T
he second film of any director is
very important to gauge
whether he has got staying
power or no; especially if his
first film was well received or a resounding success at the box
office.
Director Ranjith Sankar's first film Passenger starring
Srinivasan and Dileep was a
surprise hit of 2009. After two
long years, he returns with
Arjunan Saakshi starring
Prithviraj. So what's the verdict ? Let's find out.
The film tells the story of a
young architect Roy Matthew
(Prithiviraj) who has spent his
life out side the state but has
now returned. As luck would have it, he is mistaken for
Arjunan who in a letter to a
newspaper has claimed to be the
only witness to the murder of
the city's former collector Firose
Moopan (Mukesh) and is harassed from every side
because of this. He is hounded
by both Firose's killers and the
media.
The seed of the story (also
credited to the director) may have been inspired by the 1941
Hollywood classic Meet John Doe,
but the comparison stops at the
letter sent to a newspaper
office. The movie then goes on
to show how Roy single handedly brings the guilty to the book.
Though technically this film in
some parts is better than
Passenger, there are a few
glaring blemishes like the action
sequences, particularly the car chase that looks unreal and a
bit stretched. Where it wins is in
the character building. The topicality of the subjects
grab our attention completely
like the scenes where Roy is
shown carrying a fatally injured
subordinate on his shoulders to
the hospital because of a traffic jam caused by road block s
created by a few property
owners in the city's prime
locations. Prithviraj armed with a 'devil
may care' attitude is a winner all
the way. He looks dapper and
suave as Roy. He even brings to
the fore the play fulness of
today's youth in the initial scenes. Ann Augustine, who plays
a newspaper journalist Ajali
Menon, ably supports Roy in his
fight against corruption. The supporting cast that
includes veterans like Jagathy
Srikumar and Nedumudi Venu is
aptly cast though Biju Menon,
Suresh Krishna and company
who handle the villainy department have hardly
any thing to do as far as acting
goes. They do however look
menacing which they do with
aplomb. In the final an alysis, Ranjith's
much a waited second film does
prove that he has the staying
power.
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