Mariyaan Movie Review

Film: Mariyaan
Timesofap Rating:3/5
Starring: Dhanush,Parvathy Menon
Director: Bharat Bala
Producer: Venu Ravichandran
Banner: Aascar Films
Music: A.R.Rahman

Story:

Mariyaan, a young fisherman who is spirited and shares a bond with sea earns his livelihood with his exceptional skills. He falls in love with Panimalar (Parvathi) and this leads Maryan to leave to Sudan for the employment sake as a contract worker. Two years passes away and when he is about to return to embrace dreamt future, he along with his friend workers gets kidnapped by a terror group. Things turn worse with the proceedings and will Maryan be able to cross the boundaries and reach his lady love forms the rest.

Performances:

Dhanush has given extraordinary performance especially in the second half, where he has to go through physical struggle.

Parvathi Menon plays a love interest role of Dhanush, who will force him to join as a construction worker in Sudan. She has got a typical native look with her costumes and has maintained a good chemistry with Dhanush.

Appukutty is brilliant as as Sakkarai and Jagan is good as Sami, Salim is wasted in a poor role, Christopher Minnie is impressive. Others were adequate.

Technical Departments:

Marc Koninckx, work should be appreciated, his camera work in the under-water scene is mind-blowing. The location reminds us of Mani Ratnam's Kadal.

Mariyan is the third movie in recent days to have the story in coastal region. The slow pace of the movie helps the audience to feel the emotions for more time. It seems like director Bharath Bala has purposefully leisured the pace.

The tracks 'Enga ponna raasa' and 'Kadal raasa naan' have been is used as a background score in the whole movie. AR Rahman's score will make the audience to keep humming even after they are out of theatre.

Analysis

Bharat Bala, the ad filmmaker donned the director's hat for a feature film for first time and he opted for a tricky script high on intense drama. He has done research on this realistic incident and although he impresses with the story, Bharat Bala falls a bit short of the mark with its narration in the latter half. Besides the main plot, the love story forms the focal point to the proceedings and both the lead stars deliver their best. The chemistry between Dhanush and Parvathy Menon manages to bring warmth and tenderness. The conversation scenes are all well-written.

Dhanush yet again excels in his role. Be it romantic scenes, the breathtaking stunts or the emotional scenes like grieving for his friend’s loss, the actor gets everything right.

Maryan has also its share of blemishes, the narrative slows down in the second half. The screenplay is slightly sluggish in the second half and it looks lengthy with slow pace. Few scenes like the Cheetah scene could have been edited while the climax looked stereotypical and forced.

Final Word: Overall Mariyaan is Worth a watch. No doubt Mariyan will lend the National award for Dhanush. His sufferings on-screen, bursting and agony during emotional scenes have come out well. The movie is a must watch for Dhanush's fans.