Strikingly different
Call it an experimental film. Call it a gangster flick or call it a novel attempt on Tamil screen. This is what Aranya Kandam is all about. Three cheers to producer S P Charan for gathering all guts to do a strikingly different film that is raw, realistic and is just like watching angry men up close. Debutant filmmaker Thiagarajan Kumararaja has taken greater risk to tread on such a theme in his very first film. It has no logical loopholes, but picturising crude realities of life so real needs amazing guts.
Known for trying innovative attempts on screen ever since Chennai 28, producer S P Charan has roped in Bollywood star Jackie Shroff for the lead role. Pitted with him are Sampath Raj, stunt master Rambo Rajkumar, Ravikrishna and Yasmeen Ponappa.
The elegant performance of Jackie Shroff elevates the film to new heights while Sampath Raj walks away with all honours for his portrayal. Ravikrishna has come up with a matured performance while Yasmeen Ponnappa is no cliched heroine running around trees and romancing. There is no flashy costumes, dream sequence or racy peppy songs. It has no commercial cliches. Yet it is hard and hitting, striking a mark with the viewers. The young director conveys the crude realities of life through the film on the canvas.Interestingly with the movie set around gangsters in Chennai, no wonder there is abundant 'Chennai Tamil' in the film with every character swearing in Tamil.
Call it an experimental film. Call it a gangster flick or call it a novel attempt on Tamil screen. This is what Aranya Kandam is all about. Three cheers to producer S P Charan for gathering all guts to do a strikingly different film that is raw, realistic and is just like watching angry men up close. Debutant filmmaker Thiagarajan Kumararaja has taken greater risk to tread on such a theme in his very first film. It has no logical loopholes, but picturising crude realities of life so real needs amazing guts.
Known for trying innovative attempts on screen ever since Chennai 28, producer S P Charan has roped in Bollywood star Jackie Shroff for the lead role. Pitted with him are Sampath Raj, stunt master Rambo Rajkumar, Ravikrishna and Yasmeen Ponappa.
The elegant performance of Jackie Shroff elevates the film to new heights while Sampath Raj walks away with all honours for his portrayal. Ravikrishna has come up with a matured performance while Yasmeen Ponnappa is no cliched heroine running around trees and romancing. There is no flashy costumes, dream sequence or racy peppy songs. It has no commercial cliches. Yet it is hard and hitting, striking a mark with the viewers. The young director conveys the crude realities of life through the film on the canvas.Interestingly with the movie set around gangsters in Chennai, no wonder there is abundant 'Chennai Tamil' in the film with every character swearing in Tamil.
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