Review of movie Aan Devathai

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Rating:2.5/5

A few movies of Samuthirakani in the past were lapped up by the audience despite his characters preaching to the crowd because the topics that he touched upon were relevant to them. Aan Dhevathai, starring the actor and Ramya Pandiyan in the lead roles, deals with the importance of going back to our roots and the need to have a compromising family life in which children are considered as the prime wealth. The narration of this age-old story is quite predictable and offers nothing new, but the film isn’t a tedious watch though.

The story begins with Elango (Samuthirakani) and Jessie (Ramya Pandian), who try to adjust with their new life after they become parents to twin children. As a few years pass by, Elango tries to convince Jessie about the need to have one parent at home to take care of children’s needs. The latter, an ambitious career woman, refuses to be the stay-at-home parent and goes after the life she always wanted. Elango decides to be a house husband, and he is happy to be so. He becomes more close to children, but his equation with his wife goes haywire. But one day, following a fight with Jessie, he leaves home with his daughter (Monica). What happens to these characters after this decision is easily predictable.

A few dialogues, cinematography by Vijay Milton and the performance of Monica are the positive factors of the film, which has decent performances from the other cast. Though this family drama has a tried-and-tested screenplay, with only a few engaging scenes, it is less preachy when compared to some of Samuthirakani’s earlier films.