The story is about four "dhanda soru" friends who venture into a haunted home one rainy night and face the consequences. The dilapidated mansion once belonged to a Portuguese businessman whose beloved wife falls sick after a suspected rape. Troubled by the turn of events, he kills the nurse and the house helps and bombs the place losing mental ground. This house contains a locket that he had specially made for his wife's birthday. It is believed that anyone who steals the locket meets with certain death and the ornament would find it's way to the bungalow again.
I think it's time that a wonderful veteran actor like M S Bhaskar is given more due - read "centralized roles, screen space, and more..." - in social subjects and Tamil cinema as he seems to have the talent to make a difference. To me, here is like the Paresh Rawal of Tamil Cinema. All the roles that I have been watching him lately in are thoroughly enjoyable and though he gets very little screen time here, he makes an impact in the little time that he is there on the screen for. I personally would like to see more of him. For some reason, he reminds me of Mahesh Manjrekar, looks-wise, who I also think is a splendid actor in varied roles.
Even in Demonte Colony, the most enjoyable scene in the film is the one that Bhaskar is in!
Ajay Gnanamuthu, a protégé and assistant of Murugadoss, has come up with a fairly decent grosser on his directorial début, it seems like, but for the central antagonist's casting, whose acting was more comical than scary. It did not look very convincing.
What is heartening in this "horror" film is that there are no item numbers, body parts flying, or disco dancing lights... not to mention the length of the film, which is barely over two hours.
The "Jillu" character was SO SO SO....OOO (!!!) not needed as it barely adds any value to the script.
Arulnithi as Srini looks good and also dances and acts okay, except with some emoting that looked artificial. A grandson of "Kalaignar" M Karunanidhi, he seems to have cinema in his blood, for sure, and walks away with most of the lines and screen-space in the film.
Sananth as Raghava is average, and Ramesh Thilak as Vimal is given some humourous lines and moments, through the film.
The four friends show good camaraderie throughout the film.
The film's first half hour is slow, and does not really gel well with the script. Then, the story moves at a comfortable pace.
The sound effects are pretty impressive, especially with the rock number that I am haunted by, at the moment. Go watch Demonte Colony... for now, it seems like Tamil cinema's saga with horror continues.
No Pisaasu, though, this, as that still remains my favourite Tamil horror film of this decade, so far...
I think it's time that a wonderful veteran actor like M S Bhaskar is given more due - read "centralized roles, screen space, and more..." - in social subjects and Tamil cinema as he seems to have the talent to make a difference. To me, here is like the Paresh Rawal of Tamil Cinema. All the roles that I have been watching him lately in are thoroughly enjoyable and though he gets very little screen time here, he makes an impact in the little time that he is there on the screen for. I personally would like to see more of him. For some reason, he reminds me of Mahesh Manjrekar, looks-wise, who I also think is a splendid actor in varied roles.
Even in Demonte Colony, the most enjoyable scene in the film is the one that Bhaskar is in!
Ajay Gnanamuthu, a protégé and assistant of Murugadoss, has come up with a fairly decent grosser on his directorial début, it seems like, but for the central antagonist's casting, whose acting was more comical than scary. It did not look very convincing.
What is heartening in this "horror" film is that there are no item numbers, body parts flying, or disco dancing lights... not to mention the length of the film, which is barely over two hours.
The "Jillu" character was SO SO SO....OOO (!!!) not needed as it barely adds any value to the script.
Arulnithi as Srini looks good and also dances and acts okay, except with some emoting that looked artificial. A grandson of "Kalaignar" M Karunanidhi, he seems to have cinema in his blood, for sure, and walks away with most of the lines and screen-space in the film.
Sananth as Raghava is average, and Ramesh Thilak as Vimal is given some humourous lines and moments, through the film.
The four friends show good camaraderie throughout the film.
The film's first half hour is slow, and does not really gel well with the script. Then, the story moves at a comfortable pace.
The sound effects are pretty impressive, especially with the rock number that I am haunted by, at the moment. Go watch Demonte Colony... for now, it seems like Tamil cinema's saga with horror continues.
No Pisaasu, though, this, as that still remains my favourite Tamil horror film of this decade, so far...
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