It’s a plot quite different from the routine ones we get to see in Tamil cinema. And for a debutant, Jailani who has scripted, directed, co-produced and played the protagonist, reveals a lot of confidence and promise, both as a director and an actor. Only, his inexperience comes in the way of handling certain scenes with conviction.
A young married couple, Bala and Divya (Jailani, Sonya), are hauled to the police station for questioning regarding a money scam. The duo is subjected to humiliation and torture. After a few days Bala is let off but finds his wife missing. Refusing to buy the police version that Divya had run away with her paramour who had masterminded the scam, Bala makes a desperate bid to unearth the truth.
It’s a suspenseful opening where a wounded Bala sneaks into the police commissioner’s bungalow. Holding the family hostage, he makes his demands. These scenes could have been shot in a more convincing way. The scenes of the commando operation, to rescue the hostages, is also a bit amateurish. More natural and realistic are the scenes at the police station.
It’s a gutsy depiction of police brutality and callousness, and the mental agony of innocent, common folk who are subjected to such humiliation.
The director has effectively used the multiple narration style in these flashback scenes where each cop tells his version of the incident of Divya’s interrogation.. Sonya is a pretty face, and just about adequate in performance.
Shot within a tight budget, in an 18-day shooting schedule and confined to mainly two main locations, it’s a fairly engaging action-thriller with a pertinent message for the law enforcers.
Cast & Crew:
Production: Jeilani K. Manikandan
Cast: Jailani, Sonya, Preeti Varma, Karikalan, Sampath, Viji & Mahendran
Direction: Jailani
Music: G. Sathyaprasad
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