Ezhumin movie review: A clean film for children that is devoid of double entendre
Director: VP Viji
Cast: Vivekh, Devyani, Azhagam Perumal, Prem
‘Gone are the days when you teach your kids about good habits and bad habits. Now parents should educate them about good touch and bad touch’ the director insists in the title card. The film imparts a message that in the present scenario, besides academics, children should be taught self-defense techniques as well.
Viswanathan (Vivekh), a rich businessman, and his wife Bharathy (Devyani) live a contended life with their only son Arjun (Sukesh), who is studios and a boxing champ. But his friends at the sports academy including Ajay (Praveen), Kavin (Srijith), Vineeth (Vineesh), Adhira (Krithika) and Sara (Deepika) - who excel in self defense techniques Silambam, Karate, Kung fu and Boxing - are poor and dwell from tenements. On Arjun’s request, Viswanathan helps the other children and undertakes their training expenses. Meanwhile, the couple loses Arjun in a freak accident. Shattered, Viswa and Bharathy decide to fulfill Arjun’s dream of starting a sports academy which would teach children martial arts and other self-defense sports for free of cost.
Apparently, this didn’t go well with Sundaram (Azhagam Perumal) of the opposite camp who runs Sundaram Sports Academy. Sundaram has other plans to prevent them from taking part at national level tournaments. How the children come out of the situation by putting their martial arts to use forms the rest.
Vivekh has given a noteworthy performance. His and Devyani’s emotional act moves us to tears. Kudos to director Viji for coming out with a clean film for children that is devoid of double entendre.
A major plus is that he has cast real life champs Praveen, Srijith, Vineesh, Sukesh and Deepika who are state level winners and Krithika, who is a national titlist in Silambam competition. The highlight of the film is the climax fight sequences performed by the children without any stand-ins. The only hitch is that the film moves at a predictable manner and hardly has much of a twist to note.
