Thadam - movie review

After a long time, a decent thriller movie in Tamil. Right from the time, the teaser trailer was released, the movie piqued interest. It was a really long trailer at that, running close to 4 mins. The hero meet heroine on a crowded lift. They work on the same building, different floors. He asks her out for coffee which she declines stating that he is asking the wrong question. His brilliant response being that, she may be a feminist and he doesn’t mind her taking him out for coffee either. She again rejects with same reason. He wonders out loud, probably she believes in equality and rephrases his invite as, let both of them go together for coffee, which she smilingly refuses saying the question itself was wrong. And if he asks the right question, she would consider. It is not just the hero, but any viewer would be tempted to think, what the hell is wrong with the question. Was it grammatical or any other logic around the same. He finally breaks the puzzle and asks her out for tea. By that time, she gathers all the detail about the hero and they quickly fall in love with each other. It is one of the breeziest romantic scenes and felt right out of a novel. Also, the way the hero explain the concept of cantilever principle is tongue-in-cheek and oozes of Sujatha’s influence. Right at the beginning itself, its established that it’s a dual role story. Whether they are related and how so are unraveled in a novel way. The entire theme, screenplay and premise about the story, has a very strong influence and probably bases its strength on a strong script. It feels like watching a good thriller book on screen.
Though there are logical loopholes, the story revolves around investigation procedure of the police and how, despite knowing that, one of the two is a murderer, without proper evidence, there can be no conviction. Stories with perfect crime scenarios are very rare in Tamil and very rarely they are interestingly told and enacted as well. Arun vijay, the dual role hero, is on a upward swing with his movie selections. Both the heroines are eye candies and lip locks and live-in’s have almost become a norm in movies nowadays. The story revolves around a murder investigation where one of the duo is the murderer. Who did it and why are revealed towards the end in a very interesting manner. The lady who is the police investigator, almost has the role of a third heroine and all of them have done their job admirably well. Except for the flashback portions, which were a real letdown, the rest of the story line is really pacy and keeps the viewers glued.

Gils verdict – Sure watch and treat for thriller movie lovers.