‘Nadikar’ movie review: Tovino Thomas stars in a flatly-written, superficial inward look at the film industry

A nonetheless from ‘Nadikar’ 

Advice on all the pieces from performing to picking the proper script, and even the lens to shoot a explicit scene fly thick and quick in Nadikar. For the quantity of classes on numerous elements of filmmaking that fill the scenes, one would count on the makers to concentrate to what atleast a few of the characters are saying. But then, they didn’t have the luxurious of watching this film earlier than they tried to make one. In making an attempt to make a film on the pitfalls awaiting a younger celebrity, the makers inadvertently find yourself falling into one.

David Padikkal (Tovino Thomas), the protagonist of Lal Jr.’s Nadikar, is somebody struggling to deal with fame after being anointed a celebrity, following three consecutive hits. His hedonistic life-style in addition to refusal to sharpen his restricted performing expertise implies that quickly he’s on a downward spiral. As the future appears bleak, self-doubt gnaws at him. Padikkal’s boastful behaviour on the units doesn’t assist issues both.

For a few moments initially, as the normally boring ‘thanks’ playing cards roll in, one is taken in by the ingenuity of utilizing it to chronicle the adjustments in the approach the opening credit have been proven in motion pictures over the years. But, this sadly occurs to be one among the uncommon authentic ideas that has gone into the movie, which turns into a reasonably superficial exploration of a celebrity rediscovering himself.

Screenwriter Suvin S. Somasekharan’s therapy of the topic is so flat and missing any main battle factors, that the film aimlessly trudges alongside like a beast sapped of all power, regardless of all the pulsating background rating and flashy digital camera work round it. One of the weakest passages occurs to be the climax sequence… of the climax of a movie inside the movie, which is a unending mediocre episode.

A tip to faucet into his inside ache is one among the fast fixes that David will get from a well-wisher to enhance his performing. But, this sob story from his childhood doesn’t have the meant impact. Just like the remainder of the film, the plight of the troubled celebrity infrequently emotionally strikes the viewer. The entire venture of turning him into a higher human being, and by extension a higher actor, doesn’t seem natural. Lal Jr had pulled off a a lot better film on the tiff between a celebrity and his fan in Driving License, nevertheless it had Sachy’s tight script working for it.

Suresh Krishna and Balu considerably enlivens the proceedings, however with out some strong writing, the film continues to battle. Bhavana will get solely a handful of scenes in one more case of a Malayalam film not having a single feminine character of substance. One of the different issues the film achieves is to spoil the traditional Pink Floyd track Shine on You Crazy Diamond, phrases which seem as a tagline and in a track in the climax.

So a lot materials lies round to be tapped, for a filmmaker taking an inward look at the industry and the star system. But, Nadikar barely skims the floor and itself finally ends up nearly as a showcase of what ails the industry.

Nadikar is at present working in theatres