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Kalloori movie review |
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Kalloori
Cast
: Tamanna, Akhil, Balamurugan, Hema, Rajeswari, Sailatha,
Mayareddy, Arunkumar, Alex, Prakash
Direction: Balaji Sakthivel
Music: Joshua Sridhar
Production: Shankar |
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If
you thought Balaji Sakthivel’s earlier venture Kadhal
to be a roller coaster ride of emotions, Kalloori isn’t
any different. A story that is thread bare woven around the
life of a group of friends from school who go on to join the
same college - Government Arts College, near Madurai. It is
about this gang of four girls and five boys who value their
friendship and how an inclusion of a new friend in college
brings about turmoil in their relationships. In a nutshell,
it is college days revisited and all that come along. But
it isn’t any love triangle and there is no cheeky romance
you would expect out of college flicks. |
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Akhil
plays Muthu, an athlete, sprinter to be precise; Kayal,
essayed by Hemalatha makes amends in the gang, and Tamanna
plays Shobana the new entrant to the gang. Muthu sets
eyes on Shobana on the first day of college, who is
all gloomy over the loss of her mother in an accident.
Kayal slowly gets her into their gang as they rescue
her during a ragging session and she slowly gels with
the rest on hearing their modest backgrounds. Shobana
is a girl from a relatively well to do family with convent
education from Bangalore and with an impending admission
at Birla Academy at Delhi, her stay in the college remains
a question till she gets to know the members of the
gang. Her relationship with the group grows slowly and
she drops the idea of going to Delhi much to her father's
disappointment. Kayal who is from a house of five girls
is one who believes that friendship between a boy and
a girl needn't necessarily end in love and that it can
remain pure. This is where the conflict phase begins
as she tries to stress on this fact in as many situations
as possible and even challenges the host of a talk show
she gets to be part of.
When Shobana's attraction to Muthu grows into love and
Muthu starts reciprocating, they are caught between
remaining true friends and turning lovers that they
feel might tarnish their relationship with the rest
who believe true friends don't really turn lovers. Whether
they suppress their emotions for the sake of friendship
or let it take over forms the crux of the story interfused
smartly within the life of rural college students coupled
with their socio - economic compulsions that force them
to graduate with flying colors. The story leads to an
unexpected and gruesome climax that leaves you with
a lump in your throat. |
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Director Balaji Sakthivel has shown several issues like
political turmoil affecting normal lives in towns and
students coming to the help of citizens in a matter-of-fact
way, very intricately weaved into the script. But where
he loses grip is that the story lacks consistency, the
fact that a movie that deals with the life of college
students and their coming of age isn't always easy to
narrate does hit you but the glitches in bringing them
all together lingers in your mind all through. Kudos
to the director though for highlighting the highs and
lows of college life through events like culturals,
their daily bus travel, class room sequences and sharing
meals. Not to mention, his handling of emotions leaves
you in tears most of the times. In fact it is this that
holds the movie together and it does so very well. The
climax seems a bit contrived in spite of being riveting,
however its resemblance to an incident that is in the
news now might add to the publicity of the movie.
Hemalatha as Kayal stands out with a mature performance and Tamanna as Shobana slowly grows on you while you tend to identify with Muthu as the story progresses; they all have a promising future. The chemistry between Muthu and Shobana is the highlight of the movie. The friends who play small roles lend credibility to their characters and give life to the proceedings.
Art
direction and Cinematography come in for special mention
solely because they blend seamlessly with the narration
and are inconspicuous. Joshua Sridhar's music is amazing
and helps convey the emotions. His background score
shows maturity and picturization of the songs Idhu Sariya...
and Vanthanam… warrant special mention. |
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Blame
it on the lack of stunts, item numbers with pelvic thrusts and
dance sequences - the movie moves at a mellifluous pace, something
that might have an impact on its prospects at the box office.
If it works, it is purely because of the director and the emotions
he has been able to extract from the actors.
Applause
to the passionate brave hearts of Tamil cinema – producer
Shankar & his team for their sincere efforts to bring quality
movies.
Verdict: Not for the cheeky romantics.
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