With Vishnuvardhan's movie, we can expect abounding flamboyance and rich cinematography that will spellbind us right from the start. True to the belief, 'Sarvam' appeases with captivating camera work in the lush green locales of Munnar and the fast paced Chennai city. Produced by Ayangaran International, Vishnuvardhan has done the screenplay and direction besides working with his associate Gokul for preparing the script. Arya has trimmed his menacing beard to get the charming lover boy look while Trisha is fresh as a flower in a neat role. The crisp storyline even though frivolous is overshadowed by the mellifluous musical score and Nirav Shah's dashing cinematography.

The story is based on the crux how fate brings together the five lead characters of the movie despite them being completely detached and living in a different milieu. Karthik (Arya), an architect by profession comes across the beautiful Sandhya (Trisha) and falls mad in love with her. He begins to pursue the girl to woo her and tries his hand at every possible ways to complete the task in the most hilariously romantic manner. On the other side, Eshwar (JD Chakravarthy), a football coach is moaning day and night for his lost family and develops a vendetta against Naushad (Indrajeet), the man who accidentally hits them on the road. His sole aim is to take the life of Naushad's son Imman (Rohan) and make him feel the pain of losing the closest family member. The plot travels to reveal how these people amalgamate in life and end in a single point.

Director Vishnuvardhan flaunts his skills in picturizing the events in a dreamy style that instantly attracts, especially the romantic interludes in the first half of the movie. He has teamed up with his favorite team Yuvan Shankar Raja (Musical Score), Nirav Shah (Cinematography) and Sreegar Prasad (Editing). The behind-the-scenes team had done their best that escalates the average script to further levels. Yuvan reserved some of his best tunes with 'Kanavugal' being the best among the lot. The remix of Ilayaraja's yesteryear hit is soothing while the thrilling moments are bolstered by orchestra adding to the momentum. Editor Sreegar Prasad's work is good yet he has let the movie run a bit long towards the end.

The completely jubilant and fresh Arya is more matured in his acting after gaining experience under Bala. Charming, cute and bubbly is Trisha in the role of a child specialist doctor and we really miss her in the second half yet the script demands it that way. A powerful actor like JD Chakravarthy has a less captivating role in his comeback. He has been made as a psychopath filled with vengeance due to the loss of his beloved son. But, the close-up shots where he screams his emotions out loud that is ludicrous and very much cacophonous are best left behind. The boy Rohan has some good acting talent but at times goes overboard with matured talks while his dad Indrajeet does a laudable job.

While the romantic scenes carry the start ably, the second half of the movie seriously lags with a not-so profound script that is vague. Vishnuvardhan, unable to manipulate the scenes tried some silly fillers where Arya and the boy debate on who is best AR Rahman or Ilayaraja that could have been definitely avoided. Even after repetitive trails, the comical element between the boy and Arya is just mediocre. Was the dialogue writer quite busy with the other characters? If not why is JD repeating the same sentence twice that's supposed to create anxiety but doesn't. The best part is the CGI used in songs, the camerawork rendered by Nirav Shah, Manu Jagadh's art work and Yuvan's music.

'Sarvam' is captivating with brilliant visuals and music amalgamated in a wafer thin script but it's definitely not Vishnuvardhan's best yet.

Pros

Cinematography, Music, Location

Cons

Script, Characterization

Verdict: Watch it for the splendid eye candy