Movie Review : Andharan

 Chezhiyan (Prajin) comes across an intriguing case when a young girl Karthika ( Ivana Varun) is the victim of strange circumstances.  Whenever her wedding is fixed, the prospective groom dies in strange circumstances.

Due to this,  she is convinced of her bad luck and is afraid to marry or fall in love. 
As Chezhiyan attempts to solve this case, he falls, for her and the duo decide to marry.

What happens to him? Is his life in danger? Who is the killer behind the deaths? What is the deadly secret he uncovers?

The film is an intriguing psycological investigative thriller with ample suspense all through right till the end,  which works well for the film. The deadly secret uncovered, several twists and  unpredictable climax with a strong social message are highlights of the film. 

Another pillar is the solid cast. Prajin looks dashing as the clean shaven cop and he does full justice to his role.

Ivana Varun debuts with a topnotch performance, especially at the climax. She looks good in the songs and makes a good pair with Prajin.

Anupama Kumar adds value with her cameo. 

The music by Hari SR is good as are the visuals. The well paced screenplay is a plus

On the flip side, the first half has too many dialogue heavy scenes which get a tad repetitive and tough to recall who or what they are referring to.  Too many close ups could have been avoided.

Overall, a suspense -filled thriller with neat performances, twists , emotions and unpredictable climax and a social message.

Rating 3/5


*Andharan* 


*CAST*


1. Prajin Padmanabhan - Chezhiyan (Hero - IPS officer)


2. Ivana Varun - Karthika (Heroine)


3. Anupama Kumar - Chezhiyan's Aunt


4. M.K.Sambasivam - Shankar (Karthika’s father)


5. Senthil Kumari - Lakshmi (Karthika’s mother)


6. Adhiran - Adhithiya 


7. Rameshbabu Geetha - Young Chezhiyan


8. Phathmen - Nazeer (Police officer)


9. Priyanka Selvi - Gayathri (Forensic officer)


10. Aishwarya Kannan - Kalaivani (police officer)


*CREW*


Written & Directed by : Santhosh Raavanan

Produced by : M.K. Sambasivam

Co-Producers : R. Sundharamoorthy, K.  Vijaya Kumar, S. Sudhakar

Director of Photography : Kishore Ramachandran

Music : Hari S R

Production Designer : Dhandapani

Editors : Ignatious Aswin, Sathish Kurosawa

Stunts : Ram Kumar

Choreography : Vijisatish

Lyrics : Karthik Netha, Mohan Rajan, Hariharan, Subha Prabhu

Costume Designer : Rithesh Selvaraj

Make-Up : Vinoth

Art Director : Sasi Kumar

Audiography : Tony J

Sound Design : Hari Haran (H Studios)

DI : Infinity Media

DI Colourist : Deepan

Production Manager :  Selvavendran

Production Executives : Santhosh, Hariharan

PRO : Nikil Murukan

Publicity Designer : Hipson Uga

Creative and Promotional Partner:  @meinigar  

Audio Label :  @OmliMusicOfficial

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