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Movie review - Abhay - by Gudipoodi Srihari
Abhay
Abhay
(Two much of Kamal)
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Reviewer: Gudipoodi Srihari
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Kamal Hassan, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Sarat Babu, Kitu Gidwani, Anu Hassan, Milind Gunaji
Dialogues: Sri Rama Krishna
Music: Shankar Mahadevan
Story, Screenplay: Kamal Hassan
Camera: Thiru
Fights: Vikram Dharma
Direction: Suresh Krishna
Producer: Jaya Krishna

Theatrical Release Date: 23rd November 2001

Gudipoodi Srihari Review

Technical values, histrionic depth and psychological details dominate Abhay but the narration lacks clarity. It is too highbrow leaving a lot in between scenes for the audience to comprehend. Kamal Hasan plays a dual role, Abhay and Vijay. The focus is more on the sinewy, aggressive and psychotic character of Abhay.

As a story and screenplay writer, Kamal paid great attention to this title role. He adds peculiar mannerisms like shaking his clean-shaven head, expressing his restlessness and blowing his nose to get over a bad mood. There are scenes depicting him going into hallucination under the influence of drugs. And there are scenes Abhay is conversing with his dead mother making all the elements drive the narration beyond comprehension.

One wonders what Kamal Hasan wants to convey through this film. Perhaps the reflection of trauma Abhay experienced as a child, in scontrast ot his other twin Vijay (also played by Kamal). Their mother commits suicide, unable to bear her husband's affair. And Abhay kills his stepmother. The film opens showing Kamal Hasan, as an army Major Vijay in action, on a mission to get five of the six foreigners abducted by Kashmiri militants released. He falls in love with television anchor Tejashwini (Raveena Tondon), and marries her. Abhay firmly believes that she is out to destroy his brother's life. Already serving the jail term for the murder of his stepmother, Abhay escapes now to kill Tejashwini. The scenes which are full of action with maniac Abhay hunting for Tejashwini and her husband trying to protect her form the climax. Vikram Dharma composes some good fight scenes.

For Kamal Hasan who has played dual roles before, the role of Vijay is a cakewalk. . But Abhay's character is more challenging. Rest of the artistes is okay. Manisha Koirala, playing a drug addict-danseuse gives a good performance. Shankar Mahadevan provides some entertaining numbers. Photography by S. Thiru is a big asset to the film.

courtesy: The Hindu

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