Naan Kadavul - Delivers !!!

It took more than 2 years to make & a couple more to hit the screens and to say that the wait was worth it is a mere cliché. Without delving too much into the plot, which by now, most of you would have known, Lemme simply add that Bala, the creator got what he wanted on celluloid – Be it – the protagonist and the support cast, the technicians and more than that – the maestro- Ilayaraja’s work of art is simply brilliant.

Arya is brilliant as Rudra, the Aghori aasana he performs on screen is an outstanding feat considering he learnt it in a few months time; his body language simply adds to the aura of his spiritual self that he deems to be - a very realistic portrayal none the less. His tantrums in the court scene are a delight; You could actually line up all his acts and choose from them all and be dazed & confused in picking the best of it.

Pooja on the other hand is an all out seller – you could miss her in the lot for a beggar easily. The climax act is noteworthy.

An awesome support cast – all new faces that surprisingly delivers a realistic touch to the whole proceeding. All in all an interesting celluloid that kindles your curiosity to terrifying bits and then surprisingly leaves you thinking – SO what was Bala trying to say here ?..

There are movies that make you move; then there are the ones that make you cry n weep all nite; but very few have been made that could keep you glued to the plot and the vision even after you have long lost into a world of our own.
Naan Kadavul could have been one such classic but you are left to wonder why you would not want to think so! For one, the detailing aspect is too perfect, so perfect sometimes you would want to think – I mean, Should you have gone such a measure for merely delivering a word or two and there are moments where you would simply think – Oh common Bala – you are much better than this..

Was it about the bickering lot who toil all day for a single meal and that their saviour comes from nowhere; that their lives are no better or less than ours or for that matter can anything be done about it at all !!!

Or for that matter – the Aghori sanyasis of Kasi who can smell the good from the bad and have a unique lifestyle of their own; not much is said of them nor does the movie dwell on the why n the how of things to have come and gone by;

Or for that matter – Does the movie dwell on the spiritual side of life and death and therefore why some lives are worthless than others ...
You could go on and on and press for a lot of answers that could so easily have made this movie a memorable one BUT ... BUT ... for the fact that Bala chooses to play trivial with all such matters and moves on with a singularity – His protagonist – Rudra - who should return to his Guru when his time comes.

Bala’s brilliance behind the camera is never at doubt and I only hope that we see something more complete in terms of what he wants to say and what’s said on the screen – All after our dumb censor heads have done with their scissor work i.e. lest we could have seen a more complete Kadavul on screen than just flashes of brilliance erupting suddenly out of the blue ..

GO watch it and be amazed with what one man vision can bring about on screen!!! And watch it again for the sheer detailing that has gone in to make this marvel of a caper..