EERAM - One of those Rare Good Tamil Movies

Whenever the fans of Tamil Films get tired of meaningless potboilers and actions films, there comes a film which quenches their thirst like an Oasis in a desert. I am talking about one such film that made me believe that Kollywood could still deliver such good products. Yes, I am talking about the latest film from Shankar’s production, EERAM.

Director Shankar, apart from making big-budget movies like Indian, Mudhalvan, Boys, Anniyan, and Shivaji, has also contributed a lot of Tamil Cinema by producing films made by talented directors like Simbhudevan and now Arivazhagan, the director of EERAM.


EERAM is a Crime Thriller cum Horror Film made on a low budget. Confused! Go, watch the film.
The film has a neat plotline with minimal loopholes. The camerawork and visual effects are too good! Music by Thaman (One of the Heroes in BOYS) is good, especially the background score. The actors (Adhi, Nandha, and Sindhu Menon) have done justice to their characters. The debutant director Arivazhagan has ensured that the audience stays glued to their seat for most of the film, which is no mean feat.

The film opens with the protagonist, Vasudevan (Aadhi), a police officer, investigating the death of a woman. The victim is none other than his former lover, Ramya. She has committed suicide by consuming sleeping tablets and immersing herself in a bath tub full of water. While the case is about to be closed as a Death due to Suicide, Vasu intervenes and takes up the case himself as he suspects some foul play.

Vasu is very much disturbed by the death of his former lover. What disturbs him even more is the reason mentioned for her suicide – her neighbours claim that she committed suicide feeling guilty for an illegal affair with a person whose identity is unknown (Vasu refers him as Mr.X).

Vasu doesn’t believe that Ramya is capable of such a horrendous act as he knew that she was not capable of such dastardly acts.
For the sake of his old love, he sets out to investigate all the members in the colony. As he proceeds with his enquiry, he starts reminiscing of his past relationship with Ramya.
The director has beautifully weaved the flashback scenes seamlessly with the interrogation scenes and ensured that the audience view the film in the protagonist’s shoes
Unfortunately, Vasudevan’s friends in the police department are not convinced about his claims that Ramya’s death could be a murder, but they support him anyways.

Vasudevan finds no further evidence and is desparately searching for Mr.X (The person believed to have had an affair with Ramya).

The case gets even mysterious as Ramya’s neighbour, an old lady, dies suddenly due to electrocution. Vasudevan and his police colleague are baffled due to two reasons:
1) The accident happened due to electrocution – Water from the kitchen tap overflowed from the sink, somehow managed to reach a faulty live wire below the grinder and killed the Old lady who was speaking over the phone in the HALL.
2) The lady lived in the E6 apartment while Ramya used to live in the E5 apartment.

While Vasu and his team are still investigating the death, another person dies due to unnatural circumstances. Vasu now gets convinced that all the three deaths were definitely murders and planned by someone.
As he probes deeper into the case, he finds out several shocking truths. The killer is slowly revealed. Much to Vasu’s dismay and disbelief, the killer is not human.

How does Vasu solve the case? Who is the killer? What is the reason for the murders? The remaining part of the story focuses on these lines.

The director has done a fabulous job. The camera provides us some beautiful shots of the scenaries in Trichy. The college bus stand, Church, Temple, and the Temple on the mountain are beautifully captured. The dialogues are adequate and meaningful. The actors, Nandha (Ramya’s husband), Aadhi (Vasudevan, the Protagonist) and Sindhu Menon (Female Protagonist) have done a great job.

The most beautiful thing about the movie is that the director keeps justifying the use of the title EERAM via some neat camerawork.

Plus points: Good direction and screenplay, great music, good acting, great cinematography, and special effects.

Minus Points: Exaggeration of the Antagonist’s character. The film tends to stretch a bit in the second half, and lots of scenes tend to be similar to ones used in Hollywood movies such as Final Destination.


Verdict: A Must-See.