“Unnai Pol Oruvan ” , a remake of the hindi hit “A Wednesday ” is a well made movie that seeks to interpret how a south Indian “Common man ” & a south Indian Policeman will react in that given situation. In its own way it does justice to that effect. When one have power-packed performers like Kamalhassan & Mohanlal on board it is bound to be a delight for the connoisseurs. The exchanges between them are especially of high quality & heavy-duty.
While Kamalhassan is as subtle as he can get in the role of the common man which he does effortlessly with his characteristic witticism resurfacing now & then Mohanlal is an absolute delight in the role of a dynamic yet vulnerable policeman. One yearns for more from these two masters especially when the movie gets over in less than two hours itself.
Among the supporting cast Lakshmi does a adequate job while others like Ganesh Venkataraman , Poonam Kaur , Anuja Iyer look pleasant onscreen but bring about an aura of artificiality around their performances.
Shruthi Hassan’s re-recording is cool & modern with ample use of silence to elevate certain sequences.
Manoj Soni ‘s cinematography is excellent .
Chakri makes his debut as director with this movie.
Though the movie moves at a serious clip intelligent use of witticism adds spice to the proceedings. Though one expected more powerful dialogues from Kamalhassan’s pen he disappoints . Also unnecessary use of CM’s mimicry voice spoils the seriousness of the sequence.
One thing which is evident from seeing the movie is that the makers have made this movie in a hurried manner so as to release the movie to coincide with the celebrations of Kamalhassan completing 50 years of acting. In that hasty endeavor the quality of the end product has become the casualty.
Bottomline : Hassan & Lal fan’s delight .
3.5/5
1 comment:
Unnaipol oruvan, one of the best movies depicting the reaction of a citizen to the current troubles faced by him though can be watched only on screens rather in a realistic life. I feel kamal hasan has been tranquilised by the film community of South as a role model for best acting. But I couldn't see him as a common stupid man at most of the parts in the film after watching Naseeruddin Shah. I cannot imagine Unnaipol oruvan without Mohanlal. The movie could be nothing without him. Shruti Haasan keeps us to enjoy the thrill in the movie till the end.
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