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Dhaam Dhoom Movie Review |
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Starring:
Jeyam Ravi, Kangana Ranaut, Lakshmi Rai, Nizhalgal Ravi,
Anu Haasan, Jeyaram
Direction: Jeeva
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Production: Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited |
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The
late cinematographer turned director Jeeva unfortunately walked
into God’s hands before Dhaam Dhoom was completed. We
are not sure whether he would have screamed in delight looking
at the end product made in his absence because Dhaam Dhoom
which had enough potential to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller
opens in high spirits raising expectations, and then fizzles
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The
Russian-mafia-framing-an innocent-Indian-doctor story
opens with Jeyam Ravi leaving to Moscow on a 10 day
medical conference, leaving behind his pretty village
fiancée. One of his weakest moments lands him
in bed with a stranger after getting drunk. Little did
he know that he would wake up with her dead body and
end up in a Russian jail for a murder offence that he
did not commit.
But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Lakshmi
Rai, an Indian lawyer, agrees to defend his case and
invites the wrath of the Russian mafia who had under
the table dealings with the corrupt officials in the
Indian embassy. Enough fodder for a thriller movie,
you would think. But the screenplay is not taut enough.
Jeyam Ravi plays the troubled doctor framed by the mean
Russian mafia. He illustrates an anxious man caught
in the drug deal conundrum in Russia and shifts to Pollachi
often to put up a romantic face for his fiancée
Kangana Ranaut. Jeeva cleverly |
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intercuts between Moscow and Pollachi, unfolding the story
so that we are kept at least a little curious. The romance
blossoming between Ravi and Kangana could have been done with
more variation. Kangana herself doesn’t suit the South
Indian village belle. And it’s not entirely because
we are used to seeing her in skin tight jeans or micro minis.
Still, her presence makes the proceedings in Pollachi interesting.
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Jeeva could have considered a role swap between Kangana
and Lakshmi Rai. The latter sizzles even as she is supposed
to play the curt professional who is caught in the web
of smuggling drugs. A subtler and more interestingly
done romance is the one that is hinted at between Lakshmi
Rai and Jeyam Ravi. Lakshmi begins to grow attracted
to him, and director Jeeva conveys this in an understated
manner that gives the movie some class.
The comedy that takes place in the village is funny
in parts, and irritating in others. Jeyaram is in a
role that will surprise you, and he pulls it off effortlessly,
making us realize that Tamil cinema requires such stylish
and no-nonsense characters. |
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Russia
comes alive in front of our eyes, courtesy Jeeva’s cinematography
which is brilliant and evocative of his unbeaten career. Many
a times in the movie Harris Jayaraj proves to be a big plus
– the songs, coupled with cinematography shot in remarkably
breathtaking locations, make the viewer sit and take note,
something the script and screenplay could not do. The Anbe,
Anbe song is especially beautiful, and it is very possible
that some in the audience will want to see this song sequence
again.
In the end, though, Dhaam Dhoom disappoints with its rather
predicable climax. Try it if you are an ardent admirer of
Jeeva or Jayaraj. Or if you just like seeing good looking
but hollow Tamil thrillers.
Verdict – Little dhaam, no
dhoom
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