PRASHANTH ACTION FILM AAYUTHAM

                                                With movies like Chocklet , Star and the more recent Jai , Prashanth would probably easily win the crown in a contest of popular, leading actors who have acted in the most number of really bad movies. After the disastrous Jai, he had to something different to keep himself in the running. The result was Shock , where he played a sober role without the trappings of heroism or image. He goes back to masala films with Aayudham but thankfully, director Murugesh is capable enough to deliver a film that is quite ordinary but still way better than the aforementioned films. Siva(Prashanth) is admitted to a medical college in Chennai and his father(Rajesh), a police constable, gets a tranfer to Chennai too so that he can keep an eye on Siva. He develops a liking towards Mahalakshmi(Sneha), his collegemate. But Naga(Subburaj), Maha's servantmaid's son, is obsessed with making Maha his own.The romance between Prashanth and Sneha has a very funny and cute start as they both believe the other to be deaf and mute. And the necessary characters have been developed around them to make the scenario seem believable. Considering the poor state of the romance after they have professed their love for each other, one wishes this scenario had played out for a while longer. The movie's direction becomes predictable once Subburaj makes his appearance as the man obsessed with Sneha. His character is a mix of other screen villains from movies like Jayam and Gilli . But it is a little difficult to swallow when he maims and kills with disdain but waits for Sneha's approval to wed her.Prashanth looks handsome and fights with vigor. Sneha looks good too and once again proves her ability to act naturally even in a masala movie. Subburaj makes a good villain and doesn't overact. Vadivelu's comedy track has a few scattered laughs  but his character proves his usefulness later. Janakaraj makes an appearance as Subburaj's righthand man and surprisingly, has no traces of comedy in his role. Songs are in typical Deva-style and the sequence where foreigners wear dresses and dance like the usual group dancers seems quite silly.