Acting for the first time in three roles, Ajith has done a hat trick of success.

The father Ajith is confined to a wheelchair for life. The son Ajith is irresponsible and his father sends him to Ooty to do some work for him. There he meets Asin and falls in love with her .

Their betrothal takes place in Chennai. Once he goes inebriated to Asin's house and creates a racket. He continues behaving like a riff raff and gets worse by the day.

Father Ajith can't understand why his son, who is a good boy, is behaving so badly and arranges for him to have medical treatment. He gets shock treatment accordingly for mental disorder. Son Ajith cannot understand why he is being tortured like this when he has done no wrong.

He manages to escape from the hospital and goes home where he tries to kill his father. Much to the surprise of the audience, the father who has remained confined till now in his wheelchair, gets up suddenly and starts to fight.

Why does the son come to kill the father? Why did the father suddenly start walking like normal? The answers are provided through interesting knots in the flashback and the film ends on a happy note.

If one thought such roles would suit only big actors like Kamal, Ajith has proved that he is fully capable of doing a great job too. With his inspired acting and facial nuances, Ajith has overtaken his other younger colleagues and is thirsting for more such challenging roles.

His abhinaya and movements of a Bharatanatyam dancer are so natural that it gives one goose bumps!

After he rapes Kanika, he says, "One can dance and show one's dancing prowess; one can sing and show one's singing capability; one can work and show what one is capable of; but when challenged with proving if one's a man? That's why..." All the implications in the unfinished conversation had the theatre resounding with whistles for Ajith's acting.

As son Ajith's leading lady, Asin has a couple of opportunities to act. She impresses only in the songs. As a mentally ill person, Kanika shows her acting brilliance through her eyes in some scenes.

Rehman has given a soulful tune for the sad, touching song Ajith sings despondently on seeing his mother's plight.

The director should be congratulated for giving Ajith ample scope for histrionics that prove his acting credibility. If he had maintained the suspense without revealing the presence of another Ajith before intermission, drawbacks of the first half could have been avoided.

Ajith's victory in 'Varalaaru' will continue.