R ARIVANANTHAM
Cinematography at is best in ‘Gingee’ but the story and screenplay need a lot for improvement to draw the attention of the fans. ‘Gingee,’ the movie was born out of the 25 year old dream of Ganesh Chandrasekhar (GCK), hit the screens on Friday, November 18, in Tamil Nadu.
Producer Ganesh Chandrasekar wrote the story, screen play and direction. He also acted as the protagonist. The main plot is interesting and there are also some sub plots.
It is the screenplay department which could have been better. The movie struggles to gain momentum and also jumps from scene to scene.
Ganesh and Ksenya have tried their best to carry their respective roles. The children who play important roles in the movie have done a decent job.
Cinematographer Harish has captured the forest areas in an aesthetic manner. Rest of the technical aspects are quite good.
The story is that Ksenya returns from France to the house of her ancestors in Puducherry. Antique products are stored in a basement in the house. She accidentally falls into a secret room underground and finds a palm leaf manuscript which is guarded by spirits.
She approaches a Puducherry-based archaeologist Ganesh Chandrasekhar who finds that the manuscript is a map to hep find a hidden treasure.
Ganesh along with his assistant and Ksenya go in search of the treasure.
What happens next, were they able to find the treasure forms the rest of the story.
