It was a long time before we saw Sundar C handling story, screenplay, dialogues and direction. Last time, it was Madhavan starrer ‘Rendu’ that proved to be a good success in box office. Off the late, Sundar C hop-skipped into the arena of acting and won laurels for his new attempt. Now he is back to the pavilion of wielding megaphone for the film ‘Nagaram’.
Movie: Nagaram
Banner: Avni Cine Makers Pvt. Ltd
Production: Kushboo
Direction: Sundar C
Star-casts: Sundar C, Anuya, Vadivelu, G Srinivasan, Bose Venkat and others
Music: Thaman S
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
It was a long time before we saw Sundar C handling story, screenplay, dialogues and direction. Last time, it was Madhavan starrer ‘Rendu’ that proved to be a good success in box office. Off the late, Sundar C hop-skipped into the arena of acting and won laurels for his new attempt. Now he is back to the pavilion of wielding megaphone for the film ‘Nagaram’.
According to Sundar C, the film is nothing but his brainchild as he crafted the screenplay with much interesting ingredients and produced by his home banner, he boasted of lots of creative freedom.
However, it’s somewhat disappointing to see that the film is nothing but a rework of Hollywood movie ‘Carlito’s Way’ that had Al Pacino, Sean Penn and Penelope Ant Hill in lead roles.
The film’s narrative style is same as the American movie as it opens with Selvam (Sundar C), a criminal being treated inside an Intensive Care Unit. The film travels to the flashback sequences where Selvam is coming out of prison for a criminal activity for the sake of his boss Bhai (veteran actor G. Srinivasan). With the help of his friend-police Sakkara Pandi (Bose Venkat), he comes out of prison and decides to quit the criminal activities. Offered a new job by Bhai, Selvam heads to Hyderabad, where he meets Bharathi (Anuya of SMS fame), a professional dancer. Both fall in love with each other and decide to get married. But sooner, Selvam is dragged by his past life and is drenched in unavoidable problems with a twist in climax.
Sundar C performs well with the right emotions. He doesn’t overreact and there are no heroisms, which is something new in his films. His performance level is far better than in his previous movies. Actress Anuya looks glamorous patently with her saris and makes an impressive performance. She stands out as a professional actress. Vadivelu’s comedy tracks are hilarious and he makes sure of amusing us. Bose Venkat does justice to his role while veteran actor G. Srinivasan is so energetic even at this age.
Thamman’s songs are nice as some of them stay in our minds even after walking out of theatres. But the background score is overloud and harsh. Cinematography is top-notching and editing is appreciable.
Although the film is inspired from a Hollywood movie ‘Carlito’s Way’, Sundar C has blended more commercial elements to the film thereby keeping the audiences intact throughout the show.
Verdict: Go watch it for entertainment.
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