Nana Varuven has the expertise of speeding to edit the primary draft of a movie that has an excellent concept at its coronary heart. The movie, written by Dhanush and directed by his brother Selvaraghavan, has a wacky and depraved concept on the core – a movie about sibling rivalry by real-life brothers. Now that is a film we will watch. It’s a pity that that is solely an concept and by no means develops right into a flesh and blood film.
There is one thing unsuitable with Nana Varuven from the phrase Jaane. Even Dhanush as Prabhu (he performs a double function within the movie) feels a bit awkward and artificial. And it is a loaded assertion for an actor who has you rooting for your self in a cameo within the Russo Brothers, in any other case overwhelming The Gray Man. You let these shortcomings linger since you are positive that quickly one thing surprising might be resolved on the display screen. The lack of publicity has labored within the movie’s favor – the largest thriller in regards to the movie is its type. When it is revealed, it is an exhilarating shock that leaves you excited for what’s to return. For a second, you’ll suppose the producers are genius for not selling the movie. The pleasure is short-lived as the sensation of amazement is changed by awe within the second half. Those delicate flaws change into outstanding and the movie betrays you, resulting in a betrayal of you.
As far because the story is anxious, Naane Varuven is Kamal Haasan’s re-imagining of Aalavandan as a supernatural horror. Kathir and Prabhu are twins. There is one thing sinister in regards to the older twin, who’s severely punished by his father for his horrific acts. Once he’s tied up within the yard of the home and kidnapped by a psychopath (performed by Selvaraghavan) who likes to hunt people with bow and arrow. Kathir escapes and turns into a demon and turns into one. The sufferer turns into the hunter and so forth. All that is ‘stated’ in a scene or two. It has no references or description, which is a very powerful function of this movie. Eventually, Kathir was deserted by his mom and youthful brother. The youthful brother leads a traditional joyful life with an understanding spouse Bhuvana (Indhuja Ravichandran) and daughter Satya. Things take a giant flip when Satya begins appearing unusual after spending a trip in Himachal Pradesh. Prabhu learns that the ghost of his previous has returned to hang-out him.
Even as a narrative, there may be nothing new about Nana Varuven. It has all of the tropes of a typical horror movie, with a good portion resembling The Conjuring (2013). The movie takes the straightforward route, there are quite a lot of performances because the movie resorts to voiceovers and gradual dialogues to maneuver ahead. Another such mistake is actor Prabhu taking part in the function of a psychotherapist (Prabhu), who additionally occurs to be a religious healer. I imply, why hassle writing one other character, proper? Two roles for one paycheck! We even have Yogi Babu because the ‘good friend of the hero’, who’s irrelevant to the proceedings of the movie. Selvaraghavan himself calls out the folly of the character, however self-awareness would not take him away.
Surprisingly, regardless of all its shortcomings, the movie doesn’t punish you. Dhanush could have been domineering as Prabhu, however as Kathir he shines. In a scene on the finish of the movie, Dhanush exhibits what he’s able to. The nice high quality of his appearing appears incompatible with shoddy movie. For that temporary second, all of your complaints in regards to the movie go away… however that is all for that temporary second. The remainder of the time you’re simply trying on the ruins of an deserted concept.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
