A High-Octane thriller and Melo-Drama
VR Critique Meter: 3.75/5
A Sitcom tried to be laugh rioter but missed.
VR Critique Meter: 3/5
A Crisp Horrifical Movie…
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Best cult series ever created...
Roller Coaster Ride...
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The story through the eyes of Himmat Singh of Research and Analysis wing is based on the inspiration was taken from Nineteen Years of nationally significant events, several espionage missions were undertaken by India in the last two decades.
Opening scene, Himmat Singh portrayed by Kay Kay Menon known for Baby, Ghazi Attack is waiting to be called for an internal audit by R&AW. During the wait time, he was taking calls and saying Kill him, Leave him which makes us think who he is. He was interrogated on the case of spending twenty eight crore worth of government funds in the last eleven years.
As a part of the interrogation, he was telling about the 2001 parliament attack by five terrorists under the supervision of sixth terrorist Ikhlaq khan who was escaped later. For the process of catching him, he has placed five asserts in five countries where Ikhlaq Khan has business and the funds were utilized for their needs and he refused to reveal their identities. The story is how Ikhlaq was being found and captured is the plot.
Story was happening in 2019, Himmat is narrating the story of his part in the nineteen years of the national significant events and espionage missions were undertaken by India with thrilling events and action-packed. The reveal of the perpetrator was unexpected and great.
From Episode 1 to Episode 8, as a spectator we will not get bored, the entire screenplay has engrossed our attention towards the screen. It is an entertainment pack consists of action-packed scenes, thrilling elements, humor, nail-biting moments, and family drama. I and my wife started yesterday night and finished five episodes in a single sitting, that much interesting and intriguing.
The screenplay of the final seventh and eighth episode was top-notch, it has embraced the thrilling moments and was spellbinding. The characters are appropriate and do their part splendid. The background score has patronized the screenplay to give more addictive topped. The cinematography has absorbed all our attention in showing various countries and color-coding on the environment, dresses, etc..
The writer Neeraj Pandey who is known for “A Wednesday”, “MS Dhoni”, “Special 26” movies have given a wonderful action-packed thriller. The portrayal of Himmat Singh - Kay Kay Menon has stood like a forte in his acting. His sneer expressions and humor were awesome, actually made his screen presence wonderful.
On a credit note, as respect towards all the officials who are working hard for Indians as Indians out there on the border or out from our house, a Big salute…
Overall, One hell of roller coaster ride for India by Indians.
My VR Critique Rating: 9.5/10
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The story is based on horrifying true incidents that happened between 1985 - 1995 in Chennai.
Auto Shankar, A tamil web series is part fiction inspired by legends about the man and part based on facts collected from the investigation which led to his capture. The series is divided into 10 episodes which are each around 30 minutes long and carry titles which trace the trajectory of Shankar’s rise and fall.
The entire series is intriguing, The first few episodes take some time getting used to - the background score is often jarring and the colourful language looks forced into the dialogues just to give a touch of “authenticity”. Not that the profanity itself should draw criticism, but not all the actors look equally comfortable rattling off cuss words. The ‘80s time period has been recreated with appropriate hairstyles and clothes, advertisements, film posters and newspaper clippings from the time which tell us about what’s happening in the state as well as Shankar’s case. The series appears to have been made on a tight budget, depending largely on these signposts and filters to create the illusion of shifting time periods.
Auto Shankar could have truly been a mature series. As it stands, it’s a good addition to adult Tamil web series content but falls short of hitting the mark.
