Producer: Arun Pandiyan C, Karunamoorthy C
Director: Vishnu Vardhan
Cast: Arya, Indrajith, Chakravarthy JD, Trisha Krishnan
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja

After the success of Billa, much was expected from Vishnuvardhan in Sarvam. The movie is an ordinary fare for all its gloss and rich visuals, and the hype and expectations before its release seem rather misplaced.
 
Inspired probably by Oscar-nominated 21 Grams, Sarvam has the  ingredients- romance, action and comedy- deemed necessary for entertainment in these parts. But the problem lies in the way they have been packaged. A lighthearted romance finishes as an action thriller. What happens in between has been told without conviction.

Karthik (Arya), is a happy-go-lucky youngster who falls for a young  doctor Sandhya (Trisha). She resists initially. (The scenes involving Arya and Trisha are chirpy and charming.) Eventually his efforts to enamour Sandhya do bear fruit and their romance blossoms.

But it is short-lived as Sandhya dies in an accident. Attempts to save Sandhya who was strangled by a kite-string end in vain. But her heart is transplanted on a young boy Imman (Rohan), son of Naushad (Indrajeet).

There is a parallel story too. In a road mishap involving Naushad’s car, the family of a football coach Eshwar (JD Chakravarthy) gets wiped out. Eshwar resolves to avenge their death by killing Naushad’s son.  Karthik steps in to save Imman from Eshwar. It’s now a cat and mouse game between them.

Yuvanshankar Raja has come up good tunes and Manu Jagadh impresses with his art direction. Nirav Shah takes the cake however, with his cinematography that treats our eyes to the lush green locales of Munnar.

A screenplay that takes a nose dive post intermission is Sarvam’s biggest drawback. The scenes involving Karthik, Iman, Naushad and Eshwar defy logic and the latter part of the movie becomes cumbersome with endless chases.

Arya plays the blithesome lover well but he is far from convincing when it comes to action. Trisha is pretty and Chakravarthy has little to do except chase the boy.  Produced by Ayngaran Internationals, Sarvam’s only plusses are its stunning visuals and musical score.

Courtesy by: News Today