Three movies in three different languages in three days. That’s probably a first.
I started off with Lucky Baskhar on Friday night. After much debate on which language to watch this Telugu Thriller helmed by Dulquer, we went for the original Telugu version guided by English subtitles. The movie felt pretty ordinary. The themes were quite similar to that of Scam 1992 and didn’t really get me excited. I just couldn’t relate to the 94% rating on BookMyShow.
Having lost faith in BMS ratings, I was skeptical when I got in for Amaran on Saturday night. This Tamil action drama inspired by real-life army officer Major Mukund seemed very much like another iteration of SherShah. The first half was a cringe-fest and really tough to sit through. Sai Pallavi seemed out of place trying to portray a clingy young girlfriend. However as the movie progresses, the action sequences take over and things get interesting. It’s only in the last fifteen minutes that the movie justifies its rating. Sai Pallavi takes over and steals the show elevating the movie to an entirely different level. I highly doubt if we have any other female actors who could create the same impact with those final scenes as she did. This was one of the movies that was mostly average but extraordinary at a few places to leave a lasting impression.
The last movie for the weekend was ‘Njan Kathalan’. It was another Gireesh AD – Naslen combination but comes nowhere close to Premalu. Despite being an average movie it never bores you. The premise was something new and unique to keep me interested till the end. /
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