Usually you can't judge a film by it's leading actor but in Dhanush case you can easily say, WOW! After giving a smashing hit in B-Town with Raanjhana, finally we manage to watch him back in our own southie film after more than a year. Dhanush is actually a versatile actor who suits for all kind of character, You can see him as a school boy, then a college boy, lately a good parents boy, lover boy, a sentimental villager, and another character is just like what he did in Aadukalam which earns him too many awards including National award too. And after all a psycho who can kill himself. He always live as the character. And as for Dhanush's Mariyaan is no different. He lives and breathe as the character of an immortal fisherman.
Mariyaan deals with the story of construction fisherman who have a close bond towards the sea, as it is the place where he earns his livelihoods. He calls himself as "Kadal Rasa" which means the "Prince of Ocean". Circumstances surrounding his lady love Parvathy Menon (Panimalar) played a role of a model wife who forces him to go to Sudan. Her performance makes you stunned. Usually Dhanush movies all known as a One man SHOW. But in Mariyaan, it's different. Parvathy's character turns out to be the strongest one in the end. For the suffering scenes for Dhanush, it's not a new one for him. As he has done many as this before.
Mariyaan means immortal and Director Bharath has shown two immortal things in this movie. One is Mariyaan and another is his love. Marc Koninckx's visuals are poetic and out of this world as he has fully exploited the wide visual canvas that Bharath Bala has offered him.
AR.Rahman has used the tunes of magical in Yenge Pona Raasa and Kadal Raasa Naan, prominently as part of the movie's background score and this will resonate in your heart. His songs for the movie need no further mention but their visual treatments is mostly similar due to the repetitive situations and its surrounding.
Finally Bahrath Bala's Mariyaan is a flaw free but the technical work and performance makes it shine more than we exprected it for. Maybe it's not everyone's cup of tea, but all for sure will love it. Mariyaan is definitely a must watch movie
