HIGHLIGHTS
Movie Name:Naane Varuven
Director:Selvaraghavan
Naane Varuven, directed by Selvaraghavan and starring Dhanush, is competing at the box office with Mani Ratnam's powerful Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1. (which is releasing on September 30). Naturally, the latter dominated Tamil Nadu's theatres, leaving only a small portion for Naane Varuven. In other words, today, September 29, is the only day that Naane Varuven has a solo release. It was odd that Ponniyin Selvan is the subject of the movie, and neither Selvaraghavan nor Dhanush were seen promoting it. But therein lays the surprise. Your ignorance of Naane Varuven's plot as the intermission draws near leaves you speechless. There are cries that "Selvaraghavan" has returned. I'm sorry, but the excellent portions stop there, my friends.
Kathir and Prabhu, who are identical twins, are portrayed by Dhanush. Kathir is the villain, and Prabhu is the nice guy. Because of how wicked he is, his mother decides to leave Kathir at a shrine after consulting an astrologer's forecast. We observe Prabhu 20 years later living a contented life with his wife (Indhuja) and daughter Sathya. However, strange occurrences sabotage their blissful existence. As Sathya converses with her "imaginary buddy," Sonu, she becomes possessed. What is Sonu seeking? What is going on with Kathir, Prabhu's twin? What connections do their lives have? All of these topics are attempted to be explored in Selvaraghavan's Naane Varuven.
The greatest tribute to Naane Varuven is to see the movie without having any prior knowledge of it. That's when Naane Varuven most pleasantly surprises you. We now understand Selvaraghavan and Dhanush's reasoning for not promoting Naane Varuven. Selvaraghavan surprises us by incorporating some amazing horror aspects into what we would assume to be a psychological thriller. Selvaraghavan's name is all throughout the first part of Naane Varuven. We perceive his peculiarities and identifying characteristics, which are remarkable and unassuming.
But it's easy to be let down when Naane Varuven's second half features the major reveal. It appears that the two halves of the movie were written independently. The movie's second half follows a formulaic plot line, and the conclusion is poorly executed. In the second part, Naane Varuven enjoys a free fall and carries the audience along with him. There are tired concepts, poor execution, and an illogical, but inadvertently humorous, conclusion.
