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Rangoon Review


Cast:           Gautham Karthik, Sana
Music:        Vikram RH, Vishal Chandrasekhar
Direction:   Rajkumar Periasamy

Rangoon, a place in Myanmar, from where Venkat ( Played by Gautham Karthik) migrates to Chennai. A few years later, he happens to go back to Rangoon for his work and everything changes. What happens next forms the plot of the film. The first half of the film lays the groundwork for the story. The director takes time to introduce the appropriate characters whereas does not waste much time in love.  The scene where Venkat goes to meet Natasha (played by Sana) after she knows about his smuggling activities. Normally there will be an emotional scene where actress blackmails the hero. Instead it is replaced by a beautiful mature conversation.

Gautham Karthik’s artificial tan makeup looks a little odd. The film is filled with wonderful performances. The cinematographer has captured both Chennai and Rangoon pleasantly. The scenes involving smuggling is interesting though it comes for a minute or two.

Vikram RH’s songs and Vishal Chandrasekhar’s background score is a positive to the film. Songs are not forced into the script, probably the advantage of having a director as producer (A R Murugadoss). The interval scene and the final twists in the film are good making it a worthy thriller.

Verdict: A thriller worth to watch.

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