The film centers on an auto driver’s roller-coaster ride through the rough lanes of life, and his highs and lows, all narrated in a matter-of-fact casual way. There may not be many low points in the narration. But then there are no high points either.
So, while Chandru (Arya), one of the fastest auto drivers round the lane, indulges in illegal races when he wants to make a fast buck; goes through the ups and downs in his relationship with mentor Bigle (Lal); seduces and discards Bigle’s cousin and intended bride Rani (Pooja); reels under debts and loses his auto; and the race to his rival ’son of a gun’ (John Vijay going jarringly overboard with his act), we watch it all with disinterested objectivity. For we neither feel empathy towards Chandru’s plight nor elation when his fortunes turn around overnight.
Arya plays Chandru with casual ease bringing out the wild shades in the character effectively. Lal as Bigle and Jegan as ‘Supply’ give necessary support.
Pooja could have been better utilised than the few scenes she gets. Some of the lines are off-colour and make you squirm in embarrassment. The half-a-dozen songs thrust in haphazardly also break whatever pace the narration has. Again, there is a lot of talk about auto-racing, but the couple of races shown hardly generates any interest or thrill.
The ending is a bit abrupt too. The makers seem to have taken inspiration from the English film ‘Fast and Furious’ where late night illegal motor racing formed the plot.
One can appreciate the debutant director duo of Pushkar and wife Gayatri attempting to break away from the routine format and trying a different approach. But there is not much that involves a viewer here.
Cast & Crew:
Cast: Arya, Pooja, Lal, John Vijay, Jegan, Ashwini & Nellai Siva
Direction: Pushkar- Gayatri
Music: G.V.Prakash
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