In the film, hero Bharathy (Gawtham) and his friends are shown sitting inside a tea shop when Bharathy sees a slate on which the owner has requested his customers not to talk politics. Bharathy rewrites it and says ‘talk politics’ and looks into the camera. This scene defines the film. Appavi tries to discuss the current day politics like corruption, arm twisting by politicians, bribery, lack of young blood and, the usual Islamic terrorism.
The protagonist of this film, Bharathy, who is the only son of Manimekalai, an IAS officer, tries to instill fear in the minds of politicians by killing those who veer away from the path of righteousness. Before killing them brutally, he takes a video of their confession and reveals it to people, which ultimately gets him the nickname, MMS killer.
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Make no mistake, this is absolutely a masala film, wherein the hero kills a dozen big shots including high-profile politicians and media heads and gets caught only in the end. And of course, he prances around with the heroine (Suhani), in her dreams, as it is a one-sided love. Every time there is a problem in any part of the city, Bharathy will find and kill the culprit.
In a particular sequence Bharathy, miraculously finds the so-called Muslim terrorist who’s in the city to blow up few buildings in a temple dressed as a Brahmin. He finds out, from the way the terrorist spits water into the tank, that he is too impure and loud to be ‘a Brahmin’. The following scene has Bharathy telling him that ‘All Muslims aren’t terrorists, but all terrorist are Muslim.’ So, what does he mean? That it can be taken for granted that Brahmins are generally good?
Appavi, offers no scope for its good looking heroine (Suhani) except for few song-dance routine. Vennila Kabadi Kulu fame, Suri raises few laughs. The talented Joshua Sridhar has been let down by a shoddy script. A badly made film is not a problem, but for a film that asks the youth to take politics seriously, Appavi is incredibly naïve. In a nutshell, this is a film that tries to be something which it can never be.
Verdict: Below Average - Rating : 1/5
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