Produced
by-AGS Entertainment
Scripted and
Directed by-Susi Ganesan
Cast-Bobby
Simha, Amala Paul, Prasanna, Nayana, M.SBhaskar, Muthuraman & Susi Ganesan
Censor
Rating-U/A
Running
Time-150 minutes
Rating-***1/2
Susi Ganesan’s
erotic thriller, Thiruttupayale(2006) was a big hit as it was very well written
and executed expertly! After a decade’s time, Susi has made this film that not
exactly a sequel, for the same production banner! The tendency to take
advantage of any situation that seems beneficial was the crux of the plot of
the previous film which has been ceremoniously adhered to in this too carrying
a title that this could be a sequel to the 2006 film! Yet another similarity is
the fact that Susi plays a detective in this too as he did in that; the only
difference is that he too has become a ‘thiruttupayal’ here exploiting
situations and obviously people too! The original film’s climax was really well
conceived and crafted but the director has preferred to take a different route
here!
Even with
our closer ones, it is better not to share secrets which may eventually affect
the peace of mind of both the persons concerned! Even if one gets to know the
others’ secret but without the other person knowing that, it is better for the
person who has accessed the secret of the other to remain quiet and not make it
known! This is the note with which the filmmaker ends the tale before the curtains
are down but the point driven home that every single individual has another side
that is not exposed to others! The film takes a stylish dig at the tendency of
human beings to exploit situations to their favour whenever an opportune moment
springs up!
The trio in
the main cast-Bobby Simha, Amala and Prasanna have done their parts with an
immense sense of understanding with Prasanna comfortably pulling the rug under
the feet of the other two in an effortless manner! He is certainly better off
as a baddie than playing the protagonist and this is the second time that he
has proved it! Earlier occasion was in Mysskin’s ‘Anjadhey’ and he had won
encomiums from all possible quarters for his character carrying grey shades to
the fullest extent! Amala Paul is effectively seductive, of course, at home
with her husband!
Like these
three characters, the character of Muthuraman playing Bobby Simha’s superior
officer is also well written. He too has risen to the occasion adequately!
Vidhyasagar’s
stamp is evident in the theme music but it would only be fair to say that
Barathwaj, the scorer of the 2006 film had come up with some very good numbers!
Chelladurai’s camera work and R.K. Naguraj’s art work warrant special mention.
Selvam (Bobby
Simha) is a surveillance specialist who is considered a honest cop but he has
another side that is not known to others, his family included! Agal (Amala
Paul) is his cute looking, rather provocative wife who is very active with the
social media! What starts as a casual relationship through posting and chatting
with a friend on the social media, Balki (Prasanna) turns serious with Balki
nursing a secret agenda! He is techo- savvy and a compulsory womaniser! At one
point, he makes his intentions clear to Agal who gets jittery!
Meantime,
Selvam, who by now has become an addict of his surveillance job, taping phones
left right and centre, starts tapping Agal’s phone too and gets a glimpse of
what’s going on between her and Balki! He uses his official status to check
Balki’s moves but Balki proves several shades smarter and checkmates Selvam!
How the cat
and mouse game ends is the reasonably engaging rest!
The scene
where Prasanna visits Amala Paul after duly informing Bobby who rushes home
urgently and the married couple play up before an unusual visitor has been
conceived and mounted very well!
Susi Ganesan cuts a neat cameo as a detective who too is an opportunist!
The film
drives home a word of caution to all those who over use and misuse the social
media though not in a preachy manner!
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