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Thursday, 30th July 12:10 PM IST
DRISHYAM Is Compelling Edge Of Seat Thriller
Pluses: Restrained performance by Ajay Devgn, Tabbu is brilliant, Shriya Saran looks fit in character, Rajat Kapoor and other supporting cast is too good Minuses:
below par editing, dialogues are over-dramatic
Critic Rating: 4.5/5
Business Rating: 3.5/5
Verdict:
Watch it as it is rare pure thriller in Bollywood
Detailed Analysis: 'Drishyam' has made waves every time it was remade down south. It is remake of the Malayalam film by the same name, which was directed by Jeethu Joseph and starred the southern superstar Mohanlal and Meena in the lead. The same film was then made in Kannada as 'Drishya'with V. Ravichandran and Navya Nair in the lead, and also in Telugu as 'Drushyam' with Daggubati Venkatesh and Meena in the lead. It is only recently that the film was made in Tamil language as well titled 'Papanasam', which starred the legendary Kamal Haasan and Gauthami.
Director Nishikant Kamat's DRISHYAM starts off with Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) waiting at Pandolem police station in Goa. The story, then goes into a flashback mode in which it mirrors all the events that led Vijay in the present day situation. Vijay Salgaonkar is a 'fourth standard failed' middle class hard working businessman, running a cable TV business. His life revolves around movies and his family consisting of his wife Nandini Vijay Salgaonkar (Shriya Saran), his teenage daughter (Ishita Dutta) and his younger daughter. Life goes on pretty smoothly for the Salgaonkars, till one day his elder daughter bumps into a notorious Sam in a school camp. Despite repeated warnings, Sam doesn't stop pestering her, so much so that he even plants a hidden camera in her washroom. Grabbing this 'opportunity' with both the hands, Sam demands sexual favour from Vijay's daughter in return of the MMS being deleted. And when Nandini intervenes, he asks for a sexual favour from Nandini instead! Raging with anger and helplessness, Vijay's daughter hits Sam with a rod that results in him collapsing on the spot. The mother-daughter get furthermore shocked when they learn that Sam was the only son of none other than IG Meera Deshmukh (Tabu). Frightened and helpless they narrate their ordeal to Vijay when he returns back from his office in the morning. Vijay then hatches a master plan that will help his family from the clutches of the police. After this begins the cat and mouse game between Vijay and Meera. Does the 'fourth standard failed' Vijay Salgaonkar manage to protect his family, does his foolproof plan have any flaws that act as a giveaway, what happens to Sam in the end.. is what forms the rest of the story.
Performance wise Ajay Devgn does what he used to do best in 90's in films like 'Zakhm', a very restrained but intense performance. He is simply outstanding this time around. Tabbu is brilliant as cop and Shriya Saran is also fits the bill. Rajat Kapoor and rest of the supporting cast add to the film. Film has interesting plot and intriguing screenplay. Dialogues are good but at times it went overboard. Film has below par editing. Music is average. Cinematography is excellent and production design is apt.
Director Nishikant Kamat makes a very good remake and one can see his honesty in final product. He delivers one more impressive film after 'Force' and 'Mumbai Meri Jaan'. Film will release today and it might no take a big opening as it had rather dry promo. But film will improve tomorrow evening riding on glowing reviews and positive word of mouth. Good weekend and it ca emerge as one more surprise hit in 2015 after 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha', 'NH 10' and 'Badlapur'.
Go for this one, a rare perfect thriller in Bollywood! |