Silk
Smitha's
unofficial
biopic
The
Dirty
Picture
starring
Vidya
Balan
was
a
blockbuster
in
Bollywood.
The
film,
with
the
stupendous
performance
of
Vidya
and
good
content,
had
won
critics
and
audience
appreciation.
Yesteryear
sex
siren
Silk
Smitha,
who
had
acted
in
all
Southern
film
industries,
was
talk
of
the
town
during
her
times.
She
reached
the
peaks,
which
many
actresses
would
only
dream,
in
no
time
and
subsequently,
fell
down
from
the
top.
Silk
was
considered
to
be
a
sensation
at
80s
and
she
worked
with
many
top
stars
of
South
Indian
films.
But
as
the
fate
had
it,
she
surrendered
to
death
by
committing
suicide
after
tasting
series
of
failures.
Her
death
has
been
unresolved
mystery
even
today!
Well,
her
life
story
inspired
Bollywood
producer
Ekta
Kapoor
to
make
a
biopic.
But
as
she
did
not
take
the
permission
from
the
late
actress'
family,
the
film
got
into
legal
tangle.
In
the
end,
the
filmmaker
released
the
movie
starring
Vidya
Balan
by
claiming
it
did
not
have
anything
to
do
with
Silk.
Now,
yet
another
film
claiming
that
it
is
a
biopic
of
Silk
Smitha,
has
been
made
in
Malayalam-Tamil.
After
publicising
all
these
months
that
it
is
an
authentic
biopic
of
the
sex
siren,
the
makers
of
the
film,
like
Ekta
Kapoor,
released
the
film
Nadigayin
Diary
(Climax
in
Malayalam)
with
a
disclaimer,
"It
bears
no
resemblance
to
anyone
living
or
dead." Read
on
for
the
review...
As
we
expect,
it
is
the
rags-to-riches
story
of
a
poor
girl
played
by
Sana
Khan.
Supriya
(Sana),
who
once
was
a
housemaid,
turns
a
new
leaf
when
she
becomes
one
of
the
sought
after
actresses
in
tinsel
town
for
all
the
wrong
reasons.
Along
the
course
of
her
controversial
yet
successful
career,
she
falls
head
over
heels
for
RK.
But,
much
to
her
dismay,
she
is
driven
insane
when
RK's
son
develops
feelings
for
her.The
film
spends
most
of
its
time
focusing
either
on
Sana
Khan
or
her
troubled
relationship
with
RK,
which
is
only
reminiscent
of
"Dirty
Picture"
with
a
change
of
cast.
Except
for
a
shocking
climax,
there
is
barely
anything
different
in
the
film
worth
a
mention.
What
differentiates
the
film
from
its
Hindi
counterpart
is
its
narrative
that
keeps
viewers
partly
engaged.
The
story
introduces
us
to
a
director,
who
knew
silk
from
close
quarters,
and
it
is
through
him,
we
come
to
learn
about
her
life.
Nadigayin
Diary
Review
But,
there
is
no
closure
to
how
her
life
came
to
an
end
or
why
did
she
commit
suicide?
Instead
of
revealing
what
actually
happened
to
Silk,
the
film
takes
a
completely
different
path
and
introduces
us
to
an
unforeseen
climax
to
the
tale.
Nadigayin
Diary
Review
While
the
makers
deserve
some
credit
for
being
innovative,
but
having
introduced
us
to
a
character
that
was
supposed
to
tell
us
the
passing
of
Silk,
the
whole
idea
of
a
sub-plot
backfires.
In
spite
of
creating
a
new
sub-plot,
which
fails
to
create
an
impact,
the
film
loses
steam
even
before
it
arrives
at
the
climax.
Nadigayin
Diary
Review
Sana
Khan
doesn't
have
much
to
show
except
her
skin,
which
she
bares
as
if
there
is
no
tomorrow.
While
she
is
over-the-top
in
few
scenes
and
rock
solid
in
other,
but
on
the
whole,
you
don't
see
a
powerful
performance
that
should
have
ideally
stunned
the
audiences.
Nadigayin
Diary
Review
It
would
be
an
insult
to
Smitha
if
Sana
was
even
compared
to
her
because
sensuality
is
not
about
baring
everything.
Even
technically,
there
isn't
anything
spectacular
to
rave
about
it.
Having
been
dubbed
from
Malayalam,
the
film
shows
us
Silk
from
the
perspective
of
that
industry,
but
in
reality,
she
was
famous
and
busy
in
all
four
southern
languages.
Nadigayin
Diary
Review
The
film
does
remind
us
about
the
bitter
truth
that
showbiz
is
elusive
and
when
sucked
into
the
whirlpool
of
fame,
there
is
no
way
out.