Dheeran - Adhigaram ondru - review

There is a clichéd thought process in IT world, where “senior” developers often tell their “juniors” that how coding used to be much tougher during “their times” as compared to spoon feeding GUI’s at present. Especially the coders from pre-google era who often complain that developers these days have to learn only one skill – “how to search for codes in google” whereas they had to actually type in the code. When I was watching “Dheeran – Adhigaram ondru” I was acutely reminded of the above fact. Especially during the scenes where Karthik, painstakingly gathers file after file on the dacoits and when the forensics expert, checks each and every finger print manually. To me, if anyone can understand the enormity of the content of these scenes, they would be able to appreciate the movie better.
Police investigation, as against what is shown on most of the movies and drama series, is often tedious, boring, monotonous, painstakingly irritating job, wherein you’ve to labor through volumes and volumes of data to figure out the anomalies and base your case on. That’s why novels of Keigo Higashino are so profoundly successful, for at its heart, it’s a simple case of how-dunnit with the “who” part told upfront. What works for the movie are mainly two things, the first being the realistic and almost factual account of police investigation and the difficulties associated with the job, the problems they face on investigating cross state culprits and the sheer volume of effort involved in days of no computerization. Not sure if the present day scenario is any better. But definitely kudos to those who put in their hours in nabbing the culprits in real world, for this movie is based on actual incidents. The second aspect that boosts the movie is the sheer scare factor of the dacoits and their methods. It sends a chill down the spine and I was genuinely scared at some scenes, imagining how it would’ve been in real time. When the villain/villainy grows strong enough, matching the ever ready strong dose of heroism, you got a hit on the cards. Be it the adrenaline pumping bus chase, where one of the thugs is caught, the climatic night fight between the police and thugs or even the very first introduction of the thugs on their night act, every action scene packs a solid punch. Rakul preet singh looks cuter than in SPYder movie. Considering that the movie runs for almost three hours, even those lengthy romantic portions looks small in comparison. But could very well be under the chopping block for an abridged version.

Gils verdict – Some may feel the movie is lengthy. Especially the second half. But if not for its length, it might not have that impact is my guess. A simple case of cop and thief story told in a realistic manner. And those history points about the thugs is awesome too. I liked the name of the villain, Oma. A must watch for those who love cop movies. Considering the title, wondering if there are plans for a sequel!!?