In   keeping to the latest trend,the movie’Ezhumalai succumbs to action-packed sentiments in venkatramana production and with Arjun’s direction and screenplay.

The story has its usual attire of comedy,dance,and fight. The plot (if it is there)is about a ruthless man Nagalingam(Ashish Vidyarthi)and hi s gang ,of one village,starts the fight with Vekatachalam(vijayakumar),of another village for a festival arrangement.They abduct the temple property.Vekatachalam(Vijayakumar) is helpless.He along with other villagers takes an oath that every son of a villager should be brought-up to fight for the cause of the village and to make an end to the atrocities.Ezhumalai(Arjun) takes the lead when all of his brothers steps back in Vijayakumar's family.The movie goes to a flashback when Nagalingam's daughter Anjali(Gazala)falls in first sight love with Arjun.Arjun meets with problems from AnandRaj and his men.He narrates the incident to Anjali(Gazala), the flashback, why he had run off from the village.

The flashback story of Lakshmi(Simran),wife of Arjun,is a sentimental story,wherein Simran becomes a victim to Nagalingam's men.Her emotions are well-expressed .Simran is all off with the usual glamour and dressing.Both the heroines including mumtaz had played the glamourous part to the directors taste.

The family feud of Arjun's brothers are needless.It is a thrusted part in the story.The ending where Arjun accepts to marry for the sake of his son has a very little impact when all of a sudden Gazala visits the hospital and has her uterus removed for the sake of expressing her love.It is also abrupt when her father, all of a sudden, leaves his revengeful attitude,which he was holding throughout the story for the sake of his sister.

The action King has performed more of action and style to suit his fans.There is apleanty of fights to show his glamour.The little comedy of Charlie,VenniaraadaiMurthy,and mumtaz has been kept in track with the story.

Mumtaz appearing now and then had been exploited to suit the audience taste,The song "Lux papa" is a another favourites of Mumtaz hits. The music director ManiSharma has to be applauded for his melodious songs "unpunnagai"and"yella malai".

Even when the story appears unwoven,this action-filled movie has all its commercial elements to make us sit upright throughout the film.

-Nirmala Doss