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Ra review
- 12/9/2014 5:35:54 AM
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Cast: Ashraf, Aditi Chengappa, Lawrence Ramu, Rithika, Ravi Prakash, JP JayDirection: Prabu YuvarajGenre: HorrorDuration: 1 hour 49 minutes
Lovers Ajay and Ranya get married with the help of their friends, but the next morning, Ajay finds the girl dead on the bed. Heartbroken, he approaches a psychic to get in touch with her but his entry into her world only spells doom.
Movie Review: Finally, it looks like horror films in Tamil are coming of age. Ra is essentially a haunted house thriller but the writers Ashraf and Prabu Yuvaraj (the hero and the director of the film respectively) introduce an element of fantasy that gives it a different colour. And, their treatment isn't kitschy in the least bit and the director whips up a genuine sense of dread (Hollywood horror films Insidious, Stir Of Echoes and Dead Silence are listed in the titles under filmography). The plot revolves around Ajay, a young man, who finds his lover-wife Ranya, dead on the morning after their marriage. Disillusioned, he seeks the help of a psychic to help him get in touch with Ranya's ghost. However, this misadventure lets loose evil into our world and very soon, frightening things begin to happen at their house. And, there might be no stopping this evil.
Visually, Ra is very well done (R Saravanan's camera work is striking) and there are moments that are quite inspired. In an interrogation scene early in the film,
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