Atlee's Andhagaaram is a pain - Vetri Maaran makes right choice with Kaval thurai Ungal nanban

 

Priya Atlee ,wife of hot shot box office hitmaker  Atlee ( to direct Shah Rukh Khan ) is producer of Andhagaaram released on Netflix and Vetri Maaran, a director whose films tackle issues that plague the society in a  way that appeals to the layman,   is producer of Kaval thurai ungal nanban to hit cinemas this Friday..  Priya has backed a film that is a torture to sit through, while Maaran’s choice  does not disappoint.  Contrary to the title Kaval ungal nanban title , the film shows that  the police force  are no friends of the public. While Andhagaaram boasts of some of the best technical talents behind the scenes and actors like Arjun Das and Vinoth along with Kumar Natarajan and Pooja Ramachandran who have given power house performances, director Vignarajan makes full use of a lavish budget that he got for his first film in perfecting the visuals and technical aspects . He takes his own sweet time to unfold the story and in the process makes the viewer loses his patience.

Andhagaaram released on OTT gives the viewer the chance to grab the remote and look for something more interesting. Almost two hours of the three hours  viewing, you are still  left blind. As you see the climax unfold, then you curse the director for all the unnecessary padding up of the movie. You get the feeling that the director was on a trip to impress you with all the knowledge that he has about ingredients that gives it  a Hollywood like movie and had no intention to entertain you or thought that your time was valuable.

Wonder what  Priya (who according to her hubby sits with him from narration of a subject to a hero onwards) saw in putting her name to it. True to Vetri Maaran style, the film Kaval… is a expose of how the Inspector level dealing  towards a young couple who has no connections and thinks that posts on Twitter will bring in the righteous pouring in support. Though there is a clichéd romance etc, the director builds up the tempo. As story unfolds, you get the feeling that the young boy is asking for serious trouble and it does happen. The climax too leaves you amazed.  The film is basically a play between Suresh Ravi and Mime Gopi and the strength lies in the acting of the latter. Raveena does her part convincingly. A film  worth seeing and good that it is coming in the theaters.