Veerapandi resides in Madurai with his two daughters Devi and Priya. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when Priya is murdered by two unidentified men. Veerapandi becomes devastated by grief and filled with revenge but instead of turning to the law enforcement agencies he decides to take it upon himself.
Akkaran is nothing new in terms of revenge sagas; it tries to be different by being more violent, using torture methods during interrogations, and adding a bit of psychological suspense. We are introduced to Veerapandi (MS Bhaskar), an old man who has two daughters Devi (Venbha) and Priya (Priyadarshini). The latter one is preparing for her NEET exams when she disappears after getting involved in a minor altercation at the coaching centre where she was studying.
As it turns out, this center which is run by a former MP’s brother-in-law happens to be partaking in some shady business deals such as promising college admissions for a big amount through an extortion racket. She objects against this blatant fraud and you can guess the rest she gets killed. Then follows Veerapandi’s quest for truth through his own kind of “twisted” justice.
Akkaran falls into that category of movies trying too hard with complex storieslines and deep character development but failing altogether on both accounts. The plot gets too intricate very fast such that at some point you might find yourself scratching your head wondering what just happened. And this whole thing about Priya being murdered by politicians? It seems too easy like they just needed an excuse to start everything off .Then again, recording conversations secretly as a twelfth standard student while openly threatening powerful people that’s stretching it too far.
The investigation oh yes! Arjun and Selvam(both villains)are stuck inside their own torture chamber taking turns telling different versions of what transpired. We however have to watch the same scenes in flashback over and over again with each instance having some variations. Yes, things happened but do we really need to see them five times? There are movies that can pull off this kind limited setting but Akkaran lacks depth to make it work. The characters are flat, the bad guys are stereotypical and you’re left feeling unimpressed. There is a twist later on though it doesn’t salvage much.
The lead role is taken by MS Bhaskar who does an amazing job playing an angry father throughout the interrogation part but his act before that falls short at times. Selvam (Karthik Chandrasekar), a councillor and benami comes across as quite real even with limited screen time. Namo Narayana, Venba, Kabali Vishwanth, Ahkash Premkumar, Priyadharshini among others complete the cast.
Akkaran has a few interesting turns which debutante director Arun K Prasad brings about. As events unfold before your eyes revealing what exactly happened to this family, something weird takes place within you. In the beginning Veerapandi’s torture methods may seem brutal but when he starts bringing out more details one may find themselves cheering him on.There are some moments that make you think though they don’t manage to save the movie from being dull overall.
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