Quick Review: Kolaigaran
By Rinku Gupta Produced by Diya Movies and released by G Dhananjayan’s Bofta Mediaworks, Kolaigaran is the second film of director AndrewLouis and stars Arjun Sarja and Vijay Antony in the lead roles along with newbie Ashima Narwal and veteran actor Seetha, playing her mother. Nasser and Bagavathy Perumal play cops. A psychological crime thriller, Andrew has borrowed the basic knot from The Devotion of Suspect X and has skillfully added elements to suit local sensibilities. The story revolves around a murder which grabs cop Karthikeyan's( Arjun) attention. He zeroes in on suspects Dharini ( Ashima Narwal) and her mother (Seetha) and his investigations lead him to their neighbour Prabhakaran ( Vijay Antony). He feels that somehow the three are linked with the murder but is unable to pin the crime on them with certainty. Just as he is discussing the case with his to senior ( Nasser), clues falls into place and twists emerge that take the case forward to unchartered