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Dejavu Movie Review : Dejavu, a crime thriller fails to live up to expectations

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Natarajan 612 days ago

Kind of liked it. little different storyline. Arulnidhi's performance is decent enough. The reason why the girl was murderned at the hospital is not convincing. Decent watch

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Md rizwan 620 days ago.

It's amazing story ��

Ashley Mathew Thomas 44 626 days ago

If you assume, that the movie is written and directed by few debutants, than certainly u should watch and appreciate. We need sch movies, but in a better way. Otherwise we would be flooded with cliché movies like Annathe! Coming to the movie, the first half was interesting. I wish they maintained the same mood throughout... When the second half explains all the strange Dejavu moments, the viewer goes crazy. Viewer would need to be bribed to accept the illogical, impossible things shown on screen. Some sequences were confusing to me as well, maybe thats my non native Tamil knowledge and bad subtitles!! Even in the first half, some dialogues were too childish, like the colleague explaining multiple times about why she hired an OLA cab!!.. Pros Interesting premise. Performance by certain actors - the writer for instance No masala

ARUN M 480 630 days ago

Waste of time

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Dejavu Movie Review

After completing over a decade in the industry, actor Arulnithi has earned the trademark as a thriller film hero. With his filmography in mind, it would not be a wild guess to take, that it is either a horror or crime thriller film the moment we see his name on the posters. If you had made that guess on Dejavu, voila, you are not wrong. The film tells the tale of a crime novelist whose fictional writings begin to transpire in real life causing problems to people. Actor Arulnithi who was last seen in the coming-of-age psychological drama D Block is back on screens with his mystery thriller flick Dejavu. Veteran actress Madhoo has played a vital supporting role. Debutant director Arvindh Srinivasan has directed the movie. So, how has the mystery thriller drama Dejavu come out? Will it help put actor Arulnithi back on the winning zone and reinstate his image of a bankable lead hero in Tamil cinema ? To know that let us get into the movie review.

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The entertainer is set at a weird backdrop where novelist Subramani’s (Achyuth Kumar) fictional writings transpire into reality. Dejavu opens with an inebriated Subramani experiencing the fictional characters he had written in his previous novel come into his life, and pose a threat to him. He rushes to the police station to make a complaint. Seeing his tipsy state, the cops do not take him seriously. He goes back to home and begins to pen a scene about a girl getting abducted. The very next day the scene happens in real life. A woman calls the police station and informs them that Subramani has a hand in her kidnapping.

The cops take Subramani under their custody. Shortly after his arrest, Pooja ( Smruthi Venkat ), the daughter of DGP Asha Pramod (Madhoo) goes missing. Fearing her personal connection could cloud her judgment, DGP Asha Pramod unofficially assigns the case to ACP Vikram Kumar (Arulnithi). Vikram Kumar takes charge and goes undercover to begin his investigation. To his surprise Subramani pens every move of his precisely as if he had already lived that moment. Who is Subramani, how do the events he writes transpire to reality, does he have any connection to the kidnappings, and will Vikram Kumar unearth the mystery behind this puzzle, is what makes the rest of the flick.

For starters, the way Dejavu begins is an ideal way to begin a mystery thriller. A writer claiming that his fictional characters are disturbing him in real life. This, though weird, takes us by surprise and grabs our complete attention. Debutant film maker Arvindh Srinivasan quickly backs the element of surprise by building a crime around it. The groundwork to raise a solid crime thriller is laid right. Just when we get set for a towering high rise building to be built up on it, all we see is the construction of a shaky structure. Everything unravels with ease for the protagonist after a sake-of-it setback. He does not have to break a sweat to get past the confrontations he faces to crack the case. The logical loopholes in the plot are another set of wrong stones in the brick work that upset the structural flow. But the mystery anchor prompts us to neglect the loopholes.

In order to keep the audience hooked, director Arvindh Srinivasan frames a series of twists at regular intervals. Sadly, we the audience without much work are able to sense the intent to deceive behind the twists. To place these twists new events that are irrelevant to the plot are written. Since the purpose of these events itself fails, they end up just stretching the film’s run time. Despite flaws, debutant film maker Arvindh Srinivasan built a screenplay that at least inconsistently kept us invested. But what completes a crime thriller? The startling climax. That is where Dejavu crumbles down like a house of cards. The moment the mystery is let loose, all the efforts put in to carve the path to the final show, go in vain. Suddenly, the logical loopholes that we chose to overlook, seem inexcusable. And Dejavu sent us home with oozing dissatisfaction.

Actor Arulnithi, in a way, has been consistent with his performance. The same expressions, reactions, gestures, and emotional quotient film after film that we are so used to. It is high time the actor works on them to become a better performer. Nothing special comes off of veteran actress Madhoo but she lives up to her role. Actor Achyuth Kumar, yet again is impressive with his performance. Actress Smruthi Venkat has done justice to her part. Actor Kaali Venkat is exceptional as usual. Actress Maria Vincent serves the purpose for the reason why she was roped in. Actors Mime Gopi, Ragav Vijay, Chetan, Supergood Subramani, and Yalini Rajan have all chipped in and have played their part well. The rest of the cast has delivered what was asked of them.

On the technical front, music director Ghibran’s tracks are not good but are not really bad either. His background score adds value to the film. Cinematographer P. G. Muthiah has covered the drama from the best vantage points possible. His visuals aid in setting the mysterious tone of the flick. Editor Arul E Siddharth has put his scissors at the right spots to trim out the junk clips enhancing the work of his colleague.

On the whole, debutant director Arvindh Srinivasan’s Dejavu has an interesting idea but not the able craftsman to turn that idea into a displayable effigy.

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Dejavu Movie Review: Logic goes for a toss in this rudderless thriller

Rating: ( 2 / 5).

Debutant Arvindh Srinivasan's Dejavu has an impressive start. A drunk novelist with supposed ESP (Extra Sensory Power) to predict crime scenes, pens a page describing a young girl's kidnap and his fiction turns out to be reality the next day. His predictions are so accurate that he even gets the vehicle numbers of the suspects right, even before they board into one. Though the writer's prediction game is initially fun, the film needed an equally interesting investigation track to keep the momentum going. But, sadly it doesn't. It actually does the opposite, the cumbersome investigation turns the tables and the one predicting the forthcoming event is the audience, not the writer in the story. Cast: Arulnithi, Madhoo, Achyuth Kumar, Kali Venkat, Smruthi Venkat Director: Arvindh Srinivasan

It is disappointing that the scenes which manage to escape this predictability are the ones where logic goes for a toss and the audience is taken for granted. In an attempt to make the twists unguessable Arvindh sabotages the little he had built till then by making his leads react in unusual ways and take the oddest decisions. For instance, in an ideal world, the writer would have been taken into custody within hours and the secret behind the ESP would be out in minutes. But here the DGP appoints a dull PC to overview the writer as he happily pens the crime scenes, sipping a glass of booze.

The penultimate reveals towards the end of the whodunit, makes us wonder more about 'Whys' and 'hows'. And the tool the filmmaker uses to drop these reveals is monologues! Almost every main character goes on a confession spree as if they were waiting for their turn in a queue. Had the filmmaker opted to show things visually instead of making his characters recite them, the damage would have been considerably dampened.

Achyuth Kumar and Arulnithi's invested performances and Ghibran's terrific score are perhaps the only elements that keep us invested in this unengaging ride. Casting a limited actor like Madhoo in a role with layers does take an extra toll on the overall film.

For those unaware, Dejavu was shot parallel in Telugu as Repeat , starring Naveen Chandra in Arulnithi's role. Sadly, significant chunks of the Telugu portion have been retained for the Tamil version too. This only adds more to the misery.

Dejavu has been titled so to denote the series of events that repeat themselves after a year, exactly on the same day. But the abysmal screenplay and staging of the film give us the Deja Vu of a dozen woeful thrillers that we remember for all the wrong reasons.

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Debut filmmaker Arvindh Srinivasanâ€™s Dejavu, a mystery thriller, features Arulnithi and Madhu Bala as the lead characters. Cinematographer PG Muthaiah has produced this movie, which features Kannada actor Achyuth Kumar, Kaali Venkat, Smruthi Venkat, and a few more actors as prominent characters.

The movie opens with a drunkard (Achyuth Kumar), arriving at a police station to give a complaint. He reveals a strange incident, where his fictional stories based on murders are turning into realities. Initially, the police constables perceive it as a clownery act, but sooner DSP Asha (Madhubala) realizes that the kidnapped girl in his story and reality is none other than her daughter (Smruthi Venkat). Unable to handle the case under the spotlight due to some reason, she appoints an undercover cop (Arulnithi) to crack the mystery and rescue her daughter. What unfolds next is a series of twists, turns, and revelations that will shock everyone.

Some stories are impressive when narrated, but the actual challenge is to translate them perfectly into visuals. Debutant Arvind has picked a good plot, and his works are far better than a routine package, we get from a first-timer. Actor Arulnithi has been consistently choosing unique stories, especially directed by newcomers, which earned him a good reception. In Dejavu, he has delivered what is exactly required from his character. He arrives too late in time, say nearly 25-30 minutes after this movie. The first half is decent and has interesting moments. For any thriller and mystery-based movie, the only challenge is cracking the mysteries gradually. Dejavu has some interesting twists, but the way, it has been narrated slightly simmers down the momentum. In most of the places, we are given an easy space to predict, and the climax twist blatantly looks inspired by the famous International movie, which found several remakes across Hollywood and Indian cinema (We keep it veiled due to spoiler elements).

There are lots of loopholes in the movie, which the director and team of writers should have carefully noticed and reworked. It shouldnâ€™t be â€“ I have written the scene, and I have my own reasons to justify it. Instead, it should be â€“ I have written the scene, but my justifications arenâ€™t convincing, so let me rework it. This isnâ€™t a piece of advice, but a theory that has worked with outstanding results for many filmmakers. Of course, Dejavu never looks like a movie from a debut filmmaker, and if Arvind could improvise on these factors, he will definitely score more brownie points from the next movie.

On the whole, Dejavu has a good start and keeps us engaged till the intermission portions. The second half too is convincing, but proper work over avoiding the illogical issues and loopholes would have made it an elite club mystery-thriller.

Verdict: Starts on a high note, but gradually loses its intensity and momentum during the latter part.

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DEJAVU is an investigative thriller produced by Vijay Pandi and written and directed by Arvindh Srinivasan, who before this film used to be a movie critic. DEJAVU has an intriguing beginning and manages to tick all the boxes at the beginning. It is an interesting script and offers scope for some twists and turns. They don’t make you jump off the seat but they are not dull either. The pace of the film is even and as the film progresses, especially in the second half the film starts getting predictable. The flash back by then becomes obvious and the cliché climax doesn’t make it exciting. DEJAVU could have been a lot better than it actually is, had the casting been good. Arulnithi doesn’t fit well. Madhubala disappoints. Kali Venkat is his usual self. It is Achyuth who does a brilliant job in the role of a writer. PG Muthaiah’s cinematography is good. Background score by Ghibran is average. Dialogues are good. Editing by Arul E Siddharth is okay. Direction for a debutant is good.

DEJAVU has a surprising start but ends with a dejavu.

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'Dejavu': A promising start by a newbie director (Movie Review)

21 July 2022 IANS

By Manigandan K.R.

ilm: Dejavu (Releasing in Theatres); Duration: 117 minutes; Director: Arvindh Srinivasan; Cast: Arulnithi, Achyunth Kumar, Smruthi Venkat, Chetan, Kali Venkat and Madhoo (Madhu Bala); Rating: ***1/2

Director Arvindh Srinivasan's 'Dejavu' begins as an investigative thriller and eventually turns into a revenge drama. The director, who is making his debut with this film, seems to have come up with an interesting script that is full of twists and turns.

'Dejavu' opens with a writer named Subramani (Achyuth Kumar) going to a police station to ask for protection. The writer, who is in an inebriated state, claims that the characters from the crime stories he has been writing are actually making calls to him, threatening to kill him.

Initially, the cops dismiss his statement as the rantings of a drunkard and ask him to leave the premises. But as fate would have it, it is not long before an important case gets them to realise that the incidents the man seems to be writing in his book happen exactly as soon as he writes them or as he is writing them.

The important case that leads the cops back to the writer is the kidnapping of a girl called Pooja (Smruthi Venkat). What makes the case important is that she happens to be the daughter of the Director General of Police Asha Pramod (Madhu Bala).

The DGP, who is under pressure from the government to give a rosy picture of the law and order situation in the state as elections are round the corner, puts up a brave face and tells the media that her daughter is safe and at home.

But she gets worried. As she cannot employ any of the state's resources for tracking her daughter's whereabouts, she seeks the help of a third party, who promises to send a special officer, Vikram (Arulnithi), to investigate the case.

Vikram takes over the matter and promises to bring back the daughter of the DGP safe and sound. That is easier said than done, for everything is not what it seems.

The script is refreshingly fresh and therefore, the film has your attention.

The story gets off to a good start and then starts losing steam, when suddenly a twist in the plot generates some pace to the narration. After this twist, the story has your attention for a while but again starts losing intensity until another twist appears. This cycle keeps repeating itself until the film's climax.

The film has some really good performances to offer as well. Arulnithi as the special police officer investigating the case, looks every bit the part. Kannada actor Achyuth Kumar delivers an impressive performance as a drunk writer and actor Kali Venkat as constable Ezhumalai again scores in this film with a commendable performance.

Actress Madhu Bala, who plays the DGP, however, does not fit the role.

On the technical front, P. G. Muthiah's visuals are just fantastic and Ghibran's music is just about okay.

In short, newcomer Arvindh seems to have made a promising start with 'Dejavu'.

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Dejavu Movie story -ర‌చ‌యిత పాత్ర‌లు ఎదురుతిరిగితే...

సుబ్ర‌హ్మ‌ణ్యం (అచ్యుత్ కుమార్‌) క్రైమ్ న‌వ‌ల‌లు రాస్తుంటాడు. న‌వ‌ల‌ల్లో తాను సృష్టించిన పాత్రలే త‌న‌ను బెదిరిస్తున్నాయంటూ పోలీస్ కంప్లైంట్ ఇస్తాడు సుబ్ర‌హ్మ‌ణ్యం. తాగుబోతు అయిన అత‌డి కంప్టైంట్‌ను పోలీసులు తిర‌స్క‌రిస్తారు. డీజీపీ ఆశాప్ర‌మోద్ (మ‌ధుబాల‌) కూతురు పూజ కిడ్నాప్ అవుతుంది. కిడ్నాప‌ర్స్ నుంచి వ‌చ్చిన కాల్ నంబ‌ర్‌ను పోలీసులు ట్రేస్ చేయ‌గా అది సుబ్ర‌హ్మ‌ణ్యం నంబ‌ర్‌గా తేలుతుంది.

సుబ్ర‌హ్మ‌ణ్యానికి మీడియా స‌పోర్ట్ ఉండ‌టంతో అత‌డిని అరెస్ట్ చేయ‌డం కుద‌ర‌దు. పూజ మిస్సింగ్‌ కేసును అండ‌ర్ క‌వ‌ర్‌ ఆఫీస‌ర్ విక్ర‌మ్ కుమార్ (అరుళ్‌నిధి) చేప‌డ‌తాడు. ఈ మిస్సింగ్ కేసు అన్వేష‌ణ‌లో విక్ర‌మ్ తెలుసుకున్న నిజాలేమిటి? త‌న న‌వ‌ల‌ల్లో సుబ్ర‌హ్మ‌ణ్యం రాసిన సంఘ‌ట‌న‌లు రియ‌ల్‌లైఫ్‌లో ఎందుకు జ‌రుగుతున్నాయి? డీజీపీ ఆశాప్ర‌మోద్ చేసిన న‌లుగురు కుర్రాళ్ల‌ ఎన్‌కౌంట‌ర్‌కు మిస్సింగ్‌కు సంబందం ఉందా? గ్యాంగ్ రేప్‌లో చ‌న‌పోయిన జ‌న‌ని ఎవ‌రు? విక్ర‌మ్ నిజంగానే అండ‌ర్ క‌వ‌ర్ ఆఫీస‌రా కాదా అన్న‌దే ఈ సినిమా క‌థ‌.

స‌ర్‌ప్రైజ్ చేసే ట్విస్ట్‌లు...

డిఫ‌రెంట్ క్రైమ్ ఇన్వెస్టిగేటివ్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్‌గా డెజావు(Dejavu Movie Review)సినిమాను తెర‌కెక్కించాడు ద‌ర్శ‌కుడు అర‌వింద్ శ్రీనివాస‌న్‌. క్రైమ్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్ సినిమాల‌ను ప్రేక్ష‌కుల‌ ఊహ‌ల‌కు అంద‌కుండా న‌డిపించ‌డం అంటే క‌త్తిమీద సాములాంటిది. ఈ విష‌యంలో అర‌వింద్ శ్రీనివాస‌న్ పూర్తిగా స‌క్సెస్ అయ్యాడు. సినిమా ఆరంభం నుంచి ముగింపు వ‌ర‌కు ప్ర‌తి ప‌ది నిమిషాల‌కు ఓ ట్విస్ట్ ఇస్తూ స‌ర్‌ప్రైజ్ చేశాడు.

ర‌చ‌యిత సృష్టించిన పాత్ర‌లు అత‌డికి ఎదురుతిర‌గ‌డం అనే పాయింట్‌తో సినిమాలోని ఫ‌స్ట్‌సీన్ ఇంట్రెస్ట్ క్రియేట్ చేస్తుంది. ర‌చ‌యిత రాసిన ప్ర‌తి సీన్ రియ‌ల్‌లైఫ్‌లో జ‌రుగుతుండ‌టంతో ఆ త‌ర్వాత ఏం జ‌రుగుతుంతో అనే క్యూరియాసిటీ ప్రేక్ష‌కుల్లో క్రియేట్ చేశాడు డైరెక్ట‌ర్‌. డీజీపీ కూతురు కిడ్నాప్ కావ‌డం, ఆ కేసును విక్ర‌మ్ చేప‌ట్ట‌డంతో సినిమా కొత్త మ‌లుపు తిరుగుతుంది. ఈ కేసులోని ఒక్కో చిక్కుముడిని విప్పుకుంటూ విక్ర‌మ్ వెళ్ల‌డాన్ని థ్రిల్లింగ్‌గా ఆవిష్క‌రించారు.

ఎన్‌కౌంట‌ర్ క‌థ‌...

దేశ‌వ్యాప్తంగా సంచ‌ల‌నం సృష్టించిన దిశ ఎన్‌కౌంట‌ర్ సంఘ‌ట‌న నుంచి స్ఫూర్తి పొందుతూ సినిమాలోని మెయిన్ పాయింట్‌ను డైరెక్ట‌ర్ అర‌వింద్ శ్రీనివాస‌న్ రాసుకున్న‌ట్లుగా అనిపిస్తుంది. ఆ స‌న్నివేశాల‌న్నీ తెలుగు ప్రేక్ష‌కుల‌కు క‌నెక్ట్ అవుతాయి. క్లైమాక్స్‌లో వ‌చ్చే ట్విస్ట్‌ను డెప్త్‌గా రాసుకున్నాడు డైరెక్ట‌ర్‌. కొన్నిసార్లు పై అధికారుల ఒత్తిడితో ఉన్న‌తాధికారులు ఎలాంటి త‌ప్పులు చేస్తుంటారు. వాటి ప‌ర్యావ‌స‌నాలు ఏమిటో చెప్పిన తీరు బాగుంది.

కొన్ని లాజిక్స్ మిస్‌...

సినిమా క‌థ బాగున్నా చాలా చోట్ల ద‌ర్శ‌కుడు లాజిక్స్‌ను మిస్ చేశాడు. డీజీపీకి అండ‌ర్ క‌వ‌ర్ ఆఫీస‌ర్ ఎవ‌రోతెలియ‌క‌పోవ‌డం విడ్డూరంగా అనిపిస్తుంది. విరామం ముందు వ‌చ్చే మ‌ర్డ‌ర్ సీన్ క‌థ‌కు సంబంధం లేన‌ట్లుగా సాగుతుంది.

అండ‌ర్ క‌వ‌ర్ ఆఫీస‌ర్‌గా...

విక్ర‌మ్ అనే అండ‌ర్ క‌వ‌ర్ పోలీస్‌గా అరుళ్‌నిధి ఇంటెన్స్ యాక్టింగ్‌తో మెప్పించాడు. ఆద్యంతం సీరియ‌స్‌గా అత‌డి క్యారెక్ట‌ర్ సాగుతుంది. నెగెటివ్ షేడ్స్‌తో కూడిన పాత్ర‌లో సీనియ‌ర్ హీరోయిన్ మ‌ధుబాల క‌నిపించింది. రైట‌ర్ సుబ్ర‌హ్మ‌ణ్యంగా అచ్యుత్ కుమార్ క్యారెక్ట‌ర్ ఈ సినిమాకు హైలైట్‌గా నిలిచింది. స్మృతివెంక‌ట్‌, మైమ్ గోపీ త‌మ ప‌రిధుల మేర చ‌క్క‌గా న‌టించారు.

Dejavu Movie Review-డీసెంట్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్‌

క్రైమ్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్ సినిమాల్ని ఇష్ట‌ప‌డేవారిని డెజావు డిస‌ప‌యింట్ చేయ‌దు. డీసెంట్ మూవీగా మెప్పిస్తుంది.

ENGLISH HINDI MALAYALAM TAMIL TELUGU KANNADA BENGALI

Dejavu Tamil Movie

Dejavu is a 2022 Indian movie directed by Arvindh Srinivasan starring Arulnithi, Madhoo, Achyuth Kumar and Smruthi Venkat. The feature film is produced by K Vijay Pandi and the music composed by Ghibran.

Director: Arvindh Srinivasan Producer: K Vijay Pandi Production Company: White Carpet Films Music Director: Ghibran Song Lyrics Writer: Viveka Cinematographer: PG Muthiah Editor: Arul E Siddharth Art Designer: Vinod Raveendran Dialogue Writer: Kanna Srivatsan Original Story Writer: Arvindh Srinivasan Action Choregrapher: Pradeep Dinesh

Dejavu Tamil Movie Review

Arulnithi and arvindh come to the fore with a neat and likable thriller. here goes our dejavu tamil movie review..

Performances

Story & narration, technical aspects & music.

Debutant director Arvindh Srinivasan’s Dejavu is an interesting murder mystery that keeps the ball rolling throughout and packs in some cool twists and turns. The film has a small fantasy angle to it, and explores it quite well and does a fine job with a minimalistic screenplay akin to the Malayalam thrillers we have seen in the recent past.

Dejavu is based on the story of how things go crazy a when a writer Subramani continues to pen his novel, which notes down all the incidents that take place in real life. As the police are clueless and the DGP’s daughter being kidnapped escalates things, an undercover cop Vikram (Arulnithi) walks into the scenes and dives deeper into the case. Dejavu has a very interesting first half, which has a crisp screenplay. In the second half, the film starts to deviate from the platform it has created for itself, and moves ahead only at a watchable pace, only to be picked up by the final stretch that has a couple of good reveals.

Arulnithi delivers another convincing performance in the film, playing the undercover cop. There is a lot to like in how the actor has worked on his dubbing which is sharp in this film, he shows a very good contrast to his earlier film in D Block.

The film also has fine performances from Achyuth Kumar and Kaali Venkat, but Madhoo does not come good in her role. Ragav Vijay who plays a supporting character in the second half, has done fine.

Ghibran sticks to a singular theme in the film, that augurs well on the whole. The rest of the technicalities are functional and the film itself is shot on a minimalistic scale that actually works well for it.

On the whole, Dejavu is a watchable thriller that keeps us glued to the screen with its proceedings though it does not have any great shakes. Arulnithi once again proves that he can pick good scripts, and Arvindh Srinivasan punches a neat debut with this one. Dejavu Movie Review by Siddarth Srinivas

Dejavu Tamil Movie Review Rating: 3/5

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'Perumani' movie review: A whimsical comedy with familiar echoes

As a local bus carrying commuters arrives at a lush green terrain, one of the lead characters of 'Perumani' attempts to unload his luggage from the roof of the bus. Suddenly, a stranger, initially presumed to be dead, wakes up and stands atop the roof. This unexpected arrival of a migrant, assumed to be from Bengal, sets the ball rolling for an otherwise tranquil village, leading to a series of absurd events.

The film begins with a fable, presented in an animated format. Narrated through well-drawn animated illustrations, this fantastical tale tells of the arrival of a mysterious figure from the Muslim community, now revered as Perumani Thangal, during a period of chaos in the village. This occult-like character soon achieves the status of a local deity after rescuing the village from the curse of a revenge-driven thief turned witcher. Generations have passed, and the people of 'Perumani', steeped in superstitions, still worship the saviour and he is a ubiquitous presence throughout the film.

After his notable sophomore directorial set in a bleak environment, 'Appan' (2022), Maju is back with an outing rooted in a rather picturesque landscape. He crafts 'Perumani' on a unique canvas, filled with a myriad of idiosyncratic characters. 'Perumani', the quaint village where the fantastical tale unfolds, is isolated from the constraints of time and space. The setting is quite reminiscent of Lijo Jose Pellissery’s 'Amen' (2013) and Basil Joseph’s 'Kunjiramayanam' (2015).

The entire first half of the film is treated like a setup to establish its wide array of whimsical characters. The focus is predominantly on situations infused with humour, with some being adequately effective while others not so much. Despite lacking in laugh-out-loud moments, the storytelling is crisp until the interval with moments that bring a smile to your face.

Though 'Perumani' works to an extent in how superstitions take hold among the villages and cults are formed, the film also consistently leaves you with a feeling of deja vu. As the film takes a convenient turn in the latter hour when the villagers start to consider the newly arrived migrant to be the reincarnation of the much-devoted Perumani Thangal, the writing of the film begins going around in circles with hardly anything novel to say.

Apart from having shades of magical realism from 'Amen' and quirkiness from 'Kunjiramayanam', the proceedings and the characters in 'Perumani', at times, remind you of some yesteryear Malayalam films as well. To name a few, 'Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal' (1989), 'Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu' (1988), and 'Kinnaripuzhayoram' (1994). Also, the base plot revolving around the arrangements of a wedding and its payoff echoes a couple of recent Malayalam films.

However, the film still delivers its fair share of heartwarming moments. The sequences depicting Abi’s (Lukman Avaran) mother making peace with her deceased husband’s second wife are beautifully staged and performed. The interactions involving Mujeeb (Sunny Wayne) and Ramlu (Radhika Radhakrishnan) also stand out with how they convey the warmth of their relationship.

Among the performances, Vinay Forrt steals the show as Nassar, the entitled bridegroom sporting a peculiar moustache. Nassar is often suspicious and paranoid, particularly regarding his bride, and Vinay effectively portrays the jealousy, possessiveness, chauvinism, and insecurity of his character. Deepa Thomas, as Fathima the bride, dutifully plays her part with a certain charm. Lukman Avaran, portraying Abi, leaves a mark, especially in emotional sequences involving his character’s mother and stepmother. Radhika Radhakrishnan has her moments of fun and decisiveness in the film, and she makes them count. Also, Sanjana Chandran’s assertiveness as the no-nonsense second-in-command to a butcher is a force to be reckoned with. Navas Vallikkunnu also shines with his signature slang and comic timing.

On the technical front, cinematographer Manesh Madhavan and art director Vishvanathan Aravind work together to effectively establish the setting and atmosphere, particularly during the initial hours. Despite the prevalence of aerial and wide shots, a decision that’s understandable given the lush locale, they seamlessly blend with the narrative. Gopi Sundar’s soundtrack and background score are pleasing to the ears, with the peppy track Pennaayi Petta being the pick of the album.

In a recent interview, director Maju stated that 'Perumani' might have been more effectively explored as a web series. With numerous characters, transitioning to episodic storytelling could have allowed for deeper character development and delved into other subplots involving the village folk. In its current feature format, it is certainly a decent film but falls short of being a truly special experience.

Film: Perumani

Cast: Lukman Avaran, Sunny Wayne, Vinay Forrt, Deepa Thomas, Radhika Radhakrishnan, Navas Vallikkunnu

Director: Maju

Rating : 3/5

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