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MOVIE:Kathakali
Cast: Vishal, Catherine, Karunas and Others
Directed by: Pandya Raj
Produced by: Vishal
Banner: VFF Productions
Music by: Hiphop Thamizha
Release Date: 2016-03-18
Kathakali Movie Review
Vishal's recent Tamil release Kathakali has been dubbed into Telugu with the same name. It is a whodunit murder mystery that is sprinkled with regular commercial elements like romance, comedy and action. It is fairly engaging to an extent but soon looses the fizzle because of thin story and lazy writing towards the end.
What is it about?
Kamalakar (Vishal) and his family are tortured by a local rowdy Samba who is against Kamalakar's brother's wish to setup an independent business. Kamalakar seeks revenge but he moves on. While he is about to marry his girlfriend (Catherine), Samba is killed and Kamalakar is the prime suspect for the murder. Kamalakar doesn't know how to get out of the trap laid by a cunning police officer. So he executes a plan to find the murderer.
Performances:
Vishal is good as the regular guy. This is one of his finest performances till date. Cathrine is okay as the girlfriend. She goes missing after a point. She is just used for the romantic track and is hardly seen in the second half. Karunas comedy doesn't work. The actor who played the role of police inspector is menacing. Jayaprakash is wasted.
Technicalities:
Songs are not impressive and thankfully there are only a couple of them in it. BGM is impressive though. That whistle sound is nicely done. Cinematography is fine. Most part of the movie runs in dark and the cinematographer did a very good job in setting the mood right with his lighting. Editing is crisp. Production values are decent.
Thumbs Up:
Mystery element
Thrilling Sequences
Thumbs Down:
Romantic episode
Comedy
Analysis:
Like most of the Tamil films, Kathakali too had a simple plot but an interesting screenplay. It is based on the revenge drama but Pandya Raj did it in whodunit style. It takes so much time to get on track. Romantic episode between Vishal and Catherine is anything but interesting. Same scenes are repeated until we get bored of it.
Story gets interesting before the interval as the main villain is killed and all fingers point at the hero. Pandya Raj did well in holding the interest of the viewers for a while, but even the mystery element gets uninteresting as the film takes predictable path. Climax part looks contrived as if the director is in a hurry to end it.
Kathakali could have been better had the director continued to throw surprises at us until the end. Even the big reveal at the end didn't make an impact because of lazy and cinematic climax. There are scenes that are worth watching but Kathakali falls flat on a whole.
What is it about?
Kamalakar (Vishal) and his family are tortured by a local rowdy Samba who is against Kamalakar's brother's wish to setup an independent business. Kamalakar seeks revenge but he moves on. While he is about to marry his girlfriend (Catherine), Samba is killed and Kamalakar is the prime suspect for the murder. Kamalakar doesn't know how to get out of the trap laid by a cunning police officer. So he executes a plan to find the murderer.
Performances:
Vishal is good as the regular guy. This is one of his finest performances till date. Cathrine is okay as the girlfriend. She goes missing after a point. She is just used for the romantic track and is hardly seen in the second half. Karunas comedy doesn't work. The actor who played the role of police inspector is menacing. Jayaprakash is wasted.
Technicalities:
Songs are not impressive and thankfully there are only a couple of them in it. BGM is impressive though. That whistle sound is nicely done. Cinematography is fine. Most part of the movie runs in dark and the cinematographer did a very good job in setting the mood right with his lighting. Editing is crisp. Production values are decent.
Thumbs Up:
Mystery element
Thrilling Sequences
Thumbs Down:
Romantic episode
Comedy
Analysis:
Like most of the Tamil films, Kathakali too had a simple plot but an interesting screenplay. It is based on the revenge drama but Pandya Raj did it in whodunit style. It takes so much time to get on track. Romantic episode between Vishal and Catherine is anything but interesting. Same scenes are repeated until we get bored of it.
Story gets interesting before the interval as the main villain is killed and all fingers point at the hero. Pandya Raj did well in holding the interest of the viewers for a while, but even the mystery element gets uninteresting as the film takes predictable path. Climax part looks contrived as if the director is in a hurry to end it.
Kathakali could have been better had the director continued to throw surprises at us until the end. Even the big reveal at the end didn't make an impact because of lazy and cinematic climax. There are scenes that are worth watching but Kathakali falls flat on a whole.
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