Movie: Hatya
Rating: 2.25/5
Cast: Vijay Antony, Ritika Singh, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Murali Sharma, Radhika Sharath Kumar
Director: Balaji Kumar
Produced By: Infiniti Film Ventures and Lotus Pictures banners
Release Date: 21st July 2023
Story: Vinayak (Vijay Antony) is a private detective whom the police department assists in the murder case of Laila ( Meenakshi Chaudhary) an aspiring model/singer. How he solves the case with the lady police officer Sandhya Mohanraj (Ritika Singh)makes up the remaining story.
Analysis: This film initially sets up for an interesting and complicated web of suspicion and mystery, which makes the audience wait for the twists and turns upcoming in the world of the investigation. But that’s all there is to the film. The film does not surprise with the writing and the events that are taking place. By taking us into Laila’s life, Director Balaji Kumar takes us through her journey and reveals how the investigation works in parallel in a non-linear manner. This looks and works well in certain scenes. But the director was not completely immerse the audience in the emotional threads of the lead characters. Moreover, the attempt to show the film in a different kind of world/backdrop did not work out.
The idea of connecting Vinayak’s personal loss and his trauma in the case that he’s investigating seems good, but does not sync into the narrative because of false tone of emotion in his family scenes except for one or two. The second half gets a bit better at the initial phase, but soon it delves into a bland affair with the wait for the real Killer getting exhausting. The final twist also lacks the punch and the reason behind the murder looks silly.
Performances: Vijay Antony was fine in his role, but his hairdo looked improper. Ritika Singh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary were fine, while Radhika Sharath Kumar got wasted in an insignificant role. Murali Sharma, John Vijay and others were ok.
Plus Points:
- Initial Setup
- Few intriguing moments
- Camera and Background Score
Minus Points:
- Unexciting Characters
- Weak handling of twists
- Climax
Verdict:
Overall, the film has an interesting idea, technical excellence and a few scenes which work well. But somehow it lacks that original and powerful writing which makes it a boring treat.
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