Movie Review: Kaantha
A period drama set in the film industry based out of Madras presumably in the mid '50's era onwards, Kaantha is a thrilling whodunnit with an emotional core. A superstar TK Mahadevan ( Dulquer Salmaan) is doing a film for Modern Studios with his former mentor and guru, reverently called Ayya (Samuthirakani), as the director. A talented debutante, Kumari ( Bhagyashri Borse) is the heroine, who is the newest, loyal find of Ayya. On the face of it, it's a winning combo for the studio, on the brink of bankruptcy. But there is a catch. Ayya and Mahadevan can't stand each other due to a huge fallout years ago. Caught up in their huge ego clash is the innocent Kumari, torn between loyalty to Ayya and her new found love, Mahadevan. In such a scenario, occurs a murder. Who is killed and why? Most importantly, who is the killer? To solve this mystery enters a cop, Phoenix ( Rana Daggubati). Does he find out the truth? The film is a thoroughly gripping, edge-of-...