Produced by-
KJR Studios
Written and
Directed by-Gopi Nainar
Cast-Nayanthara,
Kitty, E.Ramadoss, Muthuraman, Rams, Sunu Lakshmi, Master Ramesh, Vignesh, Baby Mahalakshmi,
Vela. Ramamurthy, Jeeva Ravi & Palani Pattalam
Censor
Rating-U
Running
Time-120 minutes
Rating-***1/2
Being hailed
as a lady super star, Nayanthara dons one more woman-centric role coming up
with an absorbing performance in the role of a District Collector bearing a
rare name, Madhivadhani!
The theme
centers round the rescue operations by the District Collector who spares no
effort to save a little girl who had fallen into a deep borewell left open!
Set against
the backdrop of a remote village where water is very scarce with the
inhabitants of that village going away miles far off to fetch water!
The film
opens up with the launch of a rocket the act placing our country on the world
map with pride and honor! We are then introduced to the Madhivadhani, the
District Collector who is being quizzed thoroughly by her superior (Kitty) by
way of an inquiry in connection with the rescue of a little girl trapped inside
a borewell for having resorted to some bold measures that turned against the
interest of the politicians! With political power at play, the District
Collector becomes a scapegoat and is facing charges!
The girl in
question is Dhanshika (Baby Mahalakshmi) living with her dad Pulendran(Rams),
mother Sumathi(Sunu Lakshmi and elder brother, Muthu(Ramesh of Kakka Muttai
fame), all living in a barren landscape! While the mom is at work, the little
girl falls into the borewell and all hell breaks loose as the entire village
assembles there for the rescue act! The fire department is notified by the
vehicle breaks down on the way. The District Collector Madhivadhani who is
travelling in the neighborhood rushes to the spot and her arrival quickens up
the pace of the proceedings as the police as well as the medical team are both
geared up into instant action much against their lethargic attitude!
With
insufficient infrastructure and equipments, the authorities fail in totality
which eventually forces the Collector to initiate rapid action. The Defense
Team arrive soon but their efforts get halted as their plan of action to rescue
the trapped child fails because of a crack that develops on the surface of the
earth close to where the child has been trapped!
The
Collector suggests that another child be let down by a rope who can possibly
bring up the trapped child while oxygen is being sent down to facilitate the
child to breathe!
The local
MLA (Vela Ramamurthy) stiffly opposes this as well as the other decision of the
Collector to arrest the Councilor to whom the pit belongs as he had failed to
close it following the failure of efforts to draw water out of it!
Finally,
Muthu, Dhanshika’s elder brother is let down into the pit and after a bit of
reluctance owing to fear, he accomplishes his mission successfully!
That is not
all as the District Collector is suspended and summoned for an inquiry!
While she is
advised to talk to the power players concerned to take back the charges levied
upon her, she opts to put her papers down in order to serve the people directly
and in the capacity of a Government employee as she was accused of being
anti-Government!
One of the
best films of the times making the audience feel that they are witnessing a
real life happening and not something on the reels!
Appropriate
casting is another plus for the film which is further strengthened by the
brilliant cinematography of Omprakash.
Ghibran may
have scored for a couple of films for Kamal Hassan but he seems to have
reserved his best for this, both in terms of BGM as well as the songs!
Sunu Lakshmi
playing the mother of the kids is an excellent find and needs watching. Rams
normally plays a henchman has been given a facelift here which has cashed in
quite well!
Laws should
be framed for the sake of the people and the people should not be made to fit
into them!-a sample dialogue by the writer director, Gopi Nainar who has put
his heart and soul into the making of this flick that stands out solidly!
No doubt,
the film drives home a lot of thought provoking messages but it tends to sound
preachy at places and melodramatic at times! Yet, the director’s objectivity is
very evident and that makes it up well for everything else!
A well
crafted film that takes a dig into the setbacks of our systems in an emotional
manner!
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