![]() Rathindran Prasad’s short, Inmai, about fear brings Siddharth and Parvathy Thiruvothu together for an interesting take on the concept of Islamic horror. The big surprise comes in the form of a final twist involving the boy’s sister. ![]() As the police probe the reason for his action, the film cuts back to narrate what pushed him over the edge. It is centred on the investigation of a young boy who has knocked a man down with a hammer in a fit of rage. The writing and filmmaking make it the best short in the anthology. It takes a predictable route to make its point.Īrvind Swami makes a solid directorial debut with Roudhram, which explores anger. The short talks about how one man’s jealousy pushes him to do something that leaves his own daughter feeling disgusted. ![]() Based on the theme of disgust, it stars veteran Delhi Ganesh while Rohini and Aditi Balan are seen in supporting roles. Vasanth S Sai’s Payasam is set against the milieu of a brahmin wedding. Arvind Swami and Prasanna keep you pinned with their performances till the last moment. From talking about human civilization to alien life and subconscious reality, the short leaves you awestruck. In just 30 minutes, the filmmaker comes up with a mind-bending science-fiction thriller that packs a punch. It is among the best in the anthology and certainly qualifies as Karthick’s best work till date. Karthick Naren’s short, titled Project Agni, explores the theme of wonder. Though romance has been his sweet spot, Gautham Menon is getting repetitive with his writing, as if stuck in a loop, telling the same story repeatedly. Suriya and Prayaga play the leads, but much as they strive to bring out the chemistry, everything feels so artificial. The plot centres on a musician and how he is inspired to get better at his work after meeting a young woman. But it leaves you drained with its clichéd romantic set-up. Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, it explores the theme of love. One of the more anticipated shorts, Guitar Kambi Mela Nindru, stars Suriya. Also, it is exhausting to sit through more than five hours of the anthology as you don’t get the time to savour each of the worlds the constituent shorts explore. A few stand out as they succeed in translating the chosen rasa, or emotion, into the story, the rest barely make an impact, let alone entertain. When you start to dissect each of the short films in the anthology, however, you realize that not all work. The idea of exploring nine rasas in the anthology format makes Navarasa one of the more innovative attempts in Tamil cinema in recent years.
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