Director V.Z.Dhorai has presented a tale of child trafficking and the story takes the protagonist, Shaam, to the far corners of India starting from Chennai to Kolkata. Basically he has to navigate his way around the country, looking for his kid, based on the clues that he pieces together at various points.
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Language:
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Tamil
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Running Time:
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131 mins
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Rating:
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U
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Release date:
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20 September 2013
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Directed by:
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V. Z. Durai
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Produced by:
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Najimudeen Majid
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Written by:
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Jeyamohan
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Starring:
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Shaam
Poonam Kaur
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Music by:
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Srikanth Deva
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Shot by:
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Krishnasamy
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Editing by:
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N. Arun Kumar
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Distributed by:
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Studio 9
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What’s Hot
- The research that the director has done on this topic and intelligent tidbits placed in the script are noteworthy.
- Shaam’s earnest hard work can’t be questioned. He has invested a lot physically and also in emoting. He brings out emotions like suffering, desperation, helplessness and aggression in this lifetime portrayal.
- The climax and some of the leading episodes in Kolkata, ought to connect with the viewer for their sentimental value.
- Among the many villains in the movie, the actor who plays the homosexual Diwakar has a bit of scope and he has done his theatrics well.
- The camera work by Krishnasamy gives the movie, the rough and gritty look that the director must have envisioned.
- Super Subbarayan’s action scenes have been done convincingly by Shaam.
What’s Not
- Shaam’s bland voice and bad diction brings down his overall performance a bit.
- Poonam Kaur’s lip sync is out of place and she also overacts most of the time which adds to the depressing mood.
- The treatment lets the movie down as it tends to become too tedious, loud and over-the-top inspite of being very honest.
- The background score by Srikanth Deva is jarring and doesn’t add to the movie’s emotional core. The songs seem redundant even though they are montages.
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