Cast: Vijay Antony, Trupti Ravindra, Harini Sundararajan, Cell Murugan, Sunil Kriplani, Vaigai Chandrasekhar
Crew:
Cinematography by Shelly Calist
Music by Vijay Antony
Editing by Raymond Derrick Crasta
Written & Directed by Arun Purushothaman
Produced by Ramanjaneyulu Juvvaji, Fathima Vijay Antony
Bhadrakaali marks to be Vijay Antony’s 25th film. The actor has been choosing different scripts and interesting concepts that suit him. He promised Bhadrakaali to be another remarkable film from him and the film also has positive talk in industry circles. Let’s discuss about the film in detail.
Plot:
Kittu (Vijay Antony) is a power broker in Secretariat and he uses every means and everyone in higher offices for his work. They believe he can somehow convince even Chief Minister with his contacts and criminal strategy for their work. His right hand man Maruthi (Cell Murugan) is adept at finding criminal or civil history of anyone. Kittu and Maruthi can plan and execute anything.
Even people in power tend to seek his assistance. But industrialist Abhyankar (Sunil Kriplani) is the major power centre and he doesn’t like Kittu’s interference in a land deal that he is brokering for a Central Minister. What did Kittu do to make him angry? Why did he go against him? What is his motive behind all this? Watch the movie to know more.
Analysis:
Vijay Antony is decent in this high voltage political drama. As a corrupt person who does anything to get the job done, he took upon a different character. He did well within his limitations as an actor. Sunil Kriplani fits the role by looks but as a performer he is too monotone.
Cell Murugan, Vaigai Chandrasekhar, Kiran did their roles well. There is not much for ladies to perform but they looked for for their characters. The screenplay tends to take its time in establishing the knots in the story in first hour but then derails in the second hour.
It hints at being different from other commercial political revenge films but then becomes one towards the end. It has a premise like Mahesh Babu’s Businesman and does explore systematic layers of corruption like a Shankar film but then fails in creating an emotional connect.
There are many shocking details about big scams and political vendetta, but the writing doesn’t really bring it all into a streamlined motion. While the execution is good and film engages to a level, it lacks in delivering the punch such political dramas need to offer. Overall, it is a good attempt but not a compelling film.
Bottomline:
High in concept but routine screenplay and execution.
Rating: 2.5/5
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