Ammoru

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.