kumar-produced Adhe Kangal which is written and directed by Rohin Venkatesan, the film has Kalaiyarasan, Janani Iyer and Sshivada in the lead roles. The cast also includes Bala Saravanan, Sanjay Jayaraman, Aravindraj, Lingaa, among others.
 
Adhe Kangal has Ravivarman Neelamegam's cinematography and has been edited by Leo John Paul. Ghibran has composed its music and songs like Thandhiraa, Ponapokkil and Idho Thaanaagave have already turned out to be hits.
 
STORY
 
The plot revolves around Varun (Kalaiyarasan), a visually challenged chef, into whose life walks Deepa (Sshivada), who is right out of the movie heroine handbook — good-looking, vulnerable and most importantly, feels it is her duty to help the poor. Varun’s friend Sadhana (Janani Iyer) has a soft spot for him and his parents decide to fix up a match between them. Meanwhile, Deepa asks Varun to help her family, which is in financial trouble, but before he can do that, he meets with an accident. Fortunately, he is safe, and not only that, he gets his vision back. However, Deepa is missing, and given that no one in Varun’s circle has seen, can he trace her whereabouts?
 
PERFORMANCE
 
What’s most impressive about Adhe Kangal is how it treats its two female leads. They aren’t just romantic interests but have a larger role to play. Even the regular comic sidekick role is written as something integral to the plot, and Balasaravanan gives this role the right amount of seriousness and light-heartedness it deserves. But among the cast, it is clearly Sshivada, who is the standout. After Zero, this is another author-backed role for her, and the actress makes it her own. Her performance is also the reason why Kalaiyarasan feels a little underwhelming. He is a solid actor, but this isn’t his cup of tea.
Ghibran is the backbone of the film and his background scores and soundtracks are so apt to the core. All credits to director Rohin and his team of writers, for an interesting tale but the cleverness in drafting a good script also needs to be translated adequately well on screen.
 
PLUS
 
Script
Lead Actor’s Performance
Music
 
MINUS
 
Predictable at few scenes
Screenplay

Verdict : Enagging Watch !

Stars : 2/5