![]() ![]() Subha and Aravind not only have to stop the rapid spread of the disease, which has already started claiming several lives, but have to resurrect Bodhidharma’s talents inside Aravind as well to stop, both Dong Lee and China… As he traces Subha and consequently Aravind as well, he kills everything in his way hypnotising his victims to kill their own and even themselves. Dong reaches India and sets off the deadly virus by injecting a dog. She is meanwhile pursuing circus artist Aravind (Suriya again) who falls for her but she has a vested interested in him as he is a descendent of Bodhidharma and she finds his DNA matches Bodhidharma’s by more than 80%. Dong also has orders to kill Subha Srinivasan (Shruti Hassan), a young scientist doing research on genetic disorders based on manuscripts of Bodhidharma and who feels one can activate the DNA and introduce the talents of one’s ancestors within oneself. He also saves them from attackers, teaching them martial arts to defend themselves. For this mission, named Operation Red, agent Dong Lee (Johnny Tri Nguyen) is sent to India to Chennai to introduce the deadly virus that killed millions of Chinese in the 6th century AD before Bodhidharma (Suriya), the Pallava prince turned Buddhist from Kanchipuram, went to China and cured the surviving ill. The story itself is bizarre. China wants to destroy India by setting off a viral epidemic and then providing India with the medicine for the cure at a cost so India has no choice but to toe the line and do whatever China says. But when the plot really gets into motion in the second half, the film goes haywire. ![]() ![]() We are given a brief prelude to Bodhidharma’s tale, some light moments with Shruti and Suriya, bringing in the odd smile but making for a weak romantic track and constituting too much time, him realizing she is using him and the villain, Dong Lee, landing in India and setting off Operation Red. And in fact, if the first half seems somewhat bearable even if not very engaging, maybe in hindsight, it is so because very little happens. The screenplay and narrative flow coming from a man supposedly held in high esteem for his writing and storytelling skills are surprisingly weak although the story had enough interesting elements to play around with. And sad to say, it fails to fulfil them – in fact, it doesn’t even come remotely close. But the flip side of this is that the film comes with massive hype and expectations to live up to. And the phenomenal advance booking surely would have him smiling to the bank. Not only has he spent lavishly on the film, but has also led a sustained marketing campaign to create a huge buzz of excitement and what’s more, given the film as wide a release as possible, not just in India but worldwide as well. If anyone needs to be commended for 7aum Arivu, it is producer Udhayanidhi Stalin. ![]()
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