Kadak singh is thriller film directed by aniruddha roy chowdhury.
The film starts with a blast, both the scenic blast and the writing blast. The dysfunctional family dynamics is explored very well, the characters and their dissonance so well established. Pankaj tripathi dominates every scene he features in. Sanjana sanghi, tries hard, very hard, but cannot compete with him. This is a film that is trying to decipher the personality of its characters through their own mouths. Their anonymity is both seen and unseen. The film tries to decode what makes up a longing father, who has lost his wife and his distance with his kids. The circumstances define them to much extent. Jaya ahsan too, tries to compete with pankaj, but he is like a phoenix. His range is never within your range. The romantic angle between AK and naina is very well shot, with some minimal dialogues. The main voiceover being its cinematography and music. Avik mukhopadhyay, helming the camera, weaves a beautiful folklore of yellow light in the scenes. Their faces are lit and also not. Shantanu moitra, who is a maestro, gives the movie a voice so soothing, so serene, it feels like it should never end.
But the problem starts here itself, once the film starts treating itself oversmart there is no pulling back. An investigation about a scam ensues and it is written so haphazardly, it shocks me to think that I was enjoying this film earlier. It disengages you, disorients you. So many fringe characters are included without any head or tail. The climax is an antithesis of this film. Its just based on theory, AK recites a theory and the accused are even rattled by it. How can the people who planned a secret assasination be so rattled by just a theory?(they shed a tear too). And the head of the organization even agrees to investigate a theory. That is an amnestic person who is reciting a fable to you, it should not be an epic for you. No other character manages to leave a mark on this film, except for paresh pahuja at sone places. There is little to no emotional attachment to the characters. Not ample development has been done on the character and their writing. Also who decided to cast parvathy thiruvothu for a character who is just making wry remarks and giving reaction shots. She is a much better actor than this, treat her like one. The director has made some brilliant films in the past, both in bengali and hindi. This is way below his level. At last, this film looked good in theory but execution wise, naahh!!