7 Tamil Movie Review
Starring : Havish, Regina, Nandita Swetha, Anisha Ambrose, Aditi Arya, Tridha Chaudhary, Pujita Ponnada, Rahman and others.
Director : Nizar Shafi
Producers : Ramesh Varma, Kiran Talasila
Music Director : Chaitan Bharadwaj
Cinematographer : Nizar Shafi
Editor : Praveen K. L.
Young hero Havish’s latest thriller, Seven, has made quite a buzz over the last few days thanks to the steamy video songs and a suspenseful trailer. Five young beauties acting in the film became the USP of Seven. The film has finally hit theaters worldwide this morning. Let’s see how it fared.
The first scene of Seven is as intriguing as its title – where Ramya (Nandita Swetha), drenched in rain, goes to a police station to file a complaint against her missing husband Karthik (Koneru Havish). The smart, but alcoholic cop (Rahman), after listening to her for a while, starts guessing what happened in her life. He tells a shocking Ramya that Jennie (Anisha Ambrose), another girl, too, had filed a similar complaint about Karthik, and she claims him to be her husband. The curious missing case which transforms into a fraud case becomes more complex when one more woman, Priya (Tridha Chowdhury), comes up with a similar complaint. The cop and his subordinates get the shock of their life when a mentally ill person informs police that the missing person had died decades ago.
The plot looks interesting on paper, and seems to have ample elements for an engaging thriller. But the weak screenplay, numerous logical loopholes and the lack of believability factor make it unappealing. A flashback sequence involving a partly engrossing character arc of Regina Cassandra becomes tepid because of the ineffective execution. There are a few twists towards the end, but we get exhausted by then. The movie also suffers from nativity issue as it is primarily shot in Hyderabad and other places in Andhra/Telangana, but we are told that the story happens in Chennai. Though there are sign boards in Tamil in some scenes to make up for it, most of the scenes indicate that it isn’t a Tamil movie though the lip sync issue was managed in most of the scenes.
Seven has a promising premise and a few intriguing elements that suspense thrillers require. However, it’s the uninspiring narration, especially in the first half, that makes the interest factor fizzle out. The drama and mystery that unfold in the second half may not be everyone’s cup of tea. On the whole, Seven may end up as a below average and underwhelming watch this weekend. Those who enjoy thrillers may give this film a try, but keep your expectations in check.
