But where he has scored is that he has been able to create suspense through dread and fear, which makes it worth a scare.It is an edge of the seat romantic thriller with Munna and Monica in the lead.
Very rarely we come across movies that defy set sentiments and superstitions prevailing in Tamil film world. Silanthi, directed by journalist Aadhiraj, seems to be one such film. The reason behind the belief is that the hurdles faced by Sarath Jyothika starrer Pachaikili Muthucharam, which was initially named as Silanthi. The title was considered as a doomed one and hence it was changed as Pachaikili Muthucharam. It is a different story that the film went on to become a big failure despite the sentimental amendments. Monica, who acted in Thankar Bachchans Azhagi, and Jayabaduris sisters son Munna have teamed up for the movie. Fauziya, who worked in the movie Uyir, was alleged by the producer with sluggish work that caused the delay of the movie. Aadhiraj was unperturbed by the sentiment and went with his choice. Subsequently, Fauziya has lived up to his expectation by helping the director to finish the movie within 60 days. The fact that the movie has been finished within very short span without any hiccup has proved the doomsayers wrong. The 101 minutes film freaks you out at the right moments, with a few frights. Aathis idea is to make a glamorous thriller with an eerie background and make the viewers frightened. He has succeeded largely thanks to cinematographer Fouzia Fathimas intricate camera movements, fast-cutting editing by Satish Kurusova, haunting music with excellent background score by M. Karthik who has used Indian instruments to give that jolt in fright inducing scenes. She is great in the nerve-wracking scenes and saves the film from its shaky script. Her glamour and sensuousness when needed is an added attraction. He has been influenced by the Ram Gopal Varma school of ghost story telling (Bhoot, Vaastu Shastra etc) and films like The Shining, I know what you did last summer. ![]() From the boatman who takes them to the island to the watchman at the guest house, they encounter eerie characters including a cook who receives them and we are told later died six months back At the old heritage bungalow, Monica starts getting hallucinations about somebody following and trying to attack her. Her husband is disturbed as dread is created in the minds of the characters as well as the watchers. The weary feeling creeps into Monica that she is going to be the next victim, as the killer or ghost comes to the island. Why this mysterious ghost is after the girls is told in a post interval flashback, which throws a surprise leading to the climax. There is an erotic mood throughout the film, without any vulgarity.
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