Indrudu-Movie-First-Look-PoBOTTOM LINE
Only half satisfying.

CENSOR
‘U/A’ Certified, 144 mins.

OUR RATING
So_So Rating


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What is “Indrudu” about?
Indrudu the film is about Indra (Vishal) who suffers from Narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder. Whenever he experiences extreme emotions he falls asleep. How he goes about his life, what are his wishes, his friends and enemies everything revolve around this illness of his and his character.

How is Vishal performance?
Vishal has given a decent performance as a person with such a disease. Well that is because the situations that are arise of the illness are typical and commonplace that require normal human emotions and he brings them about in his usual fashion.


director-thiruDirection by Thiru?
Thiru has made a good commercial masala film in the first half using the illness and bringing freshness. But in the second half he completely looses track and shifts the tone of the film drastically just to shock the viewer. Also the illness aspect merely becomes a tool in the final hour to set up an action scene and has no real meat attached to it as it is used up in its it’s entirety in the first half itself. Combine this with the tonal shift felt above one feels like watching two different films in two halves and that is ultimately the films biggest failing.


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Lakshmi menon and other artists performance?
Lakshmi Menon shares good chemistry with Vishal which was evident in their last film together as well. Unfortunately much like their last film together she once again disappears in the second half of the film. The rest of the cast also comes up with solid performances. Jagan as Satish provides good entertainment. Sunder Ramu and Iniya are good during the last half an hour of the film. Saranya as mother is at her usual hyperactive level and so is Jayaprakash as father of girl with lovable damaneur initially and strong later emotionally.

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How is G.V.Prakash’s Music and other departments ?
Music by GV Prakash is strictly functional both on and off screen. On screen couple of songs only add to the length of the film. Background music on the other hand is superb. Editing is good and so is cinematography which gives the film a rich look. Choreography of songs is boring and very predictable


Highlights?
Interesting concept.
Conflict in the first half.
Good performances.

Drawbacks?
Second half.
Predictable climax.


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What about the box office performance of the film?
Indrudu has released after a long gap from the time of initial promotion which has made it kind off seem like a dated product. Still the film has got better openings compared to some of the recent dubbed films of Vishal. But its not saying much as those recently released one’s had fared extremely poorly. The initial curiosity will help the film stay afloat for few days but it will be a steep fall thereafter.

Did I enjoy it?
Yes in parts.

Will you recommend it?
Yes but with big reservations.


OUR RATING

So_So Rating


Reviewed by Siddhartha