#KaaviyaThalaivanMovie review | 3.5 / 5 @Cinemalead Staring :Siddharth, Prithviraj, Vedhika, Nasser, Anaika Director :Vasanthabalan Music :AR Rahman Production :Y Not Studios, Radiance Media When the world is searching for new dimensions in space, director Vasantha Balan has taken us back into the past to revisit our rich drama days. The drama culture is something which most of us might have not experienced, at least the new generation yo-yo boys. For obvious reasons, Kaaviya Thalaivan had enormous expectations from the cinema lovers. And the first impression is that the movie has kept up to its hype and came out quite well. Kaaviya Thalaivan is a story of two drama artistes in a troupe and their relationship. The film touches upon various negative human emotions like fear of failure, jealousy, ego, guilt and deception. Once the negative emotions overtake the good side of a human being, the downfall of humanity begins. Vasantha Balan neatly portrayed this subtle plot with the backdrop of two competing drama artistes. When the competition becomes unhealthy, what happens to the individuals forms the rest of the story. The film also shows the rise and the fall of Drama culture and its performers. Technicalities: Director Vasantha Balan has to be appreciated for neatly gift-wrapping a simple plot in the most authentic and unique form possible. The screenplay was detailed and well researched. The characterization is brilliant and Kaaviya Thalaivan is an example of inspired direction where a vision is made into reality. The dialogues were colloquial and not literary. The Tamil language 100 years back was not the same as today. The authenticity of the language was missing. But the conversations will touch your heart and hits you hard. AR Rahman’s music is the actual hero of the film. Try watching the film with yours ears closed. You wouldn’t be able to get under the skin of each scene and decipher its emotional value. In that sense, ARR was brilliant. He just took us into each scene and it just gets better and better. Songs were good and fitted into the situations quite well. Cinematography by Nirav Shaw was absolutely perfect. The character framing, camera angles were simple and flawless. However, the film looked bright and colorful. A much warmer color tone would have given a more period feel to the film. May be that’s the task of the DI coloring team. Editing by Praveen was tight and smooth. There were a few abrupt cuts but it didn’t hamper the flow. The song positioning in the 2ndhalf lacked logic and seemed out of place. Otherwise, runtime of 150 minutes is pretty acceptable. The art department and the stylists had to be appreciated to give an authentic feel to the entire frame in every scene. The props, the houses and everything in between and around were well taken care of. Performances: For Prithviraj, these types of emotional characters are a cakewalk. Such a brilliant performer and he did complete justice to this role, which had some negative shades to it. His subtle changes in facial expressions were too good. For Siddharth, this character will be his toughest till date. There was a lot of scope for acting and he lived up to his role. He was good in the courageous and love portions. In the emotional scenes, especially the crying portions didn’t have much impact. He got a bit more screen time than Prithviraj and he made the best use of it. Vedhika, a student of director Bala, needs no acting lessons. She was brilliant with her eyes and face expressions. She danced well and performed like a charm. Nasser and Thambi Ramaiah are seasoned performers and did their parts with ease. Anaika played the pretty princess and looked out of sync with her dubbing. Overall, Kaaviya Thalaivan is brimming with loads of awesome performances and purest forms of acting. Review: Though predictable, Kaaviya Thalaivan stands out for taking us back into the past and show the rich drama culture of Tamil Nadu. Flawless performances and technically sound makes it a perfect film. Vasantha Balan’s screenplay could have been a bit tighter. The rise and fall of the characters happens quickly so the film slightly shifts focus from the central theme. But the film is quite engaging except for the placement of a romantic dream number between two Swadeshi drama sequences.The film is a must watch for the sincere effort from the team to make a simple film in an interesting period backdrop. If you want to experience some genuine acting, then watch Kaaviya Thalaivan. -Rakesh Reddy Verdict : A classic from Vasantha Balan!
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 07:16:28 +0000
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