MADRAS CAFE
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
Madras Cafe.
STORY.
John Abraham, "Madras Cafe The film, set in India and Sri Lanka, is a political spy thriller set against backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war.Vikram Singh (John Abraham) is an Indian Army special officer who is appointed by the intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing to conduct covert operations in Sri Lanka shortly after Indian Peace Keeping Force was forced to withdraw.As he journeys to Sri Lanka, with the intention of disrupting a rebel group, he discovers the larger issue. There he meets a British journalist (Jaya) who wants to reveal the truth about the civil war, and in the process he uncovers a conspiracy.
CRITIC VIEW.
Directed by Shoojit Sircar [Vicky Donor] gets the hidden conspiracy of late PM assasination on screen with many flaws and less perfection.
The movie has a energy of a chronicled research in the making giving less scope for entertainment and cinematic liberties which triggers the box office boom.
Joh Abraham has given his best and a astute performance. Surely will garner accolades and esteem to his credit.
Band of supporting cast Siddharth Basu as Robin Dutt,Ajay Rathnam as Anna Bhaskaran and Nargis Fakhri as Anita Pratap, gives one reason more to get the glimpse of 'Madras Cafe '.
CAST.
Directed by Shoojit Sircar
Produced by John Abraham,Viacom 18 Motion Pictures,Ronnie Lahiri
Written by Somnath Dey,Shubendu Bhattacharya
Starring John Abraham,Nargis Fakhri,Rashi Khanna
Music by Shantanu Moitra
Cinematography Kamaljeet Negi
Editing by Chandrashekhar Prajapati
Studio JA Entertainment,Rising Sun Films
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
