Sathish's
Performance
In
Lucia
Sathish
Nenasam,
who
makes
his
debut
as
the
lead,
is
pretty
convincing
as
Nikki.
From
sentimentality
of
an
ordinary
torchbearer
to
the
razzmatazz
of
a
leading
actor,
he
exhibits
a
wide
range
of
passions.
He
is
well
supported
by
Shruthi
Hariharan,
who
plays
the
lead
opposite
him
as
a
simple,
practical
girl
working
at
a
pizza
joint.
Achuth's
Chemistry
With
Satish
Achuth
as
Shankrana,
is
remarkable.
He
emotes
with
such
ease
and
grace
that
it's
difficult
not
to
compare
him
with
great
actors.
Also,
Nikki's
relationship
with
Shankrana
is
so
reminiscent
of
the
relationship
shared
between
the
film
director
Salvatore
Di
Vita
and
the
blind
Alfredo
in
the
1988
released
Italian
film
Cinema
Paradiso.
Poorna's
Music
Apart
from
the
acting,
it
is
the
songs
that
are
attention-grabbing.
The
item
number
'Jamma,
jamma' is
catchy
and
the
song
whose
lyrics
are,
'In
the
sky
a
broken
moona'
is
mellifluous.
Lucia
Has
Brilliant
Production
Qualities
Made
at
a
modest
budget
of
Rs
50
lakh,
funded
by
110
investors,
the
production
quality
of
this
film
is
brilliant.
The
camera
work
of
cinematographer
Siddharth
Nuni
camouflages
all
the
shortcomings
and
makes
a
wonderful
visual
display
of
the
subjects
with
the
5D
camera.
The
background
score
by
Poornachandra
Tejaswi
too
is
exceptionally
first
rate.
Biggest
Strength
Of
Lucia
What
adds
to
the
complexity
of
this
tale
is
how
the
film
is
mounted.
Narrated
in
a
non-linear
manner
with
parallel
editing,
the
story
telling
gets
a
bit
complicated
even
when
there
is
a
clear
demarcation
of
reality
shots
in
colour
and
hallucination
shots
in
black
and
white.
Confusion
arises
when
the
points
of
view
get
overlapped
and
logic
is
questioned.
Lucia
-
Pawan
Kumar's
Brave
Attempt
While
writer-director
Pawan
Kumar
has
made
a
brave
attempt
in
the
presentation
of
this
simple
tale,
he
has
force-fed
too
many
subjects
like
euthanasia,
the
philosophy
of
drug
marketing,
family
issues...making
the
subject
loaded
and
unnecessarily
preachy.
Lucia
-
Verdict
Nevertheless,
at
the
end
of
it,
the
film
which
begins
with
an
intriguing
and
confusing
plot,
settles
down
evenly.
It's
worth
a
watch
for
it
arouses
your
attention
and
provokes
you
to
debate.
Lucia
Cast
And
Crew
Director:
Pawan
Kumar
Cast:
Satish
Neenasam,
Shruthi
Hariharan,
Hardhika
Shetty,
Achyuth
Kumar,
Sanjay,
Krishna,
Rishab,
Balaji
Manohar
and
Aryan
Music:
Poorna
Chandra
Release
Date:
September
6,
2013