Ambuli comes from Orr Iravu fame Directors Hari Shankar and Hareesh Narayan. The first full length Tamil feature film to be directly shot in stereoscopic 3D format!

An officer gets killed in the corn fields by an unknown force, coined by the villagers as "Ambuli", a dark force of the night. The movie is set in the 1970s. Protagonists Amudhan (Ajay) and Vendhan (Srijith) stay back in their college campus for the summer vacation, since Amudhan is interested to visit his lady love who lives in the village. Separating the village from the college is this horrifying corn field of death!

The villagers tell Amudhan and Vendhan that Ambuli is a beast born due to a pregnant woman staying in the open during a solar eclipse. Vendhan's refusal to believe in the existence of Ambuli and his interest to unveil the truth drives the movie forward, as the duo set out investigating Ambuli!

The thrilling script and screenplay is sure to keep you engaged, more so in the first half. You can use a couple of song numbers to take bio breaks, but then, that's it. If you are paying enough attention to the screen, you aren't even going to think of leaving your seat in the first half. The second half is when things fall into place, and becomes a little less engaging.

What rocks in Ambuli is the team's dedicated attempt to give a quality 3D experience. This is apparent especially in the first half. Nowadays, "3D" is being used purely as a marketing pitch, with the audience left scratching their head as to why they are wearing glasses to watch a movie which offers no real 3D experience. Ambuli shows the way for the others here, with its fascinating 3D effects. The thrilling script makes it even more exciting. Hats off to them for this!

Logical goof ups come as irritants. For instance, they make a mockery of the efficiency of the Indian Army, who fire tear gas shells and then complain of poor visibility! We really would love to talk about the disappointing appearance of the main character, but we cannot take away your suspense! At the climax, when the main protagonists take refuge in a cave, they contradict their own logic of scent. Also, it is not believable that Parthiban could live inside the corn field, when everyone else had problems in even crossing it.

Ajay and Srijith are a neat fit for youngsters of the 1970s, and they have performed well. Parthiban does well as Sengodan, and his characterization remains as a neat suspense, right until the climax! He should look at doing great supporting roles like this one. Ayan fame Jagan performs well with minimum screen space. It is clear that the directors did not want comedy to be a part of this movie, but you can't help giggle at Jagan's body language and voice modulation, which have a natural comic sense in them. The female leads also do well.

Art direction by Remiyan and costumes are excellent in reflecting the times of the 1970s. However, this movie could also have been dated 2010, and the script & village superstitions would still fit in perfectly. Just like in the case of Vaagai Sooda Vaa, seems like considerable resources have been spent in making a period movie without the script demanding for it.

Thrilling background score is the key, and that has been done well by K.Venkat Prabhu Shankar, Sam.C.S, Sathish & Merwin. Songs are average. The introduction song was funny, bringing back memories of Kamal & Rajini's Engeyum Eppothum!. Editing by Hari Shankar & Hareesh Narayan is crisp.

From an overall perspective, Ambuli does great with its thrilling script, screenplay and fascinating 3D experience. Logical goof ups and a less-exciting second half are what could have been better. Ambuli is a certain Can Watch!. If you ever wanted to mess with thrill & 3D, this is it. Full credits to directors Hari Shankar and Hareesh Narayan for putting up such an awesome show!