‘Sivakumarin Sabadham’ movie review: Hiphop Tamizha’s latest is a fun-serious outing, with ordinary results
The Hindu
Aadhi’s latest offering tries to package a social issue in the midst of muddling comedy sequences
Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi has been a hero in Kollywood for a few years now, but does not have a prefix to his name yet. He could be called ‘Restless Star’. Most of his offerings till date have a certain energy and vibrancy to them, which is probably the reason he’s a huge draw among the college crowd. While his debut offering Meesaya Murukku showcased a colourful campus, his sports drama Natpe Thunai (2019) brought to life edge-of-the-seat hockey matches to a considerable extent.
With Sivakumarin Sabadham, the restlessness is restricted to the first half: a few college campus sequences here, a fast-paced dance number there. A few comical situations are packed in too, but the film itself is, at the end of the day, trying to package a social message about the state of the handloom industry through its various characters.
This is Aadhi trying to move up the ladder as a hero. He isn’t content with the college crowd that usually flocks to his films. He wants family audiences as well. He wants sentiment as well (there’s oodles of appa, thatha and even chittapa sentiment!).