Produced
by-Dream Warrior Pictures
Scripted and
Directed by-Arun Prabhu Purushothaman
Cast-Aditi
Balan, Anjali Varadhan, Mohammed Ali Bagh, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Kavitha
Bharathi, Pradeep Anthony, Swetha Sekhar & others
Censor
Rating-U/A
Running Time-132
minutes
Rating-****
Perhaps the
season is ripe for a new set of filmmakers to arrive with a new format and
technique of film making that virtually holds the key to lift the art of
filmmaking to higher levels!
The film
written and wielded by a virtually new talent, Arun Prabhu Purushothaman has
all the trappings that normally go with films that are showcased in Film
Festivals! It is sheer boldness of the young filmmaker to have chosen such a
theme and more importantly to have presented in a manner that even seasoned
filmmakers would just be taken aback!
Primarily,
he has taken up two aspects from the society that has a direct bearing on the
common man. Firstly, it is about a young
girl hailing from a middle class backdrop gets affected by AIDS and on expected
lines, she is ostracised, first by her family and by the society! For those of
the men folk who are not aware of her health condition, take advantage of the
fact that she is out in the open that too all alone and go all out to exploit
her!
Secondly,
she places a television studio under siege and causes law and order problem!
How these
two are intermingled and what happens finally is the crux of this film that has
been presented in a very riveting manner.
Newcomer
Aditi Balan is an excellent choice for the role and it would not be an
exaggeration to say that she has just lived the role! An excellent portrayal
indeed! The others in the cast too have done their roles with a lot of
understanding. The scenes and sequences have been constructed in such an
effective manner that it appears so realistic! The best part of the film is the
fact that nowhere the proceedings appear contrived! Also, melodrama has been
totally dispensed with and the narration moves in a matter of fact manner!
Undoubtedly,
the script is unconventional but very well written without much of commercial
compromises!
The film
takes a strong dig at the attitudes of television channels that spare no
effort, leave no stone unturned to exploit the social happenings, regardless of
the consequences with the sole objective of boasting their TRPs! Those portions
appear a bit dramatic but they certainly drive home a message to all of them,
that too in a very powerful manner!
The first
time filmmaker has handled a very sensitive subject in a very sensible manner
exhibiting a unique flair! He is certain to go places!
The manner
in which he has played with the time
Anjali
Varadhan playing Emily provides very good support to the main character, Aruvi.
The scenes
depicting a reality show hosted by a television channel have been well thought
out and presented. Lakshmi Gopalaswamy fits the character very appropriately!
Shelly
Calist’s exquisite cinematography and the absorbingly evocative score by Bindu
Malini and Vedanth Barathwaj deserve special mention. Raymond Derrick Crystal
too qualifies to join them both by his slick editing!
A discerning
movie that leaves you disturbed even long after leaving the theatre!
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