Zero

Competitor for Baahubali and KGF, but genuine love film.

The makers have given good visual experience though there are budget constraints. The plot is based on biblical story of creation and the fantastic VFX makes this fantasy believable for the most part.

The story is driven by performance of both the lead characters and they keep you engaged. The thrills are top notch and new. The narrative shifts between the romance and horror scenes, and it works. You really emphathize with the hero for his pitiable condition.

Nivas K Prasanna's wonderful songs and score just went unnoticed. It is very strange, atleast he should have got some good credits for his efforts.

‪#‎Zero‬ | 2016 | BRILLIANT FILM |

Taking a contemporary plot and revolving it around with three main characters. Take a bow director. Your vision is clean and clear. First half has the eventual character introduction and one can slowly find themselves getting into the movie in no second.The way the scenes inside the flat has been shot shows the exact visuals the director had in mind.The impact the movie has can travel with your mind at least for a day. This type of genre exploration and story exploration is new to tamil cinema and it has been well put together. Although there are flaws, lets appreciate and welcome such talents to our industry. We need more of them rather than the commercial ones. We see many people watching and appreciating the movie after the DVD gets released. (Includes Me Too) This happens only when the movie has been taken the wrong way in terms of promotion.. Being in the technical generation, one can easily reach the mass through social networks. Still this movie lacked to reach the public as the content in their promotion had major lacks.Initial first look posters, typo, trailer and teaser cuts for this movie did not have the same impact as the movie. One cannot blame the crew and the director for this and the promotions for a movie gets around the brains of many people these days.

When most of the cinema industry is spoilt with the absence of originality and uniqueness, here is one which stands true to the art.

Though the second half could have been crispier, it deserves to be watched.

Music and cinematography is a huge plus.

STRENGTHS:- * Story and Direction: Hollywood range of story telling * Casting and performances: Ashwin delivers his best.... * Songs and BGM: thumbs up * Visual effects were great.....

WEAKNESSES:- * Length of the movie... * Very High level script, hard for normal audience to understand....

FINAL VERDICT:- * Overall... it is a good attempt in tamil cinema with such complex script to deliver. Camera work and Make up showed us some awesome visuals. I recommend for a one time watch, It is hard to understand but if you understand then it is best movie. Just give a try. Enjoy this fantasy thriller.