I think my own set of fingers would suffice to count the number of directors who remain true to their scripts. Director V.Z. Durai is one among them and he has a unique ‘hit and miss’ record right from the start of his career where he opened his account with the hit in the form of ‘Mugavari’ with Ajith. Then he made a forgettable one with Vikram in the name of ‘Kadhal Sadugudu’, then bounced back with ‘Thotti Jaya’, which was once again nothing exceptional but had a solid screenplay, but again fumbled with ‘Nepali’ with Bharath that had an interesting plot but a flawed narration and below par acting. So in the order of his ‘hits and misses’, his latest ‘6 Mezhuguvathigal’ should be a hit, but has the director lived up to his reputation to keep up with his record? Well, I would say that it is an astounding ‘Yes’ :) Immediately if you’re going to point a rifle on my head and question me whether it would collect 10 crores as it’s first week box-office collection, then I might as well submissively bow before you to blow my brains off, as that would be a better option than to justify the popular moronic ideal of box office collection. Having said that, I firmly believe that from a critic’s perspective a hit is counted as a movie which invokes the viewers' eidetic conscience even after exiting the auditorium!
6 Candles narrates the dark and disturbing tale of an anxious father’s (Shaam) journey in search of his abducted kid, the challenges he encounters, the sort of treatment he is meted out both by socially responsible and irresponsible elements, the trauma he is subjected to, his aggression and a largely talked about social stigma of child trafficking.
The movie had hardly any buzz when it started around 2 years back but for the image make-over of Shaam which caught my eyes, especially with his bulging eyelids and intentionally unkempt beard and hair, tried to convey something out of the ordinary but seemed quite stark. The cornerstones of the movie are casting, locations, script and cinematography - to seal it off! Everyone in the cast seemed to be carefully handpicked for the role and looked authentic. Also the locations were real and conveyed the dread - especially watch out for the slaughterhouse episode where one can feel the stench that prevails over the place. Script was unwavering and the director hardly compromised anywhere and finally the cinematography that helped elevate the tone and tenor of the narration.
By far this might be Shaam’s best role as he has carried the movie on his shoulders almost single handedly and his hard work paid off pretty handsomely. This especially demanded some very emotional depth and Shaam seems to have proved that he can also act. Well done!
Poonam Kaur was there to support Shaam and appeared time to time on screen whenever there was a grey area between emotional depth and melodrama in the script and slightly tilted the balance towards the melodramatic side, but Shaam pulled it back to keep the balance afloat.
The bad men in the movie were far too many and as far as Durai’s fascination for such characters seems to be never-ending, he has managed to cast men of different stature and languages right from a well dignified one to an uncouthly beggar who serves as an agent for trafficking. The good Samaritans in the form of a taxi driver and a man from the public were other noteworthy mentions.
Editing was another strength of the movie as the movie was well cut to keep pace with the proceedings and had the songs and fights in their respective portions. Also keeping the length under 130 minutes should be lauded.
Music by Srikanth Deva is not worthy enough to mention though, but the songs thankfully did not seem to hinder the pace.
On the downside, the movie depicted Shaam as a one-man army which was unbelievable and also the bad men revealing clues for Shaam before dying seem to be far-fetched.
I already read some reviews claiming that the movie is a lift-off from the Hollywood action thriller ‘Taken’. I can only pity such comments, as I feel that the subject of human trafficking is universal like romance (that falls on the other side of the spectrum). So comparing this movie with ‘Taken’ is absolutely unfair and credit has to be given to the entire cast and crew for pulling off a script that was authentic and made to look real with an engaging narrative and good acting.
Verdict: Good
Rating: 3 / 5
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In my opinion, I thought Shyam did really well in the movie like Mayakkam Enna, Moonu and Maariyan as well. After some deep movies, it would be nice to see him in that character. Both actor and actress given their beautiful lovely acting in this film.All were expecting more films like this.
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