Star
Cast:
Sai
Pallavi,
Naga
Shourya,
RJ
Balaji,
Veronika
Arora,
Santhana
Bharathy
Director:
Vijay
A
L
Sai
Pallavi,
the
Tamil-born
actress
who
has
had
a
fascinating
debut
in
Malayalam
with
Premam
and
an
equally
scintillating
debut
in
Telugu
with
Fidaa,
has
now
stepped
into
the
Tamil
film
industry.
With
a
concrete
and
engaging
script
by
AL
Vijay,
and
an
equally
enriching
technical
rendition
by
the
crew,
Diya,
could
well
be
a
decent
summer
treat
for
the
audience.
Story
Initially
being
titled
as
Karu,
the
movie
had
pretty
much
revealed
its
storyline
through
its
title.
That
of
a
plot
emphasizing
on
the
foetus.
Diya
is
an
emotional
and
a
psychological
journey
of
Thulasi
(Sai
Pallavi),
a
doctor
and
her
unborn
daughter.
The
movie
opens
with
Thulasi's
parents
realizing
that
their
daughter
is
impregnated
by
Krishna
(Naga
Shourya)
and
forces
the
duo
to
remove
the
foetus.
Five
years
later,
the
duo
get
married
after
settling
down
in
their
professional
life.
Mysteriously,
Thulasi's
parents
and
the
doctor
who
had
performed
the
abortion
lose
their
lives.
Thulasi
realizes
that
it
is
not
an
accident
or
a
mere
coincidence,
but
indeed
a
sinister
at
job.
Appallingly,
there
is
another
victim-to-be
to
join
the
estranged
lot.
Who
is
the
person
on
job
on
eliminating
people?
What
is
the
motto?
Who
is
the
last
victim-to-be?
Will
the
supposed
victim
be
saved?
These
form
the
rest
of
the
story.
Downside
Slow
paced
at
times
Comedy
track
Predictable
storyline
Performances
Sai
Pallavi
has
made
it
three
in
a
row
with
respect
to
her
performances
in
debut
vehicles.
Irrespective
of
the
movie's
result,
Pallavi
commands
a
certain
amount
of
adulation
and
appreciation
for
her
performance
and
Diya
is
no
exception.
At
times,
she
gives
the
audience
a
feel
that
she
is
living
a
normal
life
and
not
acting
for
the
lens.
Pallavi
can
give
jitters
to
the
present
generation
actresses
of
Tamil
Cinema.
Naga
Shourya
is
good
in
his
limited
screen
space
and
there
is
nothing
much
to
rave
about.
Baby
Veronica
is
appealing.
RJ
Balaji's
comedy
in
the
first
half
is
flat
while
he
makes
up
for
the
glitch
in
the
second
half
with
his
performance.
Santhana
Barathi
could
have
been
used
better.
Technical
Aspects
AL
Vijay
seems
to
evolving
well
as
a
director
with
each
passing
day.
Though
the
storyline
of
Diya
is
predictable
within
a
few
minutes
into
the
movie,
the
director
has
treated
the
screenplay
better
and
has
stuffed
the
movie
with
emotional
scenes.
He
could
have
handled
certain
logic
with
care
which
are
misplaced
in
Diya.
Cinematography
by
Nirav
Shah
is
in
line
with
the
flick
and
it
seems,
the
ace
cinematographer
has
read
Vijay's
mind
to
perfection.
Music
by
Sam
CS
is
the
major
highlight
of
the
movie.
His
background
music
moves
organically
with
the
storyline
and
he
deserves
every
single
bit
of
appreciation
for
his
craft.