[3/8, 10:27 PM] Saira Anwar: Tamil movie Thadam - genre murder mystery thriller.
'May I take you out for a cup of coffee' asks the hero Ezhil to the girl he's fallen in love with. She snaps back that the question is wrong. This encounter is the start of their simple love story. The hero Arun Vijay is an engineer busy with some pipeline projects, works in the same building as his lady love who is a film critic. He makes it a point to rush to the lift at 9.00a.m. everyday and share some privacy when the lift is between the 7th and 8th floor when the rest are already out of the lift.
A look alike of the hero Ezhil, Kavin is a smart petty thief makes some quick bucks in all ways possible, tries lifting an ATM machine and sells it saying it is fully loaded.
Akash gets murdered and a photo image of Ezhil gets captured on Akash's balcony in some phone while clicking a selfie. Thus starts the solving of the murder mystery. A Senior cop played very well who has to settle some scores with Ezhil wants to get him arrested do or die and attempts way too hard to gather and set up evidence against Ezhil. Look alike Kavin gets nabbed by the police for the same case and kept in custody in the same police station. A subordinate young lady cop who handles the case doesn't want Ezhil booked, so is always doubtful about notorious Kavin.
Both the 'culprits' are asked where they were on the night of the murder, each has his version to say. The senior cop wants to link Kavin in a jewelry shop theft case. Knowing this the lady cop tries and helps to bring a witness to Ezhil's aid to make his statement true.
The taut screenplay adds steam to this true life story keeping you guessing who and what next.
Though there was evidence gathered on the crime scene, Forensics could not crack the case as the murder involved identical twins.
Yes Ezhil and Kavin are identical twins, their parents fight and separate and take custody of each of the boys who have been at loggerheads since childhood.
Police handover the case to the court to decide and punish the guilty.
The case is closed acquitting both due to weak evidence. Guilty may be left free but an innocent should not be punished.
After the case is closed, the lady cop realizes few things. She learns who the murderer is and the motive behind it.
But the case could not be reopened as she helps to weaken the case by bringing in a witness.
The twins always pit against each other all the time but what happens when there is a calamity.
The director reveals some unknown facts.
The two characters are played well by Arun Vijay, there is not much scope for the others to show skills. The cops have done their roles well, but the lady cop wasn't impressive. There was 1 good song in the movie.
Go watch it.
[3/8, 10:44 PM] Saira Anwar: Also go and watch it to know why Ezhils question was wrong?