Overall a very nice movie!
Certainly a welcome change to watch an elephant in almost every scene.
Manikkam the elephant is adorable. My favorite scene is the one in which he follows his angry mahout Bomman (Vikram Prabhu) around town and finally finds him aboard a bus in the bus-stand. Animals have an amazing way of endearing themselves even without dialogues and dramatics!.
The story is based on a 'Kumki' or a trained elephant which is taken to Adhikaadu to stop the rogue elephant which is wreaking havoc every harvest season. The Adhikaadu residents are very traditional and do not compromise on their ways in spite of changing times. They chose to bring a 'Kumki' elephant to their village rather than take the help of the government to oust the nuisance.
As expected, the hero falls in love with the village leader's daughter (Lakshmi Menon) and whether they are able to come together and also keep the rogue elephant at bay forms the rest of the story.
The photography is awesome: the greenery of the Western Ghats is simply awe-inspiring. Music score is pleasant but all songs seem similar. Comedy is spontaneous and hilarious! But I found the hero's love a little annoying - especially since he jeopardizes all his close circle.
