Urchagam

It's a film that begins promisingly enough, with a lot of style and gloss, the clothes trendy, the song picturisations eye-catching. Added to this is the freshness of the pairing of Nanda and Sherin.

While the director (who returns to the film after a long gap) has projected his lead pair suitably, the same cannot be said of Dinesh Lamba as Niky. Niky is supposd to be this possessive, sadistic guy, but the way it is played he comes out more as a man with a mental problem. And it's with Niky's entry that the script takes a downward slide, never to recover.

The earlier part is about the growing friendship between Ganesh and Jency. For fear of spoiling their friendship, Ganesh had hesitated to express his love for Jency. And then it becomes a bit too late when Jency consents to marry the London-based Niky. And for those who have seen 'Sleeping with the Enemy', it would give a sense of dj vu, wth some scenes almost a straight lift. Like Niky finding Jency's contact lens in his bathroom (it was a wedding ring in the earlier version) and having doubts about her death; Jency returning to her house and finding her clothes all neatly folded,(a fetish of Niky's), and feeling a sense of apprehension.

Not much originality here, nor even a decent adaptation. More of a massacre than a rehash!

 

Plus Points: Story; screenplay; action; direction; music

 

Minus Points: Logic