We have an Ameer directed movie and though this movie is in stark contrast to his earlier movies thanks to its commercial intentions, it is still worth a trip to the theaters thanks to Jayam Ravi’s versatility and the action set pieces in the movie. Though the movie as a whole is watchable and bearable, a little more sprucing and tightening could have helped matters even more.

Cast:  Jayam Ravi, Neetu Chandra, Sudha Chandran
DVD Features: NTSC All Regions, Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround, English Subtitles
Direction:  Ameer
Screenplay:  Ameer
Story:  Ameer
Music:  Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production:  J. Anbazhagan
Background score:  Yuvan Shankar Raja

The lead actors, Jayam Ravi and Neetu Chandra, have invested all their time and effort to make this movie worthy of their presence. Coming with the tagline ‘A Mafioso Action Love Story’, the movie majorly happens in Thailand and India.

The plot of the movie revolves around the mafia as the tagline says and elements like betrayal, mystery and politics are also part of the mix. There is also one major spike which gives the movie a huge fillip just before the halfway point. And as expected, being an Ameer product, the film has its fair share of raw violence, gritty action and in fact there is a certain manic streak in the entire movie.

 Pre-release, Ameer had said that if he had to work again with the same hero, he would opt for Jayam Ravi and now we realize why he said so. AAB is definitely Ravi’s most daring and gutsy performance till date. In two absolutely varying roles, the star has put his heart and soul into the movie. He is quick in his moves during the action sequences and the suspense behind his second role better be guarded, because that is when the movie picks up some pace and interest after a bland first half which moves along like Scarface. Characters like Sudha Chandran and Ravi’s sister that come in the first half are cliched and wasted. Ravi has also seemingly worked on his voice modulation to make it sound stern and rough.