Weekend Movie watch
Dhuruvangal Pathinaru-
Would’ve given this movie a skip had not been for such
glorious reviews. Everyone who had seen the movie had only good things to tell
and the word of mouth publicity not only garnered it more screens in the city
but its continuing success well into the second month of release. I hardly saw
any promotions or shows dedicated for the movie or reality shows invaded by the
cast and crew. This movie is a good case in study for small budget movie
makers, that if you are confident in your product, it would sell by itself with
minimal exposure.
The story is similar to “Vantage point” movie in its approach, where the same scene is narrated by so many people, with their version and backstory of what happened on that rainy night when someone gets killed and someone goes missing. The story grows in bits and pieces akin to identifying missing pieces of the jig saw and when it finally falls in place, only for the player to go down getting shot at. The person who kills him has a twist to add of his own and the person who got shot at, the narrator and the chief protagonist, turns the term twist on its head with his story altering climax. Was the movie a Malayalam remake or bilingual? Somehow got that feeling. Probably because of Rahman’s accent or was it deliberate? Either way, it gives an alien or “not-tamil” feel to the story, which doesn’t have any bearing on it at all. The movie is like a candid camera on how investigations happen and the story is told from the view point of the case officer. I couldn’t recollect any song or duet. So either it was that bad or the story was so engrossing that I didn’t even notice.
Gils verdict – This movie is worth watching for the sheer
fact that we don’t often get such movies. Wish the story/screenplay comes in
novel format as that would also be a sure shot bestseller.
Adhey Kangal –
Probably a 180 degree different approach to storytelling as
compared to the movie mentioned above. The story begins from a point and rolls
forward in one single straight line till the end, with a small blip of a
flashback on the motive and mean for the villain. I fell for the movie just by
its title. The older one with same title is one of my all-time favorite
thriller movie, starring Ravichandran. This one is not even a paler replica of
the old self and is not even on the same pin code of its league. My guess is
the story must’ve sounded interesting in book form. A blind entrepreneur falls
for a lady based on her benevolent nature only to find her missing on the day
when he was supposed to help her financially to settle a huge debt. In a twist
of fate, the accident results in him regaining his vision. Fearing worst for
her as he was unable to reach her, he goes into depression only to get engaged
to his longtime friend who has been chasing him like virat kohli in ODI’s
whenever there is a cycle gap scenario. One fine day he receives a call about
the former getting kidnapped and for ransom he steals all the jewelry from
home. Needless to say, he gets beaten and robbed of the jewels and is also
framed for murder. If one reads them on paper, it sounds an intriguing premise.
But on screen, with probably the dullest BGM, it makes it look even duller.
What was supposed to be edge of the seat scenario lulls one to sleep. Blame it
on performance or editing. Finally the hero in the hero character wakes up and
he somehow convinces one constable to help in his quest to find out about the missing girl. The only
twist in tale being that the victim is actually the villain/villi. Kadisila adi
vangi udhai vaangi hero gets the villi arrested and saves other blind
entrepreneurs from her trap.
Gils verdict – could’ve been a pulsating thriller. Somehow
every character barring the villi, seems disinterested in acting in the movie.
Sonna salary tharalayo? Wait for the
movie in zee or vijay as festival day special movie. That might happen even
sooner and wouldn’t wait till tamil new year is my guess.
Comments
Saar , please change diapers, else thodappam is coming :):)
D16 - liked it, but felt there were quite a few loop holes and untied ends that just dint make sense to me at the end..
Adhe kangal-watched it finally... enjoyed it.. yes could have been better but good one.. tripping on the Thandhira song like crazy :D