A murderer on the loose gets shot when Policemen and his former associates separately chase him down. A medical student saves his life allowing the murderer to gain consciousness & flee. He then chooses the medical student, now under police custody, as his bait in his attempt to perform a task which has a night’s deadline. The rescuer and the rescued are chased down by cops and the criminal gang on a chilling night in this chilling tale.
Language:
Tamil
Running Time:
144 mins
Rating:
U/A
Release date:
27 September 2013
Directed by:
Mysskin
Produced by:
Mysskin
Written by:
Mysskin
Starring:
Sri
Mysskin
Adithya
Shaji
Music by:
Ilaiyaraaja
Shot by:
Balaji V Rangha
Editing by:
R.Gopinath
Distributed by:
Lone Wolf Productions

What’s Hot

  • Mysskin, mysteries & midnights – The combination that often impresses doesn’t fail in presentation here as well. The initial chase sequences as the story unfolds move viewers to the edge of their seats.
  • Ilaiyaraaja’s symphony style music provides a wonderful canopy for the mysterious plot the film reveals gradually.
  • The candid-shots of Balaji Rangha work, with all those typical Kurosawa style inputs from Mysskin.
  • Coming to performances, Sri does a commendable job in scenes where he is left to perform on his own and shows how Naren was forced to act the way he did in Anjaadhe in scenes where he replicates what Mysskin had expected of him! Mysskin, in his own role as Wolf, packs a punch with noteable support from Shaji who plays CBCID officer Lal.
  • To some extent, the dry sarcastic comedy in the midst of serious scenes work but it is about time Mysskin steps up the gear and goes beyond the usual.

What’s Not

    Two basic requisites of taut mystery/murder thrillers are:

    1. An intelligent set of people choosing the main character;

  • Thamba & his clownish gang members comprising a bald guy in shades, a Lays-chips addict, two clad in eye-hurting Martial arts outfits & two bikers who roam around the city with not much purpose don’t make for intelligent chasers.

    • 2. A solid foundational story that, by itself, would justify all the killing.

  • The story that Wolf narrates in the climax doesn’t answer many questions & is something that most of the viewers would have already known and borders ‘boredom-inducing’ despite the honest intentions and touching background score!

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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

Deceptively good on the surface, with inconspicuous dents as one goes deep into it.