6 Movie Review and Rating

Cast : 

Shaam as Ram

Poonam Kaur as Lizzy

Jagathy Sreekumar

Archana

Anil Murali

Narayan

Crew : 

Story, Screenplay, Direction : V. Z. Durai

Dialogues : Jeyamohan

Music : Srikanth Deva

Cinematography : Krishnasamy

Editing : N. Arun Kumar N Arunkumar (debutant)

Art direction : K Arusamy (debutant)

Stunts : Super Subbarayan

Costumes : Nanaji

Make-up : MN Balaji

Production : Abi and Abi Pictures Studio 9 Production

P.R.O : Nikkil

‘6’ (alias 6 Candles) starring Shaam and Poonam Kaur in the lead, is directed by VZ Durai, who has earlier directed hits like Mugavari, Thotti Jaya and Nepali. Srikanth Deva has composed the film’s music.

Story :

Ram (Shaam) and Lizzy (Poonam Kaur) are happily married couple for whom the only interest in their life is their 6-year-old son. On a pleasant evening the couple head out to beach for celebrating their son’s 6th birthday. Situation changes drastically when their child gets lost in the crowd. Failing to find their kid with the help of the police department, Ram gets himself into action. What happens next takes us on a roller-coaster ride of twists and turns.

Review : 

Director VZ Durai’s ‘6’ is something which gives us a sneak peek of what happens inside the network of child trafficking and throws light on how dangerous it could be for the child who gets kidnapped. The film showcases the links between the kidnappers functioning in various parts of the country and how they keep moving from place to place in order to avoid getting caught.

The director's efforts for making the film look realistic is the first thing which impresses us. With the making style, it is very much evident that the director and his team have done a lot of research and ground work in order to get a perfect idea on the network of child trafficking.

The sets, characters handpicked by the director, makeup and costumes and the subtle expressions of the characters involved have played a major role in presenting a well tailored film on the whole.

Once again the director takes the credit for the racy screenplay. Apart from the tension created by the suspense and visually well coordinated action sequences, the scenes where Shaam reacts as a caring parent who breaks down emotionally for his missing child, makes the film engaging to watch.

Shaam's look gets more rugged as the chase keeps him traveling from once place to another and here the makeup artiste M.N Balaji has made his key contribution in getting a convincing worn-out look for the actor.

The makeup man and costumer Nanaji together have provided a brilliant off-screen effort to provide the much talked and hyped beggar look for Shaam. We haven't witnessed something of this sort before and for this special reason, their efforts need an appreciation.

Shaam has chosen a perfect script for his comeback and his pains taking efforts in getting the eye sack for the beggar look, is something which draws tears from our eyes. Undoubtedly, 6 is the film which has made the full use of actor Shaam's dedication towards acting and his talent. The actor's performance as a loving father and as a angry young man trying to save is lost kid is a treat to watch.

Next to the makeup, it is the stunt coordinator Super Subbarayan's efforts which catches our eyes. The fight sequences, especially the one which happens at a butchery house speaks volumes for the stunt master's efforts.

The chase and fight sequences remind us of Krishnasamy, the man employed for handling the camera. The story which toggles between flashback and present scenario repeatedly has been neatly edited by debutant N Arunkumar.

Srikanth Deva's music has contributed nothing in the right sense for the film. Both his background scores and tunes for the songs fails to create an impact. The only track which slightly manages to impress us is 'Thedugindrathey' sung by Haricharan.

Verdict  : A perfect comeback for VZ Durai and Shaam. A worthy watch ( 6 Candles Melting Hearts )

Rating   : 3.5/5

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