Whenever we talk about Jis Joy, the first thing that most think about his movies is the positivity that he tries to radiate through his characters; which pushes the feel good movies a bit too far. However, I have kind of liked most of his movies but was certainly eager to see whether he has anything else in his arsenal. This is when he announced his latest project, "Innale Vare" which decided to take the OTT route by streaming it on Sony LIV. Well his effort is certainly appreciable but it failed to quite live up to the expectations of a thriller.
Adhi Shankar (Asif Ali), the dashing young star of the industry was going through a professional slump with most of his recent flicks being panned by the audience. To make matters worse, his latest sci-fi movie that he had bankrolled also bit the dust which left him literally bankrupt and at the mercy of the loan sharks. Even his personal life wasn't in the best of shape and his bloated ego and arrogant nature threated to leave him in a pit that he would struggle to climb back from.
The basic thread of the movie belonged to Bobby-Sanjay & it would be fair to say that it certainly seemed fine. The manner in which the first half was buildup was engaging especially the glimpse into the life of the star and the struggles and troubles that he finds himself leading up to his kidnap. At this juncture it evolves into a survival thriller where the ease with which someone's life can be played with is shown interestingly. However, from that point onwards it fails to impress as the use of technology, the hideout and the absolute inadequacies and inefficiency of the police was way too far fetched; not to mention the predictability in the climax that anyone would have easily guessed. The lighting and the dark colour shades employed certainly builds the tense mood and Bahul Ramesh deserves praise for that.
Despite the pitfalls in the screenplay, Asif Ali has done a fine job as the arrogant star as well as the helpless hostage who has literally lost everything. Nimisha impresses early on but as the movie proceeds her character failed to create much of an impact while Antony Varghese was average at best (didnt quite understand his character's motive apart from being Shani's friend). As for the rest of the cast, Rony David, Reba Monica etc did their parts aptly.
Verdict: Well to be honest, it was a wise decision to release this on the OTT platform coz I certainly dont think this would have attracted much footfalls after the first few days. Does it bore us? I dont think so as it does have the stuff to keep us engaged especially in the first half but subsequently becomes predictable and rather amateurish. In short, you may give a try without much expectations!!!
Rating: 2/5
Regards...Ben
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