Visaaranai : Battle
between mind and heart!
Only few films in global cinema cease the intelligence of
the viewers and tug their heart harder that there would be no time to think but
only to feel and cry for the characters shown on the big screen. Visaaranai is one such film, where you
know that there won’t be any happy ending yet your heart yearns for it!
Spoilers ahead…
As a regular follower of Tamil cinema, I’m pretty much aware
of the fact that Visaaranai is based
on the novel (Lock Up) written by Chandrakumar so my mind should have told me
there is no chance for Pandi (Attakathi Dinesh) to escape from the cold-blooded
cops as the lone survivor in the brutal execution is the author himself. But as
I said, Visaaranai tugs our heart big
time that there is no time for the useless intelligence.
Attakathi Dinesh as Pandi in Visaaranai |
Films like Interstellar, Inception or Vishwaroopam would give all time high for movie buffs as they would be
decoding the film and explain the finer details to their friends. But while
watching films like A Separation, Children of Heaven or Mahanadhi, the plethora
of emotions would move us deeply that we might shamelessly end up shedding tears.
The famous scene in Children of Heaven |
It doesn’t mean Children of Heaven / A Separation don’t have
any metaphoric scenes—nothing can match the climax of Children of Heaven with
the Ali & Fish. In the same way, the guiltiness between the two couples
in A Separation can’t be decoded or raved in words but one can only feel with
their whole heart, Visaaranai is one such film!
In fact, for me Visaaranai is India's answer to The Secret in Their Eyes. Both the films deal about the loopholes in the system and how it affects two protagonists!
In fact, for me Visaaranai is India's answer to The Secret in Their Eyes. Both the films deal about the loopholes in the system and how it affects two protagonists!
Still from A Separation |
Authentic
documentation yet poignant execution
Visaaranai is
nothing but an authentic documentation of what has happened real/ what
Chandrakumar had written. But still there is a cinematic nuance and ironies
coexist beautifully in the movie.
The film satirically tells us that the brutal cops would
treat both the poor and rich in the same way. At the first half of the film, we
begin to think that Pandi and his friends are undergoing such unbearable
physical tortures because they are care of platforms and they don’t have enough
money and education to stand against the system.
Wealthy KK (Kishore) and Samuthirakani |
But the irony is a wealthy auditor KK (Kishore), who possess
a respectable degree too becomes a prey for the greediness of the cops. This paradox lies within the ecosystem designed by the ultimate creator.
I’m not writing much about the grey shaded characterizations
of the cops and the purist Pandi as all the characters existed in real life.
The solid characterizations have indeed contributed big time for the cinematic
excellence but whom should I appreciate? Vetrimaran or Chandrakumar? May be, I should curse the ultimate creator as the innocent human beings were mercilessly tortured and lost their lives.
Kudos Chandrakumar
and Vetrimaran
Kudos to Vetrimaran and Chandrakumar for registering the barbarity
of the cops and how they are escaping through the loopholes of the system.
In a state like Tamil Nadu where the reach of cinema is
powerful than novel, the screen adaptation of Lock Up is an eye opener and I’m
sure Vetrimaran’s genuine effort in Visaaranai will be discussed for many
years!
Ratings : *****
- Rajasekar S
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