Ammu Movie Review: Aishwarya Lekshmi shines
Ammu, a straightforward young woman who hopes to have a joyful marriage, is the focus of the movie. She marries ravi (Naveen Chandra), starting a new chapter in her life. Initial impressions are that everything is perfect, but things quickly turn ugly when Ammu's husband physically beats her after a minor incident. She quickly realises that ravi is not at all what she had anticipated. She makes the decision to punish him after taking a lot of jabs. To bring down ravi, Ammu hooks up with a parolee from prison named Prabhu (Bobby Simha). The stage is now set for a game of cat and mouse.
Ammu's core storyline, which was developed by filmmaker Charukesh Sekar, is highly intriguing and truly plausible. However, because of the weak writing, it is unable to live up to its full potential. The renowned Mayabazar song Aha Naa Pellanta opens Ammu ( 1957). The song captures the main character's yearning to have a family and find her "prince charming" well and still sounds new.
The subject quickly turns to her marriage. Sadly, here is where the movie falters since the scripting seems hurried. As a result, at least at the beginning, there isn't much chemistry between naveen and Aishwarya. Ammu, however, picks up once the story examines their relationship's evil side. The domestic violence scenes have been handled with a respectable amount of maturity. No attempt is made to sensationalise the situation. The creators also take care to avoid objectifying the main character in any way. This enables these sequences to have an organic intensity that hits the correct notes.
Some of the sequences are not for the faint of heart because of the subject. A good example is the incident where ravi "apologises" to Ammu for assaulting her. It does an excellent job of exposing him as a liar. Another scene where ravi abuses his wife also works well since it feels really real. However, as bobby Simha enters, Ammu stumbles once more. The jigarthanda actor's portrayal of the role is inadequately developed. The author "tells" us a lot about his past, but he doesn't actually "show" us anything about it. One finds it difficult to relate to his conduct as a result. Simha's underwhelming performance in the movie undermines what could have been an exciting climax.
Despite some minor screenplay flaws, aishwarya Lekshmi gives a heartfelt performance in Ammu, a nuanced examination of domestic violence.