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Review : Nagaram – Interesting crime thriller

Release date : March 10, 2017

123telugu.com Rating : 3.25/5

Director : Lokesh Kanagaraj

Producer : Ashwani Kumar Sahadev

Music Director : Javed Riaz

Starring : Sundeep Kishan, Regina Cassandra

Sundeep Kishan has been going through a lull in his career of late. Losing no hope, he is back with a crime thriller called Nagaram. Directed by Lokesh, let’s see how the film turns out to be.

The story of the film is based on four parallel stories and how everyone including Sundeep Kishan, a reckless youth, and Regina Cassandra get engrossed in a kidnap drama involving a deadly goon’s son. Rest of the story is as to how these stories unfold during the course of time and what happens to each of them in the end.

Plus Points:-

One of the biggest plus points of the film is the suspense that is generated throughout the film. The film has some stunning screenplay which is superbly executed by the director Lokesh. The film has some very racy moments throughout and credit should go to the director for executing a complex story in a very convincing way.

Sundeep Kishan sheds his hero image and becomes a character in the film. Right from his looks to his taut performance, Sundeep slips into his careless role with ease and gives a sincere performance. Young hero Shri, who did the role of a software engineer is pretty decent. The first half has some decent moments as the kidnap drama is executed in a very interesting way.

The second half gets exciting as every character gets involved in the proceedings quite convincingly. The film has many subplots which have been mixed well in the screenplay. Also, the way various crimes that are carried out in a city like Chennai have been shown very realistically.

Minus Points:-

Regina Cassandra does not have much to do in the film. Even though the film has a superb screenplay, too much time has been taken to establish the characters from the start. Films like these need to be very crisp with taut editing and racy runtime but Nagaram has many scenes which are a bit stretched out.

The film takes its own sweet time to reach the interval. Even though the film is quite interesting, at times you feel that the narration is getting repetitive.

Technical Aspects:-

Nagaram is high on technical aspects. The camerawork by Selvakumar is astounding as the crime thriller is showcased in a realistic manner. The way Chennai and its interiors have been showcased looks superb on screen. Production values are top notch and the dubbing done is adequate. Special mention should go to the sound design department who have done a marvelous job. Even the normal thrills have been elevated with a thumping background score.

Coming to the director Lokesh, he has done an excellent job with his narration. Credit should go to him for combining four parallel stories into one and extracting some top-notch performances from his star cast. The interesting aspect is that Lokesh does not take cinematic liberties and explains every link and twist with utmost detail.

On the whole, Nagaram is one film which will bring Sundeep Kishan back in the game for sure. His sincere performance, engaging narration and realistic set up are huge assets of this film. If you ignore the slightly slow pace at times and lack of basic entertainment which you expect with regular Telugu films, Nagaram ends up as a decent watch for all those who love crime thrillers.

Note : The review has been given after watching the special premiere show of the film in Hyderabad.

Reviewed by 123telugu Team

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Film: Nagaram (dubbed) Cast: Sundeep Kishan, Regina Cassandra, Sri, Charlee, Ramdoss Dialogues: Shashank Vennelakanti Music: Javed Riaz Cinematography: Selvakumar SK Edited by: Philomin Written and directed by : Lokesh Kanagaraj Release date: 10th March, 2017

'Nagaram', a human drama at its core, tells at least four stories that coalesce into one finale. It's a screenplay-based thriller.  

Sundeep Kishan is unemployed and the only job he knows is to fall after Regina Cassandra. Like those typical filmi heroes, he thinks he is unemployed by choice. He looks raw and unsophisticated in total contrast to Regina, a soft-spoken hi-tech professional in an IT company. 

Sri, a new migrant to the city (the film is set in Chennai), finds the metropolis quite unsettling. He sees it as an unfriendly place where the gullible are taken for a ride. Certain goondas mistake him for Sundeep and beat him up, taking away his academic certificates. From this point onwards, Sri's life becomes harder and harder and Sundeep, without his involvement, is causing him the hardships! As Sundeep's fate would have it, Sri is in Regina's good books. Adding a rich texture to these tracks are those of a positive-minded taxi driver (Charlie is simply brilliant) and an amateurish kidnapper (played by comedian Munishkanth), both of whom draw Sri and Sundeep into their lives through their respective acts. 

The crux lies in how these four people go through a challenging sequence of events and emerge victorious at a moral level. All of his happens in the backdrop of the mistaken kidnap of a school-going kid, who is the son of a ruthless don (Madhusudanan as PKP) shaking Chennai.

The biggest strength of 'Nagaram' is the screenplay technique. The hyperlink narrative style is not only a technique, but also a tactic. It can conceal the ordinariness of events by keeping the audience guessing about how the different tracks will meet at a junction. Before you realize that it's a routine track, the film abruptly shifts to one of the other tracks.  Something of this sort keeps happening on and on in 'Nagaram'. But it's the highs that keep it gripping. Once Munishkanth's character is introduced (in the very first scene, it becomes clear that he is a dumbo who will ill-execute the kidnap plot), the film takes off quite well. 

All the four key characters belong to the middle-class, and all the four have a certain innocent charm about them.  That said, the film has certain Kollywoodish trappings about it. Sri's character sketch is a case in point. Even as you think he is a timid guy, he becomes so fierce as to be capable of beating up professional rowdies in style. Even in such cinematic moments, however, human emotions keep the proceedings touching. Charlie may be a poor father who has to earn money so that he can treat his ailing son, but even in such dire straits, he nurtures no ill will against the tyranny of the metropolis. The way he bats for Madras, saying that millions of migrants find their livelihood in such cities, the way he changes the thinking of the unlucky Sri, is terrific.

As much as Sundeep has done a commendable job, it's to note that his role is not larger. Perhaps, a couple of scenes involving Munishkanth should have been chopped off to make space for Sundeep. His hairdo and aggressive body language, the way he woos Regina without coming across as an arrogant stalker (like those Tamil heroes), is interesting. Regina Cassandra does not have much role in the film. 

Munishkanth's comic style totally lacks nativity. It's difficult to watch him in so many scenes for the reason that his reactions seem over the board. Charlie has this uncle-next-door vibes about him. The scene where his wife asks him why he hasn't painted his son's name on the taxi's back window is so realistic. Towards the climax, this element makes a re-appearance in a crime scene. 

While 'Nagaram' looks convincing in parts, you are likely to feel that the whole is not as thrilling. There are moral problems also. Is a corrupt cop more immoral and cruel than a don who mercilessly tortures and kills scores of people? How fair is it to put innocents in trouble in avenging an acid-attacker? Selvakumar's cinematography is quite adept. The frames are soothing, helped also by Philomin Raj's editing. Javed Riaz’s BGM may be somewhat inspired, but it is quite a feast. The dialogues lack Telugu nativity.

Bottomline:  'Nagaram' comes with hyperlink screenplay. The thriller element is decently sustained. It's tightly narrated. The performances (especially by Sundeep Kishan) are mostly natural. Despite slow proceedings and lack of nativity, it is decent crime thriller for sure.

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