R ARIVANANTHAM
Athityaa, director Mysskin’s assistant and younger brother, is back with his second directorial venture, ‘Devil’, which chronicles an age-old, straightforward and thin story in a non-linear way. The screenplay needs more improvement.
Poorna as Hema shoulders the film with her acting prowess.
Vidharth, Poorna, Thrigun, Subashree and others played main roles in this film.
The story follows the budding love story of Hema (Poorna) and Roshan (Thrigun) who meet in an accident. Then, it delves into the wedding story of Alex (Vidharth) and Hema set in the past. Their marriage meets a tragic fate due to Alex’s illicit affair with his colleague Sophie (Subashree). This twisted tale of love and sin subsequently results in unexpected twists and turns of events.
- Poorna as Hema shoulders the film with her acting prowess
- This film marks Mysskin’s maiden venture as a music composer
- Karthik Muthukumar’s cinematography is superb
Poorna’s performance is what keeps the audience glued to the movie while Vidharth shines in a few moments. Thrigun and Subashree have exceptionally played their roles well. Mysskin has done a small yet mysterious cameo role.
Trailer:
Aathityaa has tried expressing emotions through actions and visuals rather than dialogues. This style of making worked really well in most parts. However, the characters aren’t compelling enough to convince us when the film goes through several genre shifts in the final act. The story becomes generic despite the setup of Mysskin’s character.
Even the short runtime couldn’t save the movie as the film lacks an emotional connection with the characters.
This film marks Mysskin’s maiden venture as a music composer
On the technical front, Mysskin’s musical score contributes a lot to this film but the songs are strictly mid. He has balanced the narration with music and silence skillfully. Karthik Muthukumar’s cinematography superb as it depicts the characters and emotions deeply.
CAST:
• Vidharth as Alex
• Thrigun as Roshan
• Poorna as Hema
• Subhashree as Sophia
CREW:
• Banner – Maruthi Films & H Pictures
• Produced By – R.Radhakrishnan & S.Hari
• co-producer – P.Gnaanashekar
• Written and directed by – Aathityaa
• Music – Mysskin
• Director of photography – Karthik Muthukumar
• Editor – Elayaraja.s
• Art Director – Antony maria kerli
• Lyrics – Mysskin
• Sound Mix – Tapas Nayak
• Sound Design – S.Alagiakoothan
• Co-Director – R.Balachandar
• Colorist – Rajarajan Gopal
• Stunt – Ramkumar
• Costume Design – Shaima Aslam
• Stills – Abhishek raj
• Publicity Design – Kanadasan DKD
• VFX – ARTFX STUDIO
• VFX supervisor – T.Mathavan
• Production Executive – S.Venkatesan
• PRO – Sathish kumar
• Promotions – KV Durai DEC
• Line producer – Lv srikanthlakshman
