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| EASAN
MOVIE REVIEW |
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| Review
by : Behindwoods review board |
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| Starring:
Sasikumar, Abhinaya, Aparna, Vaibhav,
AL Alagappan
Direction:
Sasikumar
Music:
James Vasanthan
Production:
Sasikumar
Sasikumar
who brought in a new method of story telling
in Tamil films with Subramaniapuram and
Nadodigal is back with Easan and this
time around he has spun his story in an
urban milieu. Supporting him in this enterprise
is producer AL Azhagappan, Kaja Moideen,
Samudirakani, Malayalam director Blessy
along with Vaibhav, Abinaya and others.
Although the premise in Easan is urban,
its quintessential sensibilities are
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definitely bucolic and Sasikumar’s gimlet-eyed
exploration of the subject warrants a special mention.
Chezhian (Vaibhav) is the son of politician Deivanayagam
(AL Azhagappan) and is exactly like one speckled with
vices. He falls in love with Reshma (Aparna), the
daughter of a business tycoon from Karnataka. Deivanayagam
agrees to this match with an ulterior motive and that’s
when Chezhian goes missing. The trail to Chezhian
is what Easan is all about that has been narrated
in a riveting manner in the second half.
The film opens with ‘Inda Iravu Daan Pogude’
number (nicely done) which is followed by the chase
of a lone girl in a two-wheeler by a group of drunken
boys in the middle of the night which leads to her
death. The story further unfurls with the boys being
taken into custody by the police and Vaibhav aiding
them with a helpless ACP Sangaiya (Samudirakani) as
a mute spectator.
Further on, the film moves with the various power
games played by the politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen
dotted with the pubs of city life, rave parties and
hookah joints. Sasikumar also throws in the frolic
of lower strata with the ‘jilla vittu jilla’
number.
The tight grip that Sasikumar has on his audience
for the first few minutes slackens slowly and the
rest of the 1st half is filled with events and characters
that leave you with wonder as to what the director
wants to convey. Sasi has you in perplexity as to
what the genre of the film is going to be - whether
it is a political battle or a societal theme. The
slow and ambiguous narration also tests the endurance
levels of the audience. However, he makes up for all
these in the second half where the film picks up momentum
and zooms through with an intense climax.
The specialty about Easan is there is no hero, there
is no heroine or for that matter there is not a single
character that monopolizes the screen. And more so,
there is a surprise package in the identity of Easan
which is new to Tamil cinema. There are some appealing
twists and there is an interesting aspect of cyber
hacking too.
All the characters have done their part with good
understanding. Samudirakani, Azhagappan, Namo Narayana
and Blessy stand out and there is not much to explore
for Vaibhav and Abhinaya. Wonder what the director
has against Silambarasan to show a character and a
voice like him in the pub with a heroine in hand.
The Jilla Vittu number is an unnecessary intrusion
and does not help the film in anyway except to give
the audience their break. The first half, barring
the first few minutes, is a non-linear presentation.
On the technical side, cameraman Kadhir, editor Ramesh,
music director James Vasanthan have worked in tandem
with the film.
Through Easan, Sasikumar has attempted to convey the
dangers of city life when not dealt with carefully
and it could also ring in a warning to people who
take things lightly. For those who feel the anachronism
in rape followed by suicide, the director has given
his answer through the origin of his characters. If
Sasi has pruned some of the sequences, Easan would
have been a riveting offering.
Verdict: An urban dark tale
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Sasikumar,
Abhinaya,
Aparna,
Vaibhav,
James
Vasanthan |
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