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Aavesham movie review: Aavesham comes alive with the entry of Fahadh Faasil, and the narrative heavily relies on Fahadh's committed performance, sometimes solely on it, to make the scenes work.
Fahadh Faasil and the cast in a still from Aavesham
Last Updated: 03.01 PM, May 09, 2024
Aavesham movie story:
Three young boys in search of an ally to fight their college bullies end up under the wings of a dreaded gangster.
Aavesham review:
Filmmaker Jithu Madhavan seems to be in the process of creating his own movie universe with a Malayali experience in Bengaluru as the central theme. His latest movie, Aavesham, starring Fahadh Faasil in the lead , shares a lot of similarities with his directorial debut Romancham. Especially, if you compare these two movies, they both look thematically identical.
Aavesham begins with a fresh wave of young students arriving in Bengaluru from various parts of Kerala. The cosmopolitan city embodies their idea of freedom, where they can drink alcohol until they pass out and smoke cigarettes until their lungs clog up, without fearing the possibility of their parents catching them in the act.
Bibi, Santhan, and Aju are living their dream in the narrow lanes of Bengaluru dotted with private PGs and hostels. Things get complicated when they refuse to roll over and surrender to the authority of their seniors at college. A megalomaniac senior named Kutty, whose nickname perfectly suits his short frame, kidnaps Bibi, Santhan, and Aju holds them in captivity and thrashes them to his heart's content.
In pain and shame, Santhan vows to get his revenge and comes up with a plan to foster local support that would enable him to pay Kutty back in the same coin. With Bibi and Aju in tow, Santhan visits shady bar after bar in the darkest corners of Bengaluru hoping to find an ally. Instead, the three end up in the lap of a devil, aka Ranga (a wonderful Fahadh Faasil).
Bibi, Santhan, and Aju are fascinated by Ranga's gangster charm, his money, and his muscle power. Ranga, in return, gets very attached to the young boys as they seem to fill some void in his life. On the surface, it looks like a perfect match. Ranga and the three boys wanted the same thing: a friend. However, the three misguided students wanted a friend with no strings attached; an unpaid bodyguard to keep their tormentor at bay. But, Ranga wanted a serious relationship that had depth and meaning.
Aavesham comes alive with the entry of Fahadh Faasil, and the narrative heavily relies on Fahadh's committed performance, sometimes solely on it, to make the scenes work. In other words, without Fahadh, this movie would have been a total dud.
Aavesham movie verdict:
The climax acting of Fahadh is actually very engaging and keeps us hooked until the end of the long action piece filled with emotional moments. Aavesham and Romancham both tell the same message and to borrow the words of Lil Wayne, you "cannot go around fire expecting not to sweat."