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Durai Movie Review |
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Starring:
Arjun, Kirath
Direction: A.Venkatesh
Music: D.Imman
Production: P.L.Thenappan |
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Action King Arjun is back, this time with Durai, where he
has handled the story and screenplay departments in addition
to playing the lead. Arjun films are almost always targeted
at his core audience, fans who love to see him in action,
with a good dose of humor and glamour thrown in and this has
been working quite well for the actor over a period of time.
Durai attempts to be the same regular Arjun movie, but does
it provide the entertainment that it promises?
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Durai
revolves around the life of a man who suffers from amnesia.
As in every cinematic depiction of amnesia, the patient
has lost all recollection of his identity and his past.
He has started a new life as a helper in a canteen run
by Vivek, with no memory of what he was before amnesia
struck him. Even though he has left his past behind
him, his past doesn’t seem to be happy to let
him go. Ghosts from the past reappear to haunt his new
life. But he has little idea of what is going on and
the reason behind it. And then, a miracle happens and
all his memory is returned and he is the same person.
Now that he is back, he is able to understand what has
been happening to him, recollections of disturbing events
and a dark secret that was responsible of landing him
in deep trouble. Settling scores is a natural progression
which culminates in an action filled climax. Political
rivalry and jealousy are the reasons behind all the
bad blood and enmity.
The storyline as one can see has nothing special to
it, calling it thin might be an understatement. Amnesia
has been used umpteen number of times in Tamil cinema
and Durai somehow
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reminds us of Vettrivizha, where Kamal had suffered from amnesia.
The thin storyline has been coupled with a script that moves
at a sluggish pace, something not expected from an Arjun starrer.
Proceedings fail to interest the viewer right from the word
go. Vivek’s comedy tries to liven up matters and succeeds
to an extent in some scenes and falls flat in others. The
heroines, Keerath and Ghazala have nothing much to do (a statement
that is being repeated way too often for comfort). Ghazala,
however does manage to impress at places; Keerath is totally
wasted.
Music by D. Imman has not managed to make a mark. The composer
had been making promising strides but falls short this time.
There seems to be a host of remixes, starting with the super
hit ‘Rajadhi Raja’ number from Agninatchathiram
which fails to impress. Then there is Boney M’s cult
hit that has been rehashed and also used as the background
score in many places, which too looks pretty ordinary.
Overall, Durai is a regular Arjun movie that fails to provide
the regular entertainment. The weak story and loose script
are the major drawbacks and with all his experience in tinsel
town, Arjun ought to have done better. Even the trademark
action sequences are missing with only the climax fight justifying
the title of Action King.
At the box office Durai will find the going tough. Even core
Arjun fans might not take a liking to the movie. Director
Venkatesh of Aaei fame and Arjun ought to have done better.
Verdict – Falls
short by quite a distance
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