After his impressive directorial debut with “Muni” Raghava Lawrence concentrated on acting dishing out movies which outdid each other in their mediocrity. Having pushed to the wall in search of redemption he has once again tried his hands on direction. He has stuck to his strengths which he has showcased & successfully at that in “Muni” that is mixing horror with comedy. In this sequel he has also touched upon a good social message too .
That the movie is shot with a shoe-string budget is evident from the cast & crew as well the tackiness of the CG effects in particular & technical details of the movie in general. Raghava Lawrence has once again managed to present a movie with a crisp screenplay with double the dose of horror compared the former with a lot of scenes making one jump in his seat with fright. Comedy has also worked out well with Kovai Sarala & Divyadarshini ruling the roost in this department.
On the down side , as usual a hero introduction action sequence followed by a “mass” song makes one squirm in the seat right at the outset. First half an hour or so is mindless with no direction whatsoever .Movie meanders until the appearance of the ghost. Certain aspects like Lawrence climbing onto each & every one of his female relatives hips in fright & certain dialogues here and there are quiet repulsive.
SharathKumar deserves kudos for accepting the role of a transgender in the first place & deserves praise for doing so convincingly without caricaturizing it. Raghava Lawrence reprise his role of a phasmophobic youngster who is courageous & macho otherwise ! Laxmi Rai has nothing much to do while Kovai Sarala & Divyadarshini bring down the roof with laughter with their comic antics & hilarious dialogue & lingo.
Thaman’s music with respect to songs have nothing much to rave about but his background score is adequate in elevating the thrilling effects & the mood of the movie.
Vetri’s cinematography is adequate but the movie is nowhere close to “Muni” as far as technical finesse is concerned.
Raghava Lawrence might have hit the bulls eye with his second directorial venture too with the movie keeping the viewer engaged with the occurrence on screen . On the whole, “Kanchana” is watchable if one is tolerant enough to excuse certain shortcomings & crassness here & there and able to appreciate a valuable message driven home.
Bottomline: Will surly scare you...
3/5
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