Movie Review : Black Gold

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 Selva ( Vetri) a chief mechanic in an automotive garage,  lives with his parents (Livingston, Thulasi)  and loving sister. He is in love with Renu (Priyalaya) but her father ( Jeeva Ravi) is against the match.


One day his father, a loyal driver disappears along with the tempo containing crores worth of Black Gold, aka human hair, owned by Thangadurai ( A Venkatesh).

Thangadurai suspects the driver of highway dacoity and lodges a complaint with  the cop in charge (Abhirami Venkatachalam).

Determined to get to the truth and clear his dad's name, Selva goes all out to search for his dad.

Does he find out the truth? What happened to his father and the cargo in the van? 

The film deals with the topic of the of high end trade of Human Hair, invaluable in international trade. For this the director seems to have researched well to present details in a credidible manner.

The tussle between the 2 gang leader villains is well presented, leading to inpredictable twists and red herrings which keep the suspense factor up and running. 

The stunts team has choreographed an interesting fight in an old cinema hall compound in one part.

Vetri as the doting son out to prove his dad's innocence delivers a neat performance yet again.  Priyalaya as his love interest plays her role with a  natural flair and the scenes between them, though few, are nice to watch. Abhirami Venkatachalam nails her role as the tough, no-nonsense, thinking, alert cop.

Livingston plays the innocent and loyal worker with authenticity while Thulasi gets key moments to perform.

The film displays sound prodction values in the way out is mounted and gives the viewer fresh perspectives on a lesser known aspect of hair trading, keeping the interest levels high. The villain gang of 4 too, have been given a chilling portayal, which adds to the thrill and suspense factors.

On the flip side the climax fight could have been better choreographed. The gory ending is not for the faint hearted.

Overall, Black Gold with its solid cast, good storyline and neat performances, turns out to be an interesting watch. 


Rating 3.5/5


Black Gold Movie Cast & Crew Details:


Cast: Vetri, Priyalaya, Livingston, Abirami Venkatachalam, A. Venkatesh, Ramar, Aroul D Shankar, Sabita Roi, and others.


Produced by: MM Studios

Producer: M. Moorthy

Co-Producer: M. Maanashwani


Written & Directed by: Dheeran Arunkumar


Music By: Gavaskar Avinash

Rhythm Arrangement: Pyare Lal & Gavaskar Avinash

Recording Engineer: Vyshak PK and Sathya

Recording Studio: Contrabass Music Studio and Uno Records

Mixed & Mastered by Thiru B at Greenvalley Studios

All songs have been programmed and arranged by Gavaskar Avinash.

Executive Producer: V. Kalai Shankar

DOP: Santhosh Kumar Veerasamy

Editor: Dinesh Kumar

Production Designer: C.S. Balachandar

Stunt Director: "Metro" Mahesh

Choreography: Richy Richardson

Costume Designer: Priya Purushoth

Costumer: Palani

Makeup Artist: Uma Shanker

Stills: Velu

PRO: "AIM" Sathish

Publicity Designer: Twenty.one.G

Audiography: Ghatam Siva

VFX & DI: Pixel Lights Studio

Digital Promotion: "Meesaya Muruku" Ranjith

Production Controller: M. Siva Kumar

Co-Director: Raman K Samy

Direction Team: Arunmozhi Pandiyan, Durai Annamalai, Thendral Kumanan, Nagaraj, Gopalakrishnan, Ilamaran, Vinoth Kumar, Sandhosh kumar

Audio Label: Lahari Music





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