Hisaab Barabar

Tone, Script & Story: A travelling ticket examiner who is good at accounts discovers fraudulent nature of a bank where bank loots public by taking miniscule amounts from accounts which are created in bank.

When I first find the trailer I expected more, I expected more from story may it be the exposure of crime, how it is brought to justice or may it be the love life involving Kriti. Also, the story takes time to get to the subject during its runtime.

Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography: The station, the account calculation, the neighbor's, the account holders, the bank, the residences, the office, etc has been captured well. It's the story which lacks. Music is below average. Acting is justified.

Final Verdict: The movie has been released on OTT. Do support it.

Hisaab Barabar movie has a simple story and has all the abilities to become an eye opener of the common man.

The movie script becomes loosened in following cases: 1. The hero character (Radhe) picks the oranges for Rs.100 from old lady and distributes them to train passengers and says 'Hisaab Barabar' (Account is settled). In this case, the account is settled between Radhe and old lady, but the account is not settled between Radhe and the passengers who took the oranges from him. Each orange may cost around Rs.10, but Radhe did not take that money from passengers.

2. In one scene, Radhe bathes his son. But the specs was still on his son's face during bathing. Nobody wears the specs while taking bath.

3. The character called Kuku Kejriwal openly holds a credit card to sell it to customers coming to the bank. None of the banks open any credit/debit cards before customers fills the application form for the card. Also, showing the credit/debit card in front of everybody is a security breach. This is not mentioned in the movie.

Other than these 3 points, the movie is great and the script is tight in every minute.

The performance of R. Madhavan is really great that too immediately after the character made in 'Shaitaan'. Coming out of that character and making a role of simple common man is impossible to any other actor.

Overall the movie is very close to real life and every citizen can get to know how his/her small amount and fraction amounts are stolen by banks.

The plot is good along with Madhavan's acting as always. The character depth is appreciated in protagonist. (there could have been a monologue maybe of him talking about his marriage)

Kriti's character was never able to establish itself on the screen. It had much scope to play an important role in the plot but it was constructed poorly without any depth and had no influence on the plot.

Same for Neil's character, made poorly, did not have a strong hold on the plot, and lacked the character depth and hence was a poorly made antagonist.

Though the plot had scope the direction was not up to the mark.

The start was good but towards the climax it gets a bit gimmicky and easy. This could have been a much better movie if it was not this filmy and had been more precise and accurate with it's ending.

Wached it for Madhvan, but what an absolute waste. Childish style of story telling. Madhavan's honesty is the only saving grace.

The movie stops being entertaining beyond the first half an hour till they are establishing Madhavan character and the plot unveils. The masala movie treatment of realistic plot with honest intentions of actors is absolutely cringe worthy. All the other characters beyond Madhavan are mere caricatures, specially Neil Nitin Mukesh was looking like a joker right through. Songs are just for effect too.

I only wish Madhavan and the cast were used for a more honest effort of story telling.

For Madhavan, I will rather watch The Railway Man once again.

R. Madhavan's Hisaab Barabar falls short of expectations, delivering a story that feels overly simplistic despite an interesting premise. While the topic had potential, the execution lacked depth, with no intense drama or gripping moments to keep viewers hooked. The film suffers from a flat narrative and minimal emotional impact, making it feel more like a casual watch than a memorable experience. R. Madhavan sir, known for his exceptional performances in films like 3 Idiots, Rocketry, Saala Khadoos, and the web series like Breathe, couldn't elevate the lackluster storytelling in Hisaab Barabar. It's a one-time watch at best, deserving a 4/10 for effort but leaving much to be desired in terms of engagement and impact.