The story of this supernatural thriller revolves around rival twins, the admirable Prabhu and the evil Kadhir — a dual role played by the extraordinary Dhanush. After a series of undesirable incidents they are separated, and then go on to live their individual lives.
While Dhanush is terrific with his killer performance as both a doting father and a psychic baddie, Yuvan is excellent with his music and filmmaker Selvaraghavan is superb with his trademark direction skills, the revenge thriller Naane Varuvean still falls slightly short of excellence with a predictable and flat drama, especially in the second half.
Poster of Dhanush's Naane Varuven
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The shorter run-time of the film is both a boon and a bane. While it guarantees a sleek gripping thriller, it also accounts for the lack of depth in the storyline. For instance, Kadhir explains why he is the monster he is: attributing it to his pain of being abandoned in his traumatic past. However, even as a child before he was orphaned, he seemed to have psychological issues which didn’t have a clearer explanation.
Naane Varuven is playing in cinemas now.
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