Movie Review : Sabdham
Director Arivazhagan and actor Aadhi Pinisetty return with music director S Thaman, after a long gap post Eeram, for this supernatural thriller, Sabdham, in Tamil and Telugu.
Ruban ( Aadhi) is a paranormal investigator looking into the mystery of several deaths in a medical college. Ruban's investigations lead to a link with medical house surgeon Avanthika ( Lakshmi Menon).
What is reason behind these deaths? What does Ruban discover?
The film adds a technical touch with Ruban using hi tech sound instruments for his investigations, relying mainly on sounds, hence the link to the title.
There is enough of suspense to keep the viewer guessing and Thaman's bgm works in building up a crescendo of chills and intrigue.
Aadhi brings a sincerity to his part, played out very convincingly via expressions, dialogue delivery and body language, by the ace actor that he is.
Arivazhagan has added explanations regarding the various gadgets used for the layman viewers to get an idea of what Ruban does.
There are jumpscares, chills and thrills galore as Arivazhagan gives a different feel to this supernatural film which relies on sound. But on the flip side, sometimes the emotional connect gets affected with more attention to gadgetry and scares.
Redin Kingsley, Rajiv Menon,MS Bhaskar, Vivek Prasanna, Simran and Laila in the cast add value with their presence.
Aadhi's body language and intensity along when his strong screen presence, thrilling twists and turns, good bgm, camerawork and good production values along with ace director's Arivazhagan novel touch, make this horror thriller a sound watch for fans of the genre.
Rating 3/5
