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AMMORUmanagestocombinealltheusualBollywoodpre-occupations(marriage,familialbonds,hinduism)withanamazinglywildmythologicalfantasystoryline,somegreatCGIspecialeffects,andqualityproduction,toformoneofthemostinterestingfilmstocomeoutofIndiainalongtime.<br/> Theprologue,aswewatchaShiva-stylegoddessbecomeAmmoru,theprotectorofavillage,setsthetonewell,withtheactressgivinganengagingBrigitteLinstyleperformance.Unfortunately,shehaslittleelsetodoformuchofthefilm.<br/> Thecentraldramaconcernsagirlwhowitnessesanevilsadhuattemptingtoburyavirginalive,inabidtogainmagicalpowerandriches.Thesadhu'smother,unhappyhehasbeenjailedforlife,vowstogetherrevengeonthegirl,andproceedstomakeherlifeamisery.Thisfirsthalfofthefilmworkswell,withgreatperformancesbytheevilfamily,andthespecialmysticaleffectsusedsparinglybuteffectively.<br/> Itshiftstoneforthesecondhalf,withAmmorumanifestingherselfasachildtosavethegirl,andthesadhuhimselfbeingreleasedearlyandseekinghisownrevenge.ThefilmeventuallybeginstosubmittostandardBollywoodconventions,butredeemsitselfbyuppingthefright-factorandthecrazyspecialeffects,andbringingbacktheoriginaladultincarnationofAmmorutokicksomeass!<br/> AMMORUwillbeofinteresttoworldviewers,asitgivesafascinatinginsightintothestrangecultureofsouthernIndia,aworldwheredemons,goddesseswalkamongusasavatars,anditmanagestodoitwithoutresortingtolowest-common-denominatormovie-makingasin99.9%oftheothermoviescomingfromthesub-continent.
