SYNOPSIS
Arun Vijay pulls it off as a menacing cop convincingly everytime which is his biggest strength inspite of becoming a template.
CAST & CREW
Sinam Movie Review: Sinam is a decent emotional drama, but doesn’t leave you fully satisfied
Sinam Movie Synopsis: Sub-inspector Pari Venkat faces a huge tragedy that makes him take up an investigation to seek revenge.
Sinam Movie Review: Arun Vijay certainly seems to love playing cop roles. That he convincingly pulls off the role of a menacing cop every time is his biggest strength. GNR Kumaravelan’s Sinam, in which he plays a cop again, unfolds as both an investigative thriller and a revenge drama.
The film starts off with Paari Venkat (Arun Vijay), a honest SI, reprimanding a goon charged with murder, who he has to take to the court the following day. Meanwhile, we also get to know how Pari met Madhangi (Pallak Lalwani) and built a beautiful family with their kid Bujji (Baby Desina). Pari, being an orphan, isn’t well received at his in-laws’ place for marrying their daughter without their approval. While an opportunity arises for Pari to reunite with her family, a turn of ill-fated events lead to a tragedy in his life. The latter half of the film explores what really happened and how Pari seeks revenge for his loss.
Sinam’s initial setting is decent and the tone that the director goes for really helps us to cope with the flow of the narrative. The emotional drama in the first half works to an extent, allowing us to get a glimpse into the protagonist’s life. However, as the film progresses, we are left wanting more engaging sequences. The film, in fact, is not perfect as a thriller as well as it presents a very clichéd conflict and brings in an age-old resolution for the same. The second half of the film is very predictable and the convenient investigative procedure only makes it an average watch.
One of the film’s highlights is that GNR Kumaravelan tries to break a particular stereotype in the second half. But even before we can appreciate this attempt, he falls victim to another. The last sequence looks preachy and doesn’t really stir our emotion. Though the idea and the intention of the filmmaker is laudable, many events and sequences are forced and don’t really add anything new.
Arun Vijay’s performance is one of the key aspects of the film and he has done a brilliant job. He holds the film single-handedly and does well in the emotional scenes, which come in the first half. The stunt sequences are terrific and something to watch out for. Pallak Lalwani, too, has done justice to her character. Though she appears only in the first half of the film, the entire plot revolves around her character. She has a charismatic screen presence and her chemistry with Arun Vijay works to an extent.
The background score by Shabir really helps pull the audience into the film despite the flaws. However, the cinematography, by S Gopinath, lacks richness.
Though the film tries its best to hold the audience, it misses out when it comes to connecting us to the characters. Most importantly, the investigative sequences in the second half lack depth and aren’t intriguing enough.
