Let me think of a mind blowing investigative thriller that has hit the Kollywood screens after Myskin’s “Yudham Sei”…. the sour truth is that there ain't any till now! “Thegidi” which had a good pre-release buzz partly due to the backing of the coming-of-age production house (Thirukumaran Entertainment) and the name that was purely Tamil which had many Kollywood enthusiasts googling for its meaning was touted to be an intelligently and tautly crafted thriller!
Before placing it under the microscope, let me tell you that there are not going to be any spoilers and hence you can proceed reading the review without much fuss! The story revolves around a young detective Vetri (Ashok Selvan) who is tasked to “shadow” a few individuals by his employer (a detective agency). He obliges and then later realizes the quagmire that he has been worked into and when the element of deception kicks in, the truth begins to dawn on him revealing a few predictable twists!
The movie’s biggest strength was its length (2 hours). Though there were some unwanted songs in order to establish the romantic interludes between the lead pair, it was quite convincingly justifiable for us to invest our time even in the middle of scratching our heads with the prediction of who is the black sheep.
The movie had its own share of loopholes as well. A detective falling for a trap that is quite dumb and sharing his workplace secrets with his roommate as if like sharing his cubicle politics were the biggest farces. Apart from that the movie had nothing itchy. The first half was gently paced in order to push the viewers to a threshold where we are all set for a thrill and then when some of the revelations are made, we would soon be able to connect the dots.
Music by newbie Nivas was a bit over-the-top at times. Especially the BGM tends to announce its presence too often when the dialogs are in full swing!!
The cinematography had some neat visuals and some eye-catchy ones during the song sequences.
The performances of the lead pair was decent, but Ashok needs to learn to be a bit cheerful. His grim reactions throughout the movie was a dampener. Kaali as Ashok’s room mate made his presence felt with a natural charm. Jayaprakash as the cop was in his usual elements.
Debutant director Ramesh has tried his best to present a novel form of fraud through an investigative thriller that was quite logical. If only he had invested a little more time in order to seal the loopholes and fine tune his screenplay, this would have been an awesome one! Anyhow, I don't have regrets watching it!
Verdict: Worth a Watch!
Rating: 2.5 / 5
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