Anti Indian can be watched for the dialogues that are plain home truths said without any gloss. Technically the film is poor and for a film that offers only dialogues and no memorable scenes , the screenplay starts to lose steam and finally ends tamely. The actors cast aptly are seasoned ones and deliver what is expected.
Storyline is not something out of the box. It reminds me of a sequence in a Malayalam film Sandhesam released in early 90's. A dead body is found and the ruling party and the opposition claim that the dead man belongs to thier party and declare him a `martyr'. Here the two opposing sides are led by two brothers who stay under one roof. It was directed by Satyan Anthikad and remade in Tamil as Veetai Paar Naatai Paar with Sivakumar as father and Sarvanan and Thalivasal Vijay as brothers. Earlier we had Mandela where a man who gets a voting right that can decide the outcome of an election becomes most loved to politicians and in Raame Aaandalum Ravaane Aandalum , a guy who loses his bulls leads to expose on corruption in politics and media. Here a dead body becomes a bone of contention among religious groups and parties.
The way media ( TV) reporters behave is very boldly shown. A real incident involving Communist leader Na Pandian is brought in. Gaana song and the beach song- dance local dance style are a different fare for those used to dances choreographed by Prabhu Deva clones. The Rajinikanth bit is outdated. The riot scene was badly executed. Probably director Elamaran did not get the right `assistants' to help in various crafts of film making that he has been credited. The opening drone shot was the only good one in the entire film.
If it was not for a Blue Sattai Maran's YouTube popularity and being his directorial debut, Anti Indian would not have got the crowds in the opening. As there is no better content films released this week, it could pass muster at box office for a week , which is itself is a great feat.
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