Govind

RANAM Detroit crossing-The other side of the great American dream Ranam is an intriguing tale of 'that vital man in the gang' who wants to leave his gang forever for a new life .The crime drama directed by the newbie Nirmal Sahdev has enough to hook the audience on it ,eventhough at some places we can feel a tad bit lag and cliche ---------- Its basically the tale of a person who wants to get rid of his current life as a gangster/drug peddler . Prithviraj as Aadhi ,the vital man of the gang,as usual does a brilliant job in his acting, the attitude and in his well nuanced dialogue delivery. Speaking about the villian,Rahaman as Damodar Ratnam, the head of the gang, also puts up a good act on par with the hero .Other actors also put up good convincing acts except for Isha Talwar which at some points falls flat. ----------- The strong points of the movie are its brilliant cinematography(the lighting is perfect) along with the music that hits the bullseye(Jakes Bejoy is going to stay here and compose a lot of music in the near future...!).These two combined with the editing(which is also excellent) makes this movie standout from all the gangstermovies that we have seen in Malayalam industry and is seemingly comparable with dark urban mafia dramas of the West..! --------------- The weak points seem to be the (a little bit) cliched story line of gangster rivarly..and also some of the climax scenes where it was a little bit illogical.The thrilling quotient for this emotional drama has its ups and downs but it goes flat at some point and it depends on people who watch it.(please avoid I expected a lot from trailer cliche.. its so lame) ------------- And also as a rule of thumb for me.. if a movie portrays original action scenes without the usual dishkoomm..! (Except for some last scenes)it is highly watchable..!! Even though there were less scenes in the movie than expected they were realistic enough. ------------- Ranam should be watched in theatres for its brilliant cinematography, music and making.The great American dream has another side to it..!!!