*ing Sathyaraj, Rathi, Nepolean, Abbas, Sukanya, Devan, Rajkapoor, Mahanadi Shanker .....
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'Adithadi' is an action oriented movie. Both action and comedy genre has been reasonably well explored by writer-director Shivraj, who makes his debut with the film. Having apprenticed under S. A. Chandrasekaran and T. P. Gajendran, the influence of the action of the former and the humour of the latter is visible in Shivraj's maiden attempt.

Story
Tirupati (Satyaraj) is a 50-year-old bachelor and a rich underworld don who kills for money. Women, family and sentiments that are expected to go with such a lifestyle, have no place in his scheme of things. Things are smooth till he sets eyes on Priya (Rathi), a college student. Tirupati falls in love with her and tries his best to woo her, in vain.
For a hero, to parade with a bald pate is unthinkable. It calls for guts and Satyaraj has it in plenty. He is not in the least conscious of it till he sets eyes on Priya and even then when he resorts to sporting a wig, he does so with a mocking grin in his own inimitable style. Ever so many scenes can be recapitulated and enjoyed.





Satyaraj's expression when he goes to Gemini Ganesan for advice about his romantic pursuits and his first letter to Priya on the lines of Kamal's "Guna" are just two examples. A much-thinned-down Rathi goes beyond the norm of being a mere glamour puss and reveals the right amount of fear, helplessness and anger at Tirupati's overtures. But why did she have to wait so long to make the old man see reason? Napoleon plays a perfect foil to his brother. There's dignity about Napoleon's essay that comes to the fore yet again in "Adithadi." Abbas's is another apt cameo.

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Performance
A role straight up Satyaraj's alley, and he does full justice to it. Sparing no one, the man has a dig at all and sundry, including himself. Rathi fits into the role of Priya, who catches the eye of the aging don.
Verdict
Average.