It was quite refreshing to view a Tamil film made very close to reality, in recent times.
#SaiPallavi in her lead role has proved that she is close to #NanditaDas in her acting prowess. The variations from sublime to sternness, come so naturally to her and the change could happen within a flicker of a second. She requires to be specially congratulated for choosing good scripts with a message for the society.
As a child who herself had suffered harassment, the moral high ground held by the character throughout requires special attention.
In pursuit of justice for her father, she admonishes the advocate saying he need not look at the case from all angles but only from 'her' angle, to save her father. But this very character ultimately being prepared to look at the issues from another angle, when her father was nearly out of it, is a great script and message. Sai Pallavi has brilliantly portrayed it, without any drama, but with firmness, sorrow and conviction.
She has been ably supported by Kaali Venkat, as the advocate who rises up to the occasion for a cause. His performance brings pity and makes our heart break when we see that he has a great intention, but limitations come in the way. He has brought out sincerity in all its glory.
The transgender Judge, sincere Police Officer, the journalist who wants to do justice to her job but is pressurized into doing things due to the compulsion of TRP ratings, the victims's father, are all beautifully portrayed.
Even the dogs shown in the film have acted.
The direction is great, not allowing any let or hindrance in the movie.
A milestone movie with a message. The message is that anything is possible, with any one. No matter how they may look, how they have behaved in earlier or different situations, what their age or status in life is, etc.
'You believe in the stars, days, astrology and all, but not in me, because I am a girl - not a boy', That is a great statement.
In one of the last frames, the journalist says, 'They may say that to be born a woman, one should have done a lot of great penance, but in reality being a woman is a great ordeal, every day'. That is another message.
I am greatly moved by your comment.Recently I chanced to read a book by Dr.Sashi Kala -WHAT GOES ROUND....The plot went round and round in my mind and it took more than a week to come out of the book.... I had a shock initially because the vocabulary of the first few chapters left an impression as though I should have taken a post-graduation in Oxford...Some how I finished the book of 44K word long novel ...It took 4 hours to read.I normally read THE PREFACE TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE by Dr.Johnson of 16K in three hours..The plot is the same..I struck my impressions in 400 words.
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