If you have watched the three installments of ‘Aranmanai’, there’s nothing much new in terms of the storyline and the template. In ‘Aranmanai 4’, we are introduced to Baak, who is a flesh-eating and shape-shifting spirit. The horror-comedy also deals with the ‘good vs evil’ formula and we see two spirits fighting it out for different reasons.
The first half of ‘Aranmanai 4’ is tedious to sit through as neither the horror nor the comedy work. Kovai Sarala’s screeching voice makes it worse. As expected, a horde of comedians including Yogi Babu, VTV Ganesh, Motta Rajendran and late actor Seshu tried their best to bring in laughs. But, their age-old jokes do more harm than good. ‘Aranmanai 4’ takes its sweet time to get into the story, and it’s a problem. By the time we are invested, we’re already rolling our eyes at the ridiculousness unfolding on screen.
