Statuary Warning: Don't go comparing A WEDNESDAY with this film even if you've seen it, byhearted it,etc. There are many changes in UPO besides nativity to suit to the Tamil audiences. So if your going to bash A WEDNESDAY, well then it's useless. Now onto the review.
First off, I want to thank Mr. KAMAL HAASAN for setting up a new TREND in the industry: A Big-Star film where the script/content is king and didn't need to prove that you need MASS MASALA or cliches to make big star films work. Another big thanks is that after a long time (Given that I've seen his movies through subtitled DVDs) is MOHAN LAL, who has acted excellently after a long time. After his last couple of duds, we finally get to see LAL
the performer again.
No need to discuss the film's story itself as I don't want to give anything away (neither to those who have seen A WEDNESDAY!)
But I must confess that the dialogues (Debutant, Ee.Ra. Murugan for the tamil version) were top notch and made the film even better than wednesday. Watch out for the political satire between LAL and veteran LAKSHMI. There is a smudge of English, but given the common man backdrop, it's reasonable. Hope to see him in future Kamal films because this man has penchant for writing after the late Sujatha.
The other actors, Abhiyum Naanum's GANESH VENKATRAM (Rough cop, Arif Khan), ANUJA IYER (TV Reporter), and a few familiar faces from Kamal's past works (R.S SHIVAJI, duty officer & longtime favorite, SANTHANA BHARATHI as Karamchand)have done well for their limited screentime. Even the music by Haasan's daughter, Shruti K. Haasan is used efficient and doesn't overlap with the dialogues as most cliched Tamil movies have. The title track and Allah Jaane appear with the latter being the pick of the lot.
But one of the biggest highlights of this version was the climax outburst by HAASAN. No way does NASEER ever compare to this scene. Especially a certain dialogue in that scene relates to what happened recently to HAASAN.Very noteworthy!
One last note, big thanks to debut director CHAKRI TOLETI and Camera MANOJ SONI for making this remake top notch.
Unnaipol Oruvan is a must watch, even if you've seen WEDNESDAY, erase it and see it's sheer brilliance added by HAASAN, the cast and crew.
Rating: ****.5
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