Bold concept, middling execution -

Cast: Priya Bhavani Shankar, Kishore and Shirish

Director: Sarjun Okay M

Platform: Zee5

Rating: 2.5/5

Language: Tamil

Director Sarjun Okay M’s latest movie Blood Money is a mediocre thriller that fails to do justice to its promising premise. The film revolves spherical what happens when a journalist decides to maneuver heaven and earth to save lots of numerous two brothers from Tamil Nadu, from being executed in Kuwait for ‘murdering’ a lady. As a result of the story progresses, it turns into clear that there’s further to the incident than what meets the eyes.

Shades of Visaranai

Blood Money is a bit very like Vetrimaaran’s  Visaranai as every movement photos have socio-political undertones and revolve spherical what happens when the protagonists uncover themselves on the mercy of a system. Moreover, they care for characters who’re an important distance from home. Blood Money, nonetheless, simply isn’t able to emerge as one different Visaranai as a result of the execution simply isn’t as compelling as anticipated.

What went fallacious?

Vetrimaaran’s film reached its potential as a result of the director managed to assemble the film’s world by way of a set of darkish and disturbing sequences, which highlighted police brutality. This under no circumstances happens in Sarjun’s movie. Blood Money opens with a scene that highlights the dangerous state of affairs that the brothers have landed in as a result of a coincidence. The movement shortly shifts to Rachel, a youthful and idealistic journalist, who takes up a model new challenge. The creator tries to draw parallels between the journeys of the brothers and that of the female protagonist, projecting them as ‘outsiders’. Whereas the difficulty is commendable, the outcomes aren’t. The two tracks kind of dilute each other, making it powerful for the viewer to place cash into the reel movement. The character development wished further depth.

Spreading too skinny?

That's Sarjun’s second predominant launch of the 12 months. He garnered consideration with Thunintha Pin, his section from the Netflix anthology Navarasa, The short film revolved throughout the tense equation between a navy man and a ‘naxal’ and piqued the curiosity of followers with its setting. A little bit of the viewers, nonetheless, felt that the core theme lend itself to further detailed exploration. Blood Money’s climax too, leaves one with the identical feeling as a result of it provides with a fragile concern.

Kishore, Priya shine

That talked about, Blood Money simply isn’t a misplaced set off by any stretch of the creativeness. Kishore impresses in a key scene involving his reel daughter. His expressions and eyes convey his helplessness pretty efficiently. This character would have made a stronger, impression had the flashback sequence packed a punch. Blood Money, each method, is a better outing for him than Erida. The actor, who carried out damaging roles in films comparable to Kabali and PSV Garuda Vega, sank his tooth right into a character that’s as weak as shall be. Shirish, sadly, doesn’t get adequate scope to point his mettle. It’s, nonetheless, Priya Bhavani Shankar who proves to be the film’s shock package deal deal. Her sincerity is troublesome to miss.

Sarjun moreover have to be lauded for steering away from pointless industrial components comparable to songs and a romantic monitor as this selection makes the film further hard-hitting. The enhancing is commendable as a result of the film doesn’t drag.