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Kallappadam Movie Review
- 3/23/2015 1:55:47 PM
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Vadivel, Sreeram Santhosh, K, Gaughin, Lakshmi Priyaa, Naren, Singam Puli, SenthilDirection: J VadivelGenre: Thriller
Synopsis: Four aspiring film technicians decide to steal from the producer who rejected their script to fund their movie. Meanwhile, the producer's paramour — a former actress — also plans to loot him with the help of her boyfriend. Who succeeds in the end?
Movie Review: After last week's Rajathandhiram, here's another heist movie. But this time, the setting is Kollywood, and the protagonists are aspirants in the film industry — a director, a cinematographer, a music director and an editor — who are waiting for their big break. Interestingly, these characters are played by the film's actual technicians themselves — Vadivel, Sreeram Santhosh, K and Gaughin. While this lends some amount of authenticity, the performances are strictly functional. Also, Kallappadam is not as slick as Rajathandhiram; it is earthier and somewhat melodramatic.
Vadivel wants to make his first film on a koothu artist, in memory of his father, a koothu artist himself, who had committed suicide when the art form loses in popularity to light music and dance. His three friends want to make their entry in films along with him and so are not willing to look at other offers. But no producer is willing to risk his money on this 'arty' film.
Meanwhile, their well-wisher Sundaramoorthy, a veteran in the industry who never got a chance to maker it big,
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