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Arrasu: A neat entertainer
R G Vijayasarathy
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January 27, 2007 12:14 IST
You see a different Puneet Raj Kumar in Arrasu; an actor who has matured and grown. Arrasu is a neat family entertainer and the young director Mahesh Babu who had a fantastic debut in the hugely successful Akash two years ago can be proud of the film. Babu has shown freshness in delivering a product, which has nothing but a stereotyped love triangle.

What makes the film interesting is its intelligent narration and Meera Jasmine.

With the hero being projected as one of the richest NRI of Karnataka, the looks are quite opulent. The first fifteen minutes of the film showcase the rich life the hero leads with jets, helipads, casinos, huge and rich hotels thrown in abundantly.

Shivaraj Arasu (Puneet) is a happy go lucky NRI who thinks it is important to be happy more than anything else. A trusted family adviser called Ramaiah handles his huge business empire in India. But Arasu is forced to come to India to look after his business.

He falls in love with Shruthi (Ramya) who is Ramaiah's daughter. But Shruthi tells Arasu to be practical and understand life better. She directs him to her friend Aishu (Meera Jasmine).

Arasu behaves like a poor young man in search of a job and Aishu helps him understand the dark realities of life. He turns into a sensitive human being because of Aishu, but at the cost of being humiliated by her many a times. Slowly Aishu falls for Arasu without realising that Shruthi is also in love with him. Then in a pulsating climax, Arasu solves this love game much to the satisfaction of his two lovers.

Puneet has put in a lot of efforts to deliver a powerful performance as the rich NRI. In the first half, his body language as a rich NRI is perfect. As usual his fight and song sequences are a treat to his fans.

What can one say about Meera Jasmine, an exceptional artist? She is certainly the jewel in the crown. Ramya has shown her talent in a couple of sequences in the second half, particularly in a scene where she meets Meera Jasmine and also in a scene where she confronts Puneet.

Komal has a small role which he performs quite effectively. Ramesh Babu's camerawork is very good especially in foreign locales. Joshua Sridhar's background music is good and the first song rendered by Puneet Raj Kumar is certain to appeal his fans. Mahesh Babu can be proud of the fact that he has made a film that can be enjoyed by the family audience.



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