Movie : Haridas
Cast : Kishore, Sneha
Music : Vijay Antony
Direction : GNR. Kumaravelan
Rating : 3.5 / 5
Not always does a film
come to leave you with a smile on your face and a lump in your throat. This year, we were happy to have Haridas, a
film which took us to a nuance of a family entertainer. A near-perfect product by
any standard, Haridas shined despite its quiet arrival and a half as famous
cast.
When the subject of
the film is autism, everyone puts up a frown and moves away from it. Many feel
that the film would be preachy, hurting and have a depressing ending. Haridas slaps
these thoughts, right across the face.
GNR Kumaravelan, who
failed to click big with Ninaithale Inikkum and Yuvan Yuvathi, strikes gold
here. With a simple story coupled with intelligent and convincing screenplay
which rarely keeps you bored, Haridas is an epitome of how a movie on this
subject should be made.
Coming to
performances, it is Kishore and the little kid who walk away with all the
merits. Kishore excels in his two-faced role both as a smart cop and a loving
father of a ‘special child’. Hats off to the little kid Pritviraj Das for
flawlessly portraying the role of an autistic child. Being an ordinary kid in
real life, he has come to terms with the character beautifully to essay out
this role. Sneha who walks in as the kind school teacher, is at full swing when
it comes to emotions. Tamil Cinema badly misses ‘actresses’ like her, we’re in
a world flushed with good looking models. The supporting cast too, consisting
of Parotta Soori and the others, are well etched out and enacted.
Music by Vijay Antony
is apt, especially the songs ‘Police’ and ‘Annaiyin Karuvil’ which are good
both lyrically and musically. Rathnavelu’s camera catches the eye, kudos to him
for bringing out the emotions through the looking glass.
On the flipside,
Haridas’ negatives would be the comic portions in the first half or the
prolonged climax. However, all is well when we have an end product of this
caliber.
I’m going in with all
praise for Haridas. It’s a must watch by any means. Good films like this don’t
find a long run in this industry, so catch it before it flies away.
Verdict : Impactful comeback from Kumaravelan. Go for it!
Siddarth Srinivas
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