Saivam Movie Review

At a time when slapstick senseless comedies and thrillers are dished out week after week, ‘Saivam’ with a simple story of life in a village, a bitter-sweet tale of human frailties that delivers the goods.

. In his latest film ‘Saivam’ which is also his father A.L.Azhagappan’s production venture the director has gone back to our traditional roots and tried to highlight the beauty and importance of family relationships.

Director Vijay very subtly tries to put across his message of promoting animal welfare and encouraging vegetarianism in the film.The large cast, which includes people of all ages and varied traits, has given Vijay ample scope to…

The end credits say that Vijay adopted vegetarianism following one such event, based on which Saivam is made. However, the problem with Saivam is that the event depicted isnt a strong enough reason for the audience to follow suit.