Movie: Kanam
Director: AL Vijay
Production Company: Lyca Productions
Music Director: Sam CS
Starring: Naga Shaurya, Sai Pallavi
Release Date: 27th April 2018
Rate: 3/5
Kanam starring Premam & Fidaa fame Sai Pallavi and Naga Shaurya, helmed by AL Vijay, has hit the theaters today. This is a bilingual which was shot in both Telugu and Tamil languages. Its Tamil version is titled as Diya which marks the debut of Sai Pallavi in Tamil. Let’s see the storyline:
Story: Tulasi (Sai Pallavi) and Krishna (Naga Shaurya) are leading a happy life but very soon the sudden deaths in their family starts. Tulasi realizes that there is something- her aborted baby (Baby Veronika), who is responsible for the deaths and her next target is her own father. What happens next, form the rest of the story.
Plus Points:
- Sai Pallavi
- Baby Veronika
- Social Message
Minus Points:
- Few scenes in Second half
Performance: Sai Pallavi who is known for her natural performance, has given her best. She steals the show by her natural look and performance skills. She performed well both as the mother who pines for her lost child, and the wife who tries to save her husband. Naga Shaurya delivers his remarkable performance in the movie. Baby Veronica looks cute and she also delivers her best. Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Santhana Bharathi, Gandhari Nithin, Rekha, Ravi and others perform accordingly.
Technical: The Story of the film has an interesting concept of abortion. What makes Kanam interesting is it’s screenplay. The Cinematography by Nirav Shah is impressive. He gives a thriller look with his visuals. The music by Syam CS is excellent. Sai Pallavi rarely smiles in the film, which is well elevated by the music. The production values by Lyca Productions are excellent. The editing by Anthony is good. Coming on the work of director AL Vijay, he has also used each character to progress the story .
Analysis: Overall Kanam is good and watchable movie because it shines the spotlight on a sensitive topic- Abortion. The director deserves applause for his attempt to engage the viewers with something important but different issue. The plus points of the film are Sai Pallavi, unique plot , screenplay, and music. On the flipside, there is nothing exciting in second half. The movie carries good social message.