Naan Kadavul( not me but Bala is)

Just felt the need of writing a review about one of the best movie  I have ever seen. Yes I'm here to give some insights about "Naan Kadavul". This is one such movie that requires special attention . Before going into the review let us all appreciate the splendid effort of director Bala who has just given his life and created a magic in the silver screen.
                                                   Bala,  time and again proves that he is easily the best in the business.Tamil cinema has had many defining moments and one such moment is the birth of "Naan Kadavul"  The story of this movie is very simple and predictive. The movie travels seperately in two tracks and ends when both the tracks meet and just leaves a strong mark in our hearts .A father leaves his son in the holy town of Kasi due to astrological reasons and returns home .The protogonist played by Arya, grows as an aghori in Kasi.The father then returns to kasi after 14years to find his son grown as an aghori. He brings his son back to their home town.Bala then shows  the agonies faced by beggars and down trodden in a different episode. As expected the good prevails over the evil and Arya turns to be the savior for the downtrodden

                    Hats off to Bala for touching a subject that has not,cannot and will not be touched.The sheer brilliance of this man is felt in every frame of the film and the way he has depicted the characters leaves a lump in our throat.

                                   Arya and Pooja  has done a very great job and have justified their roles by giving their heart and soul to their characters.The supporting artists and the physically challenged people are mesmerising.The antogonist played by Rajendran and his support staff played by Krishnamoorthy have played their  part well.Illayaraja once again proved that he is the best in the business and real maestro.His back ground music  gives more life to Arthur wilson's stupendous work behind the camera. The climax where blood oozes from Arya's forehead symbolises the opening of the third eye of Rudra .It was really a scintillating journey.  Maa Ganga Kashi padhaari, the bhajan sung by Kunal Ganjawala over the opening credits, is  creatively picturised.

                                          Bala could have potrayed the kasi episode more elaborately and also could have made this movie a bit longer. At first I felt that Arya's screen presence could have been extended, however  I consoled myself that Bala should have felt that Arya is just a character in his script and  too much exposure can lead to an imbalance.The movie runs for Just over 2 hours  which is very little for an ace director.However  It seems that Bala had to compromise a bit  keeping in mind the producer who seems to be very supportive.  Overall this movie is one such attempt which needs to be  appreciated whole heartedly and I would give 4.6/5.