Andhaghaaram means darkness, absence of light. In Vignarajan’s film, portrays different dimensions of life. It has the gentle punch to keep you engaged throughout to keep you engrossed in the film.
Vinod (Arjun Das) is a disappointed cricketer who makes his living by coaching kids in the game faces a tough situation in life when he starts receiving calls on his landline from an unknown person, who states possessing a very deep, dark secret of his.
Andhaghaaram Movie Review : A tiring puzzling movie
After persistent push from his girlfriend Manasi (Meesha Ghoshal), he decides to seek help from a reputed psychiatrist, Dr Indran (Kumar Natarajan). Vinod gets his contact from Pooja (Pooja Ramachandran), his best friend Pradeep’s sister. An RTO staff, Pooja moonlights as a teacher, coaching visually challenged students, including Selvam (Vinoth Kishan), a librarian. Are their connections as simple as they seem? Or is there more than what meets the eye? that makes you hooked to the story.
Debutant Vignarajan (who has also written the story) has a solid theme in hand – four different people, four different stories, all connected by a single thread. Each character is neatly written and has enough meat. The actors, too, have sunk their teeth into their parts with much gusto.
Arjun showcases both his machismo and vulnerability with ease – he’s aggressive in the scenes in which he desperately wants to get away from the caller, and cowers with fear when he realises that he may have encountered something paranormal. Vinoth impresses as a visually impaired librarian – he is effortless while dealing with Braille and totally looks the part.
Pooja and Kumar Natarajan have played their parts subtly, but leave behind a deep impression. Edwin Sakay’s camera (the first few frames help establish the mood of the film beautifully), Rembon Balraj’s art production (Arjun’s single-room house is straight out of mafia movies, but the red set-up makes it eerie. And oh, those rotary dial telephones are quite striking, we must say) and Pradeep Kumar’s music enrich the narration.
In short : The movie is blind conjurer’s struggle for survival, a washed-up cricketer’s fight for deliverance and a desolate psychiatrist’s quest for reclamation lead them to a labyrinth of obscurity while their lives are intertwined in a web of deceit, dismay and darkness.
#Andhaghaaram, is an upcoming Supernatural suspense thriller, written and directed by V Vignarajan, presented by Director Atlee and produced by Sudhan Sundaram, Jayaram, Priya Atlee and K Poorna Chandra. Cast: Vinoth Kishan, Arjun Das, Pooja Ramachandran, Kumar Natarajan, Meesha Ghoshal, ‘Jeeva’Ravi, ‘Rail’ Ravi, Mahendra Mullath.
Though the narration keeps you glued, weak twists in the movie makes you feel very disappointed if your patience to watch the more than 2 hour film was worth it. The film touted to be supernatural thriller, is devoid of spook. Though there are Psychological elements the chill is missing.