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Tamil Movie Review : Aran
Jeeva comes off with flying colours in Aran!!
Jeeva & Gopika

Cast: Mohanlal, Jeeva, Biju Menon, Shammi Thilakan, Kochin Haneefa, Spadikam George, Reema Sen, Baby Sanusha.

Music Director: Joshwa Sreedar

Director: Major Ravi


Production: Super Good Films
After his widely unnoticed debut in his home production, Jeeva made his comeback with ‘Ram’ and ‘Dishyum’ and both did not do wrong to his career by proving to be hits.

Jeeva is back with his magic this time again in his military green to flex his patriotic muscles with the terrorists and proves his mettle both as an actor and as the young and honest soldier ‘Jayakumar’ in Aran.

Directed by the then Indian Army Major, Ravi, the movie throws light on the life of an honest soldier ‘Jayakumar’ whilst taking us through the otherwise untouched subjects in Indian army by directors like the peace talks, terrorist activities fuelled by our neighbouring nation, the bloodshed in the name of Jihad and the appalling incidents that question human rights in the warn torn Kashmir. Ravi was also involved in the operation carried out to nail the criminal ‘Sivarajan’ of Rajiv Gandhi’s murder case.

Jeeva & Ganja Karuppu
Flag waver spirit

Ravi claims that the movie is out of his own experience in the Indian army and states that he wants people to be aware of the hardships an army man endures to guarantee peace in his motherland. The movie opens up with the commendable narration of Kamalhasan, which indeed sows curiosity.
Jeeva & Gopika
Jeeva is the vibrant and loyal soldier ‘Jayakumar’ under the leadership of ‘Mahadevan’ played by versatile ‘Mohanlal’. Jayakumar comes back home for a vacation and eventually for his marriage with a simple village girl played by ‘Gopika’. Duty takes the front seat when he is called for by the army on the fourth day of his wedding. Jayakumar, with no second thoughts returns to his duty to serve his part in the ongoing operation against the terrorists who plan to tear down the mosque in Kashmir and thereby to set off religious outbreak. Mahadevan’s team is summoned for and the battle to nail down the terrorists begins.

The director’s nuances as an army major prove to be a gift on his part to present the Kashmir situation before our eyes. The atrocities that are staged in the otherwise heavenly valley are portrayed shockingly real.
Mohanlal
Scenes like the mother being forced to cook for the terrorists after her daughter was raped by them in front of her eyes and the kid who comes in search of his raped mother, being killed by the militants are just instances of the abhorrent reality that happens in Kashmir and what has become a part of the people’s daily life.

In the process of the operation, Jeeva sacrifices himself to save the life of Mahadevan stating that an officer like Mahadevan is rare in the military service whilst soldiers like him are aplenty.
Jeeva & Mohanlal
Untold stories behind Indian military scene

Director gives us a peek on the realities of the peace talks and shockingly reveals that peace talks are for namesake and no soul benefits from that save for the officers who amuse themselves under that name. He does not fail to throw light on the scandals that often go unnoticed. It was indeed appalling to note that terrorists in the African prisons are trained in the name of Jihad and let loose into the Indian subcontinent by Pakistan.

Jeeva wins accolades

Jeeva plays his part to near perfection and stays afresh in our memories as a loyal and patriot ‘Jayakumar’. Mohanlal’s performance does not fail to sweep us over as the dignified Mahadevan, a symbol of courage and patriotism. The other cast in the movie include Gopika, Lakshmi Gopalsamy, Biju Menon, Ramesh Kanna and so on.

The movie comes along as a fresh treat for our vision in the otherwise bad boy dominated trend in recent day Tamil cinema.

Jeeva & Mohanlal
The spirit of patriotism always wins over our hearts and when it is crafted to perfection by none other than an army Major, no questions raised about the credibility of the movie arises. The movie is also made in Malayalam under the name ‘Keerthi Chakra’.
Jeeva
Final word

Major Ravi’s venture is sure to be applauded without questioning the commercial viability of the movie. Whether or not the movie strikes a chord in the box office it definitely is going to be in the good books of the public and eventually to the benefit of, if not anyone else, Jeeva.
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