Unnai Pol Oruvan

It had really been months since I have written a new post for my blog. Even if I could provide you more reasons, my first priority would be ‘my laziness’. Though I had time to read other blogs, to surf etc… I didn’t have the patience to write one. And once again it was Vimal’s posts, which inspired me to start again. Wanted to write one, long before but since was held up in my best friend’s marriage, was unable to. This time it’s about Unnai Pol Oruvan and my comments on the film.                                                                           

Kamal Haasan’s ‘Unnai Pol Oruvan’(UPO), a remake of Bollywood hit ‘A Wednesday’, is one of the most awaited movie of this season with two of South India’s best actors. UPO does complete justice to the original with only an extra character. The plot of the movie revolves around an individual’s anger against terrorism and the steps he takes to express it. The movie concludes with the message that Terrorism is the only answer for Terrorism. It is an honest outburst of anger from a common man against mass killing in the name of Jihaad. The objective of Kamals character (he doesn’t have a name in the movie) gets revealed only in the second half until then the audience mind rolls with curiosity what and why is he plotting against the police and the public.

Mohan Lal plays ICR Naadar, the role of the Chennai city Commissioner. The applause among the audience in the theatre shows how much they enjoy watching his character and empathize the mess a commissioner goes through from the hands of Power, Politics and Public. The Music and BGM is by Shruthi Haasan and is praiseworthy. A tiger’s cub got to be tiger and yes she leaps 16 feet with her debut movie itself.

UPO takes away the usual screenplay and clichés of Tamil cinema and is a totally new genre. Infact the hero of the film is seen seated on a chair throughout the film but still pulls the audience to the edge of the seat. The credit goes to the Debutant Director Chakri Toleti. He deserves a pat on his shoulder for setting the story straight forward and not moving out to commercial elements. UPO is a movie to sensitize people against the injustice to the Public in the name of terrorism.

UPO is a must watch experience; an excellent story well told. And yes, it makes you think….in a new way! But no wonder, if there is a change after this.Loads of questions pondered my mind as I came out of the theatre…

If Kamal’s role in the film comes true in reality… what will happen…?

Why is the government not taking any measures after films like this?

Why are the rules and regulations of the Indian government not changing? Why isn’t the punishment harsh enough?

I hope everyone remembers a mail thread about a few Kamal’s film.. Whatever he does or predicts in his film, it happens in our real life after a few years… so can we expect something like that after UPO. Sounds quirky, but I would prefer to do that role if I didn’t have any commitments or a family.