Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Dhanu Kemathas Back in 2004 when Ayitha Ezhuthu was first released, it was widely panned by critics and didn't do well at the box office. Why? It's simple: The film was much ahead of its time that the audience didn't understand this brilliant story line and the metaphors it carried throughout the film.Ayitha Ezhuthu is a political drama directed by the genius Mani Ratnam who had previously directed movies such as Kannaththil Muttamital, Thalapathy, Bombay, Alaipayuthey, Iruvar and Dil Se. If you're asking me, I'd say Ayitha Ezhuthu is the greatest movie of all time in Kollywood's history and here's why:The film carries metaphors that are used as color symbols for the three lead characters; Inba, Michael and Arjun. The writer chose the color RED for Inba which symbolizes fire and stands for anger, power and love. Michael is given GREEN which symbolizes soil/ground/earth and stands for growth and energy, while the Arjun is given the color BLUE which symbolizes water and stands for his chilled personality. The clues for their colors are their clothes and their homes (the walls). If you've noticed in every frame Inba wears red, Michael wears green and Arjun wears blue (in Arjun's case he wears blue for the most part). If you haven't noticed there's also another hidden fact in the story. Remember the prison scene where Michael and the other students are locked up in one cell? Do you remember what Michael wrote on the cell-walls with that chalk? It was the Grand Unified Theory (GUT). This theory is also used as a metaphor for the film. The theory is based one three gauge interactions; strong force, weak force and electromagnetic force, which all helped to create earth. The strong force is Inba because of his anger and his lust for power and position. The weak force is Arjun because he always choose to avoid problems (for example when he admits Michael at the hospital he is told to give a complaint, but doesn't want to because he fears that his passport might be taken in). The electromagnetic force is Michael because of his mannerism, bravery and his guts over fear. As you all know by now, Ayitha Ezhuthu is an experimental film based on the Grand Unified Theory.The film features an ensemble cast that includes Suriya Sivakumar, Madhavan Ranganathan, Siddharth Suryanarayanan, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, Esha Deol in the lead roles, while Bharathiraja, Sriman, Janagaraj, Praveen, Krishna, Suchithra Karthik Kumar and Kamala Krishnaswamy in other pivotal roles. All the actors have played their characters well. For your information; The character Michael Vasanth (played by Suriya Sivakumar) is actually inspired by a research student named George Reddy who was known for his controversial involvement in youth politics. He was later murdered on April 14th, 1972 (aged 25) at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India (you can google him).The cinematography and editing which were handled by Ravi K. Chandran and A. Sreekar Prasad deserve to be praised for the phenomenal job they have done. At last but not least, I have to talk about the Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman for the soundtrack and the mind-blowing score. All the songs in the soundtrack were amazing, especially the song ''Jana Gana Mana'' which is my all-time favorite song by Rahman. The BGM in the title card, the String Solo and the bit song titled ''En Jeevane'' are admirable and scores everyone should remember. Finally I have to give a BIG-TIME applause to the late Sujatha for the amazing on-point dialogues (especially in Inba and Michael's first meeting, the flirting scenes with Arjun and Meera, played by Siddharth and Trisha Krishnan, and the conversations between Michael and Minister Selvanayagam, played by Suriya Sivakumar and Bharathiraja).For those of you who were disappointed with the movie when you were watching it for the first time back in 2004, give it another try now. I bet you'll change your mind and see the clear picture!

koushik-a @dheepak:I agree that Amores Perros and Ayudha Ezhuthu story lines are different but the idea was really inspired from such kind of movies only by Manirathnam. I certainly agree that Mani is class apart but at the same time to mention that he is also inspired by such kind of movies only. Amores Perros is never a remake of 21 grams, if u notice that both the movies were directed by the same person only. Just watch out for CITY OF GODS, if possible that also carries the same plot where many scenes are repeated. Even when you take Quentin movies, the same idea implies.I agree that Amores Perros and Ayudha Ezhuthu story lines are different but the idea was really inspired from such kind of movies only by Manirathnam. I certainly agree that Mani is class apart but at the same time to mention that he is also inspired by such kind of movies only. Amores Perros is never a remake of 21 grams, if u notice that both the movies were directed by the same person only. Just watch out for CITY OF GODS, if possible that also carries the same plot where many scenes are repeated. Even when you take Quentin movies, the same idea implies.

sushanthcm i heard from one of them, that aayitha yezhutthu is a 'shameless remake'!!! how can he say that?? in fact that should have been told to the Hindi version!! it was first made in Tamil & then in Hindi, but both released in the same day!! The Tamil version has come out much more matured, natural & even the lyrics & music blend very well with the story!! But in Hindi the lyrics are adjusted withe the tune with great difficulty except kabhi neem neem... With all these why don't why the Hindi version has got 7.5/10 & the Tamil version 6.7/10.Common Mani has taken the Tamil industry to a different level. He's given a rich touch to his movies unlike those silly horrible masala flicks which are too overdone which only raise irritation & anger within people.Mani Ratnam should be appreciated & awarded for his work. Common, Mani ratnam, a.r rahman, vairamutthu & Ravi chandran combo ROCKS!!!!

ramancsv Saw ayitha ezhuthu on the second day at sathyam theatre.The crowd was unbearable and it took nearly an hour to get into the theatre. The movie was well worth the wait and the price of admission.Teasers of the story have been all over TV for a while now and i must admit i was very curious about the movie. Mani as usual has kept the story moving at a frenetic pace and the first half of the movie is exceptionally well taken. Credit must also go to the lead actors Madhavan and Surya for their performances.Madhavan as inbasekar, turns in a menacing performance and simply steals the show. He seems to have finally lost that chocolate boy look with his new haircut and added weight. While plenty of praise has been heaped on Abishek bachchan for his role as lallan singh in the Hindi version "yuva" I believe Madhavan has done a better job and if any considerations for a national award are given to abhishek bachchan without considering maddy i would be very disappointed. Surya as Michael Vasanth the do gooder is also excellent. He seems to be improving with each movie and is all set to be the next big thing Tamil Movies. What a change from the guy who couldn't even dance confidently in Nerukku ner!! The third character siddharth as arjun balakrishnan is adequate, although i don't know why he was needed in the movie. While the first half of the movie is almost perfect the second half seems to try to finish things in a hurry. Perhaps he need not have spent too much time with siddharths character. The heroines have surprisingly found adequate screen time in such a big multistarrer. The best of the lot is meera jasmine as sasi. Esha deol is OK for her first movie and trisha is also OK.The movie is easily the best movie to come out so far this year ahead of autograph, virumaandi and gilli. I give it 9 out of ten taking one point off for a slightly loose and hurried second half. Spoiler -- One thing that most people did not understand after the movie was whether madhavan was given the death sentence or not. I'm not sure although i thought the policeman said he was lucky. Not one person that i asked after the movie seemed to know for sure.