Gist of the Story
A woman resorts to drastic means in an effort to have her violent husband removed from his position as a police officer.
Plot
Ammu, a straightforward young woman who hopes to have a fulfilling marriage, is the focus of the movie. She marries Ravi (Naveen Chandra) and starts a new chapter in her life. Initial impressions are that everything is perfect, but things quickly deteriorate when Ammu’s husband physically beats her after a minor incident. She quickly realizes that Ravi is not at all what she had envisioned. She makes the decision to discipline him after taking a lot of jabs. To destroy Ravi, Ammu joins forces with a parolee from prison named Prabhu (Bobby Simha). The remainder of the narrative focuses on Ammu’s response to domestic abuse and whether she is successful in making her husband learn a lesson.
Performance
The actress Aishwarya Lekshmi, most recently featured in “Ponniyin Selvan-I,” is fantastic as Ammu. She does a great job at capturing the subtle joys and deep sadness of her character. It takes a lot of guts for Aishwarya to take the lead in a production like this when she could easily get away with portraying the stereotypical heroine. As the merciless tormentor dressed in khaki, Naveen Chandra is effective. The irrepressible Bobby Simha makes a great choice as the irresponsible Prabhu who gives Ammu the courage she needs to face her demons.
Direction / Technical Side
Ammu’s core storyline, which was developed by filmmaker Charukesh Sekar, is highly intriguing and truly plausible. Some of the sequences are not for the faint of heart because of the subject. There is no character analysis or explanation of the dynamics of a poisonous relationship in the movie. Instead, it assumes that everyone knows that men like Ravi exist and that there is no need to describe their evil character. With the way it decides to end the movie, Ammu provides a very pertinent problem that has long been a matter of conversation a very interesting spin.
The tale it conveys is one of tenacity and bravery. Marriage, in Ammu’s opinion, was a magical, love-filled fairy tale. When she was hit for the first time by her officer husband Ravi, everything changed. ‘Ammu’s’ plot may not be compelling to some, but it succeeds as a drama that moves beyond the often male-focused stories of mainstream cinema. When our family dramas first began, wives were made to suffer for the transgressions of their husbands since it was believed that only women were capable of maintaining the family unit.
Verdict; Throughout the generations, women have been socialized to domestic abuse, and the most of them have come to accept it as a way of life, as is beautifully depicted in the film. This is an honest effort, despite the few shortcomings. Aishwarya Lekshmi gives a heartfelt performance in Ammu, which is an overall sympathetic take on domestic violence.