Indralogathil Na.Azhagappan
Posted online: Feb 07, 2008 at 1556 hrs

: Bland comedy
Creative Quotient
Born in a family of stage actors and runaways, Na. Azhagappan (Vadivelu) is the only son of Meenakshi (Sumithra) who brings him up after her actor-husband goes missing. Azhagappan too takes to the stage and during one of his trips he spots the statue of a beauty that neither he nor his friends have seen before at that place. An astrologer predicts two wives for Azhagappan. His worried mother decides to perform his wedding with the statue as a solution to the predicament. After the ‘marriage’ when everybody leaves the statue turns into Rambha (Yamini Sharma), the court dancer of Indraloka. She sends two of her maids to bring Azhagappan to Indraloka ruled by Lord Indra (Vadivelu). The next day when he narrates his experiences to his friends no one believes him. He is picked by the two maids at the whims and fancies of Rambha and left again on Earth the next day. Rambha gives him a crystal like ball so that he can travel to Yamaloka too. There he tries to create a revolt against Yama (Vadivelu again) but fails. His mission now is to see that no one goes to hell. He achieves it but Indra curses him that he will turn into a 90-year old man and if he reveals his identity to his mother she will die. He gives a curse on Rambha too that she will become invisible. Narada (Nasser) who makes occasional appearances trying to create the twists asks Indra the solution for the curse. How Azhagappan and Rambha retain their original form, forms the climax.

Technical Expertise
Comparisons do arise between Vadivelu’s debut film as a hero, the mega hit, Imsai Arasan… and Indralogathil Na. Azhagappan (INA). The later pales into insignificance right from the start. Unlike the former, in INA, Vadivelu’s comedy lacks the punch. It is more like a message-oriented dialogue drama. Vadivelu has successfully tried to bring in freshness to Yama’s character straining his vocal chords to show the difference. Nasser excels as Narada. Nothing much can be said about the rest of the actors including the director who has donned the role of Chitragupta. Gopinath’s camerawork and Thota Tharani’s sets are worth mentioning. Sabesh-Murali couldn’t recreate the magic of Imsai Arasan in their tunes. Even Shreya’s special appearance in a song sequence fails to evoke any interest.
Verdict
Just one star for Vadivelu’s performance in three roles.
- Naresh