drohi *ing kamal ,arjun 1996[RS]
*-**-***Kamal Hasan, Arjun's Songless Movie - DROHI DVD RIP*-**-***
Genre: Action / Drama
Plot Outline: Police officers fight a terror group in India.
RATING : 9.0/10
Credited cast:
Kamal Hassan ... Adhi Narayanan
Arjun ... Abbas
Nasser .... Bhadra (as Nazar)
K. Vishwanath ... Chinna Swamy
Gautami ||| Geetha
Subhalekha Sudhakar ||| Anusha
Directed by P.C. Sriram ||| Produced by Kamal Haasan
Written by Govind Nihalani (story) ||| Music by Mahesh Mahadevan
Cinematography P.C. Sriram ||| Distributed by Raajkamal Films International
Released 1996 ||| Running time 137 mins.
Trivia
The film featured no songs throughout the film, however the background score, composed by Mahesh Mahadevan, was very well appreciated.
This film was India's official entry to the Oscars in the year 1995.
The film was recently featured as part of a retrospective to Kamal Haasan under the category Director in Focus at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Reviews
Drohi (1996) is a Tamil and Telugu drama/action film directed by veteran cinematographer P.C. Sriram. The film marks Sriram's debut in film direction. Upon release, the film met with a strong critical reception, and is recognised by some to have set high benchmarks for other action films in that period. The film's score is composed by Mahesh Mahadevan. Produced by Kamal Hassan, the story is by Govind Nihalani. The plot revolves around a police officer in his 30s with familial obligations and a strong desire to curb terrorism in the country.
Synopsis
The film starts with two sincere police officers Adhi Narayanan (Kamal Hassan) and Abbas (Arjun). Abbas sends two secret vigilant officers (Dhanush and another police officer) to mingle with a terror group headed by Badra (Nasser), with the task of providing updates about the movements of the group back to Abbas.
In an accident, Adhi happens to get the opportunity to arrest Badra (the leader of the group). There is an interesting mental battle between Adhi and Badra. Threatening to bring harm to Adhi's family if kept in police custody, Badra displays his power by demonstrating how he is able to sneek in members of his group anywhere, including police protected quarters. Adhi, afraid for his family's safety, gives in and lets Badra escape.
How Adhi turns back to his original self is the crux of the story.
Movie Experiences
`We have our share of highs and lows'
Sailaja: Whether it is you or my brother (S.P. Balasubrahmanyam), since I watch you both in day-to-day life, I don't find much difference on the screen. I always complimented you when you gave an extraordinary performance, and when you faltered, I criticised. I still remember the preview arranged by Kamal Hassan for Drohi...
Sudhakar: I was the villain in the scene and a pistol was aimed at me. There was pin drop silence. You were sitting beside me and suddenly shouted `kill that... ' Everybody turned around to see who it was. It took 45 minutes for you to come out of it. You did not speak in the car while we were driving back. Then slowly you became normal. I took it as a compliment for my
performance. I cherish it.
Comments : an intense thriller!!
Drohi will remain a hallmark movie in indian cinema, based on a movie by govind nihalani ("drohkaal") - kamal & p.c sreeram have taken indian cinema to new heights with this movie. The tight screenplay, the excellent performances, the biting dialogues, the beautiful cinematography all add up to make this one of the best movies ever from india.
The movie did surprisingly well for a movie without songs and was well appreciated in urban
circles. the non commercial approach actually added to the offbeat theme of the movie. This in my opinion is probably kamal's best performance.
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