Movie Review: Oru Nodi

One late evening, in Madurai, an upset housewife Sakunthala (Sriranjini) comes to the cops, as her husband Sekar ( MS Bhaskar) is missing. She suspects a cruel loan shark Thyagu ( Vela Ramamoorthi) to whom they owed money. The senior cop Paridhi Ilamaran ( Taman Kumar ) starts investigating the case. In the meanwhile a young girl Parvathi ( Nikitha ) is murdered. It turns out that she was also pregnant. A stalker at her workspot who is a suspect, also commits suicide. As the case moves forward things begin to get more complicated. Does Ilamaran nab the culprits? Are all these deaths linked in any way? What is the truth behibd these crimes? The movie, an investigative cop thriller, works big time due to its brisk pace, keeping the viewer interest high and curiosity peaked. There is a no -frills approach for which the director should be lauded, as he sticks to the core of the genre without diluting it with unnecessary drama, romance or...