Coming Soon - Tirupathi

Typically, the second film is the most important film for someone entering the cinema field, whether he is an actor or a director. By that standard, Tirupathi is an important film for Ajith since it will be his second film after his much-heralded comeback. With Paramasivan, the more serious, much-thinner actor proved that he still mattered at the box-office. Tirupathi, where he plays the owner of a sound service station, will show us if he is here to stay.

He has certainly teamed up with the right director in his attempt to notch up another hit. With two hits, Tiruppaachi and Sivakasi, under his belt, director Perarasu is apparently the hottest commercial director around (Dharani’s absence and K.S.Ravikumar’s lean patch probably helped!). The two films have helped him quickly gain the image of a director who knows the pulse of the viewer. In what is now his calling card, he has named his third movie after a place too. So he is expected to deliver another fast-paced, racy masala entertainer with the right mix of action, comedy and sentiments. And when done right, that kind of a film always works at the BO.

The gradually increasing amount of time Perarasu is showing up before the camera can probably be construed as a sign of his increasing confidence. While he stayed behind the camera in Tiruppaachi, he showed up in a single scene, completely wooden, singing Vijay’s praises in Sivakasi. In Tirupathi, he is supposed to have a longer role as an auto driver (Is this going to end with him taking on the mantle of hero? Then S.J.Surya would no longer be the worst-looking director-turned-actor around :-)

Sadha, who has probably the most-punned name in Tamil cinema, pairs up with Ajith for the first time in Tirupathi. She’s been quite lucky so far with hits like Jayam and Anniyan and Ajith must be hoping that she proves to be lucky for him too. Bharadwaj has tried hard to do a Vidyasagar with songs that are big on beats and small on melody. Can’t say he has been too successful since none of the songs made much of an impression on the first listen.

Ajith has always been considered the ‘king of opening’ and his teaming up with Perarasu has led to brisk advance ticket sales for Tirupathi. With no other biggies releasing for Tamil New Year’s day, the lack of competition would help too. So the signs are positive for the movie hitting the bull’s eye at the box-office. Let’s wait and watch…