Production: Najimudeen Majid
Cast: Jagathy Sreekumar, Priyamani, Shaam
Direction: V.Z.Dhorai
Screenplay: V.Z.Dhorai
Story: V.Z.Dhorai
Background score: Srikanth Deva
Cinematography: Madhie
VZ Durai, the director who delivered hits like Mugavari, Thotti Jaya and Nepali is back after gap of 5 years with '6' a.k.a 6 Candles. Actor Shaam has also quit his five-year long hibernation to make a comeback alongside Poonam Kaur who plays the film's female lead.
Story:
Ram (played by Shaam) and Lizzy (Poonam Kaur) are couples who head out to beach on the occasion of celebrating their son's 6th birthday (the title gets its reason here). The couple lose their kid, who slips into the network of kidnappers. After the attempts made by the police department failing to retrieve his child, Ram gets himself into act with the assistance of a few good hearts. The happenings which follows forms the rest of the story.
Review:
Director VZ Durai, who made his previous film Nepali with 'sexual abuse against women' as its core, now has handled yet another sensitive issue - child trafficking.
To put it short, the film is a 2-hr docu-feature-film on child trafficking and the network which earns money either by selling children as labors or making them beg after mutilating them.
The film gives us a clear insight of what happens once a child gets into the network of kidnappers and at the same time comes bundled with the sentiments of the parents who are in search of their lost kid.
First of all, VZ Durai earns credits for his realistic making. As the film travels through the various child trafficking points, we get to see the cruel reality behind the illegal trade.
Nothing stops the film from traveling in a racy fast manner, thanks to the screenplay work of the director. In between the serious chase for the lost child, the director has smartly placed the emotional scenes which makes us feel the depth of the situation. The perfect continuity in shots during the marathon chase, the characterization and the logical screenplay present us a neatly tailored product.
Actor Shaam, who was badly needing a hit has struck gold with his performance in 6. The film, for sure, will manage to grab critical acclaims for the protagonist. Be it a caring father or a man in desperation to save his child from kidnappers, Shaam has played his part to perfection.
Shaam's pains taking effort transform himself into a rusty nomad needs standing ovation and is a new attempt as far as Tamil film industry is concerned. Not to forget the efforts of MN Balaji and costumer Nanaji, who have worked off-screen to complete the look.
Unfortunately for a film with such a content, music has become a major let down. Srikanth Deva fails to make an impact neither with the background scores nor his tunes for the sound tracks. 'Thedugindrathey' sung by Haricharan is worth listening to.
Stunt sequences choreographed by Super Subbarayan (especially in the beef slaughtering place) are banging and the cinematography of Krishnasamy makes it look much better onscreen. The chases and action sequences speaks for the cinematographers efforts, while the edits of debutant N Arunkumar has tailored the film smoothly without hiccups.
The authentic look of the brothel houses and the settlement areas earns recognition to the debutant art director K Arusamy. Makeup artiste MN Balaji is someone, who will be roped in for many projects in the future. He is the key contributor in bringing out a perfect makeover for Shaaam as a roadside beggar. The magnitude of his work can also be felt in the final scene were we get to see the kids in a tormented look.
With what we get to see in '6' it is very much certain that director VZ Durai has made it clear to give something worthy to the masses.
Movie Rating: 3/5
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