Production: Rajkumar Theatres Private Limited, Wide Angle Creations
Cast: Gautami, Kalabhavan Mani, Kamal Haasan, Nivetha Thomas
Direction: Jeethu Joseph
Screenplay: Jeethu Joseph
Story: Jeethu Joseph
Music: Ghibran
Background score: Ghibran
papanasam, the crime thriller is the remake of Malayalam's Drishyam. This movie was already remade into Telugu starring Victory Venkatesh and Meena. Hindi remake of this movie is also in post production works. Ajay Devagan and Shriya Saran are the lead for Hindi Version of Drishyam and it is expected to release by the end of this month.
Let us take a look how Kamal Haasan the man of perfection in acting have done his role.
Roles and performances: Kamal Haasan is brilliant in the movie as usual. What connects Kamal Haasan and Suyambu Lingam (Kamal’s character in Papanasam) is the image they have earned among their people. Kamal’s unmatchable skills in the field of acting made him the best performer asSuyambu Lingam Papanasam. Suyambu Lingam also reflects another well known trait of Kamal - the self learned genius. Gautami with her beauty, and realistic performance as a caring mom and a loving wife reminds us of what a brilliant artiste she is. Nivedha Thomas and Esther Anil, as the daughters of Kamal and Gauthami, make very strong impressions. Nivedha Thomas especially gets a dream character and she has done it with all her heart.
Techincal Aspects: Papanasam rides on the tensions it creates and the source of the tension is partly due to the music. Ghibran’s background scores are a huge strength to the film and a special mention to the track “Yeya En Kottikara” and its breezy visuals. Sujith Vasudev’s realistic and naive visuals are on fire. . The overall slowness in the compositions adds a spice of curiosity, suspense, grip and thrills to the film. Editor Ayoob Khan’s precise editing is also a major player in making this 3 hour long affair an engaging ride. Special mention to the edits in the climax.
FilmyBuzz Verdict: Writer Jayamohan’s dialogues have naughtiness that can crack up the audiences with wild laughter, intellect that triggers rumbling applause and deep, related emotions that can move the strongest of hearts. All that said, Papanasam also has a downside in the form of its runtime (181 minutes), despite its gripping screenplay.
Last, but not the least, all credits to director Jeethu Joseph and his team of writers, for a brilliant tale and for extracting the best from each member of the team.Papanasam is an honest remake with every bit of element retained to its full strength.
Verdict: Stunning performances, thrills, brilliant story packed with true emotions with are quite easy to relate - That’s Papanasam!
