By:
Settu
Shankar
Friday,
August
31,
2007
Ore
Kadal
is
a
film
based
on
Bengali
novel
Heerak
Deepti,
a
classic
love
story
written
by
Sunil
Gangopadhyay
(It
is
said
that
Oscar
winner
late
Satyajit
Ray
had
once
planned
to
make
a
film
on
the
same
novel).
Director
Shyamaprasad
has
skilfully
carved
the
Malayalam
version
while
retaining
the
essence
of
the
original,
and
has
succeeded
in
keeping
the
viewers
engrossed
for
the
entire
two
and
half
hour's
duration,
even
though
it
is
an
art
film!
The
film
broadly
talks
about
marriage
and
human
relationships,
which
has
been
made
interesting
in
the
back
drop
of
the
Chennai
metro.
The
excellent
performance
of
legendary
Mammootty
and
flawless
acting
skills
of
Meera
Jasmine
make
the
film
worthy
of
being
watched.
Deepti
(Meera
Jasmine)
is
a
helpless
housewife
in
Chennai
city,
tending
to
her
sick
son
in
the
absence
of
her
unemployed
husband.
Dr.
Nathan
(Mammootty)
is
a
renowned
social
Economist
who
overhears
her
frantic
pleas
for
help
to
her
husband
over
a
public
telephone.
The
research
scholar,
who
happens
to
be
interested
in
finding
a
solution
for
unemployment
among
middle
class
youngsters,
decides
to
help
Deepti
and
her
son,
and
takes
the
child
to
a
hospital.
Though
Nathan
is
a
good
hearted
person,
he
is
an
alcoholic,
who
does
not
believe
in
emotional
or
sentimental
attachments.
He
has
had
a
long
standing
relationship
with
a
'sophisticated' call
girl
Bella
(Ramya
Krishnan).
He
is
habituated
to
saying
that
the
society
is
ruled
by
economics,
not
emotions!
Nathan
helps
Deepti
not
because
he
is
attracted
towards
her,
but
because
her
husband
and
her
child
make
an
interesting
subject.
Slowly,
he
starts
feeling
the
need
for
her.
Nathan
likes
to
believe
that
it
just
a
physical
thing,
but
Deepti
desires
something
more.
Finally
this
affair
culminates
into
a
physical
relationship.
Soon,
Deepti
is
pregnant
and
tells
Nathan
that
it
is
his
child.
But
Nathan
feigns
ignorance
about
the
issue,
which
devastates
the
girl,
and
makes
her
to
lose
her
mental
balance.
The
way
the
director
has
handled
the
film
is
very
interesting.
He
is
very
clear
about
his
class
of
viewers
and
has
moulded
the
film
as
per
their
taste.
At
the
same
time,
he
has
refrained
from
giving
a
high-brow,
pseudo-intellectual
treatment
to
the
movie,
which,
just
like
modern
art,
would
have
left
the
common
viewers
groping
in
the
dark.
It
is
for
sure
that
the
climax
will
leave
most
of
the
viewers
fretting
and
fuming,
due
to
its
unfinished
nature.
But
there
was
no
other
way
for
the
director
to
goad
the
story
towards
an
end.
Mammootty,
in
the
role
of
a
brilliant
economist
Nathan,
is
simply
superb.
His
mature
performance
drives
the
film
like
an
invisible
force.
Meera
Jasmine
has
played
the
challenging
role
assigned
to
her
with
ease
and
in
a
professional
manner.
Undoubtedly,
she
has
given
her
best
shot
for
this
film.
Narain's
performance
as
the
husband
who
never
comes
to
know
that
his
wife
cheated
on
him,
has
been
nicely
executed,
and
the
actor
has
done
full
justice
to
the
role.
Ramya
Krishnan
as
Bella
has
done
a
cameo
to
everybody's
satisfaction.
Azhagappan's
camerawork
is
the
highlight
of
the
movie.
It
is
indeed
a
tough
call
to
picturise
intimate
relationships
and
their
emotional
conflicts
through
the
lenses.
But
Azhagappan
has
simply
done
magic
with
his
camera.
Overall,
Shayamaprasad
has
made
a
memorable
film,
which
will
be
remembered
for
years
to
come!
Verdict:
Class!
By:
Settu
Shankar
Friday,
August
31,
2007
Ore
Kadal
is
a
film
based
on
Bengali
novel
Heerak
Deepti,
a
classic
love
story
written
by
Sunil
Gangopadhyay
(It
is
said
that
Oscar
winner
late
Satyajit
Ray
had
once
planned
to
make
a
film
on
the
same
novel).
Director
Shyamaprasad
has
skilfully
carved
the
Malayalam
version
while
retaining
the
essence
of
the
original,
and
has
succeeded
in
keeping
the
viewers
engrossed
for
the
entire
two
and
half
hour's
duration,
even
though
it
is
an
art
film!
The
film
broadly
talks
about
marriage
and
human
relationships,
which
has
been
made
interesting
in
the
back
drop
of
the
Chennai
metro.
The
excellent
performance
of
legendary
Mammootty
and
flawless
acting
skills
of
Meera
Jasmine
make
the
film
worthy
of
being
watched.
Deepti
(Meera
Jasmine)
is
a
helpless
housewife
in
Chennai
city,
tending
to
her
sick
son
in
the
absence
of
her
unemployed
husband.
Dr.
Nathan
(Mammootty)
is
a
renowned
social
Economist
who
overhears
her
frantic
pleas
for
help
to
her
husband
over
a
public
telephone.
The
research
scholar,
who
happens
to
be
interested
in
finding
a
solution
for
unemployment
among
middle
class
youngsters,
decides
to
help
Deepti
and
her
son,
and
takes
the
child
to
a
hospital.
Though
Nathan
is
a
good
hearted
person,
he
is
an
alcoholic,
who
does
not
believe
in
emotional
or
sentimental
attachments.
He
has
had
a
long
standing
relationship
with
a
'sophisticated'
call
girl
Bella
(Ramya
Krishnan).
He
is
habituated
to
saying
that
the
society
is
ruled
by
economics,
not
emotions!
Nathan
helps
Deepti
not
because
he
is
attracted
towards
her,
but
because
her
husband
and
her
child
make
an
interesting
subject.
Slowly,
he
starts
feeling
the
need
for
her.
Nathan
likes
to
believe
that
it
just
a
physical
thing,
but
Deepti
desires
something
more.
Finally
this
affair
culminates
into
a
physical
relationship.
Soon,
Deepti
is
pregnant
and
tells
Nathan
that
it
is
his
child.
But
Nathan
feigns
ignorance
about
the
issue,
which
devastates
the
girl,
and
makes
her
to
lose
her
mental
balance.
The
way
the
director
has
handled
the
film
is
very
interesting.
He
is
very
clear
about
his
class
of
viewers
and
has
moulded
the
film
as
per
their
taste.
At
the
same
time,
he
has
refrained
from
giving
a
high-brow,
pseudo-intellectual
treatment
to
the
movie,
which,
just
like
modern
art,
would
have
left
the
common
viewers
groping
in
the
dark.
It
is
for
sure
that
the
climax
will
leave
most
of
the
viewers
fretting
and
fuming,
due
to
its
unfinished
nature.
But
there
was
no
other
way
for
the
director
to
goad
the
story
towards
an
end.
Mammootty,
in
the
role
of
a
brilliant
economist
Nathan,
is
simply
superb.
His
mature
performance
drives
the
film
like
an
invisible
force.
Meera
Jasmine
has
played
the
challenging
role
assigned
to
her
with
ease
and
in
a
professional
manner.
Undoubtedly,
she
has
given
her
best
shot
for
this
film.
Narain's
performance
as
the
husband
who
never
comes
to
know
that
his
wife
cheated
on
him,
has
been
nicely
executed,
and
the
actor
has
done
full
justice
to
the
role.
Ramya
Krishnan
as
Bella
has
done
a
cameo
to
everybody's
satisfaction.
Azhagappan's
camerawork
is
the
highlight
of
the
movie.
It
is
indeed
a
tough
call
to
picturise
intimate
relationships
and
their
emotional
conflicts
through
the
lenses.
But
Azhagappan
has
simply
done
magic
with
his
camera.
Overall,
Shayamaprasad
has
made
a
memorable
film,
which
will
be
remembered
for
years
to
come!
Verdict:
Class!