It’s a case of good intentions gone haywire here. A lacklustre script and slipshod narration reveal the amateurishness of a debutant director who seems not quite able to translate his ideas on to the screen. So the message of reform of criminal elements, which the director likens to the surrender and reform of some of the dacoits of the Chambal Valley, goes unnoticed. And the climax scene, that could have been a highlight of the film, gets wasted.
The story begins when Satya, an aspiring film director, comes to Chennai to try his luck. After a few scenes, the script diverges totally and it’s now the underworld the director takes us to. The gang wars beween two rivals; the hero getting caught between them; the rivals team up to eliminate their common enemy; and the hero outwitting them, all give a sense of deja vu. The closing scene is a bit different, with all the rowdy elements converging at one place. But the message of reform is conveyed in a very ineffective way, the unintended humour not making it any better.
Keerti and Sunita play the the hero’s village sweetheart and his city friend respectively. The two heroines look similar and with neither leaving a mark.
Vadivelu plays the caretaker of a graveyard. With all his antics confined to the place, and the director too trying to push in some philosophies here, it all falls flat.
The saving grace of the film is Hamsavirdhan (son of yesteryear hero Ravichandran), who bravely strides on through all the inadequacies of the script and his lacklustre role. It’s unfortunate that the hero with nearly half-a-dozen films to his credit has yet to get a decent film or a strong character that would do justice to his looks and obvious talent.
Cast & Crew:
Director: En Jeeva
Cast: Hamsavirdhan, Keerti Chawla, Sunita Varma, Vadivelu, ‘Kadhal’ Dandapani, Emi, Malaysia Vasudevan, Karate Raja
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