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Nayagan - Movie Review |
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Starring:
J.K. Rithish, Ramana, Sangeetha, Vaiyapuri, Pandiyarajan,
Anandraj
Direction: Saravanashakthi
Music: Mariya Manogar
Production: V.K. Vijayakumar Reddy |
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Remakes
are not uncommon, but they are usually adapted from other
languages. Here, we have quite a unique scenario where a movie
that has been made in Tamil has been remade. And, it is not
even a remake of an old classic. It has been adapted from
a movie that failed grossly at the box office, Ashwin’s
(son of S.Ve Shekhar) Vegam. But interestingly, this version
works better than the others that came before it. What is
more interesting is that Vegam was inspired from the English
thriller Cellular based on which a Hindi movie Speed had released
about this time last year. That, too, was a disaster. So,
Nayagan in effect is the third edition of a story that has
not seen much success except with its English original, with
a few changes and extra twists. But here’s the nice
thing: this new version actually works as a decent thriller.
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It
revolves around a heinous crime racket, a valiant police
officer and a phone call that draws a man into a dangerous
whirlpool. Anandraj plays the crime kingpin who runs
a drugs and pedophile racket with the help of his elder
brother. He comes across as a sadistic criminal whose
gut wrenching acts can even make policemen squirm. As
the crime rate in the city starts increasing, enter
J.K. Rithish as an inspector of police to whom the case
is handed.
Meanwhile, Ramana who is on his way to his place to
marry his fiancée gets a mystery call. The female
voice at the other end of the call tells him something
that draws him into a web of conspiracy, and hurls him
into a dangerous game where anything can be lost. But,
the imploring female voice in the phone doesn’t
let him walk off.
All the different knots are brought together in the
climax to provide a fairly interesting movie. The suspense
is decently maintained, as is the tempo and the twists
–all of it has been well crafted. The movie is
shot well, especially the song scenes where one can
see that expenses have not been spared to give us pleasing
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J.K.
Rithish has quite a few one-liners, especially where he is
projected pompously. But the director, Saravanashakthi, has
managed to prevent them from appearing garish or redundant.
Anadraj has gained some semblance of form after a long time.
Sangeetha too appears in the movie.
All in all, Nayagan is a movie that does not leave you crestfallen.
Considering that it does not have very high expectations attached
to it, the movie may pass muster. Also, helping it will be
the failure of some of the big releases over the past few
weeks.
Verdict – does not disappoint
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