The movie is a captivating thriller starring Shirish, Sathya, Bobby Simha and Sentrayan as the main leads portraying a real life catastrophe in a raw and fast paced manner. Director Ananda Krishna displays such finesse in the script in only his second movie! The film spotlights on the modus operandi, repercussions and perils of chain snatching in today's scenario. The film, got a free mileage, thanks to the censor board which canvassed curiosity as they gave an ‘A’ certificate citing reasons that the film “teaches” chain snatching to the public.
The film showcases many authentic sequences on chain snatching, the gangs and their murky world. The story revolves around Madhi (Sathya) a first year Engineering student who is annoyed by his college girl friend to buy a fancy bike and expensive gadgets to concur with other rich students, but his father and brother Arivu (Shirish) cannot afford his extravagant lifestyle and greedy desires and this causes him to take a drastic step into a crime which leads to tragic results for the entire family. The movie's supremacy is in the detailing of the organized chain snatching and the new wrinkles of the underworld that has been filmed with great élan. The scene where Nishanth explains the rudiments of chain-snatching is an eye opener for everyone.
Congratulations to the new face (correct me if I am wrong) Sathya for his startling depiction of Madhi who, with his very ordinary looks and a nasal tone brings to life an everyday boy who can change into an obstinate murderer and criminal when he takes the bait of easy money. Bobby Simha as the villain Guna has very little screen time, but makes his presence felt with his riveting performance. Shirish as Arivu has given a neat performance in both sentiment scenes with his family or the close-to-life action scenes. Sendrayan has exhibited a dramatizing performance in both the darker side and lighter shades of his character. Yet another winner from Yogi Babu who just gets one scene in the movie and emerges successful in tickling our funny bones. Kudos to the director who has drawn uniformly good performances from all actors.
Technicians are the backbone of the movie with cinematographer N.S. Udhayakumar who has set a raw tone that the script demands and maintained it throughout. Shots like the mother’s photograph reflecting on the table upside down and the first bike ride of Sathya for a crime captured clumsily from the beach water drive are top notch. Slick editing by M.Ramesh Bhaarathi adds to the thrill and the extreme top angle zoom out wide shots of Chennai registers the tile "Metro" brilliantly. Songs and RR by Johan though are non-catchy are still apt and form an integral part of the narration. Stylish and realistic dialogues are an interesting element in the movie.
On the flip side, the screenplay, which is for most parts realistic, becomes filmi when Shirish turns into an action hero who quite easily walks into the Gold mafia’s den killing the henchmen, while the same den is shown as occult in the first half. The predominant violence and liberal usage of drugs could definitely be toned down for a universal watch.
The film showcases many authentic sequences on chain snatching, the gangs and their murky world. The story revolves around Madhi (Sathya) a first year Engineering student who is annoyed by his college girl friend to buy a fancy bike and expensive gadgets to concur with other rich students, but his father and brother Arivu (Shirish) cannot afford his extravagant lifestyle and greedy desires and this causes him to take a drastic step into a crime which leads to tragic results for the entire family. The movie's supremacy is in the detailing of the organized chain snatching and the new wrinkles of the underworld that has been filmed with great élan. The scene where Nishanth explains the rudiments of chain-snatching is an eye opener for everyone.
Congratulations to the new face (correct me if I am wrong) Sathya for his startling depiction of Madhi who, with his very ordinary looks and a nasal tone brings to life an everyday boy who can change into an obstinate murderer and criminal when he takes the bait of easy money. Bobby Simha as the villain Guna has very little screen time, but makes his presence felt with his riveting performance. Shirish as Arivu has given a neat performance in both sentiment scenes with his family or the close-to-life action scenes. Sendrayan has exhibited a dramatizing performance in both the darker side and lighter shades of his character. Yet another winner from Yogi Babu who just gets one scene in the movie and emerges successful in tickling our funny bones. Kudos to the director who has drawn uniformly good performances from all actors.
Technicians are the backbone of the movie with cinematographer N.S. Udhayakumar who has set a raw tone that the script demands and maintained it throughout. Shots like the mother’s photograph reflecting on the table upside down and the first bike ride of Sathya for a crime captured clumsily from the beach water drive are top notch. Slick editing by M.Ramesh Bhaarathi adds to the thrill and the extreme top angle zoom out wide shots of Chennai registers the tile "Metro" brilliantly. Songs and RR by Johan though are non-catchy are still apt and form an integral part of the narration. Stylish and realistic dialogues are an interesting element in the movie.
On the flip side, the screenplay, which is for most parts realistic, becomes filmi when Shirish turns into an action hero who quite easily walks into the Gold mafia’s den killing the henchmen, while the same den is shown as occult in the first half. The predominant violence and liberal usage of drugs could definitely be toned down for a universal watch.
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