Aditya Singh

A beautiful ramification of TRUTH supported by strong screenplay and cinematography. 10 out of 5 stars. The main USP of this cinema is it maintains its uncanniness till the end. The plot is extremely realistic and it sheds light on the religious prejudices that occupy a big space in the heart of the present Indian populace. Human heart is an infinite reservoir which can hold an untold amount of distortion and wrong insights, which are even more darker than the colour black. The story is based on science and logical analysis. The movie maintains an appropriate pace throughout, equally distributing the major facts randomly, but actually in a organized manner. Akshay Kumar plays an atheistic archeologist who has enough reasons to rely on proof rather than trusting ancient history, which he believes as mere myth. The story starts with a punch and that punching effect gets stronger as the film progresses. Nushrratt Bharuccha is seen as a friendly and understanding wife, who spends the working hours of the day at her University as a lecturer. The interaction between archeologist and lecturer is interesting as both actors have spoken through their flexible body language to convey complex psychology to the audience. The Kingpin of Pushpak Enterprises delivers his usual cold hearted villainy as he is a champion in that department. The other side characters are convincing enough to make the audience feel the energy and enthusiasm of an expedition to re discover the Ancient RAM Setu, giving goosebumps to the public. Jacqueline Fernandez is a part of the research team and gives a geek look from the start. She looks sultry and sensuous throughout. The water suit (Makar) is a small surprise of the cinema reminding of Iron man. The water suit is believable and factual. The underwater shooting is remarkable specially when the camera focuses on the RAM Setu from beneath. The sets are intelligently designed and emphasis is given upon the technique of investigating the TRUTH. The big surprise is the character of AP who is later deciphered as ANJANEYA PUTRA by the protagonist himself and is the super climax of this movie. The 1st half and the 2nd half is mostly balanced in terms of action, thrills, humour and semi climaxes. The story progresses steadily and depicts enough reasons for the audience to believe that RAM setu has reasons to be a part of the ancient happenings in India. The photography is rich and distinct. The enormity of the RAM setu is photographed nicely from the water and the floating stone is engineered well. The yellow semi boulder is light weighted because of its porous quality. The controversial parts are tackled well in this movie and the court arguements are justified enough. There are some parts which are reserved for intellectual people and is left to their understanding and respective self conclusions. In this era where science has flourished faster than forest fire does, the religious false beliefs are still cemented very formidably in the hearts of the populace. This cinema is very successful in portraying this above fact. Humans are yet to understand the real message of the GODS and the true meaning of religion. Humans will take their own time to understand this above dilemma. Akshay Kumar is successful in maintaining a solemn demeanor of a learned scientist with the agility of an athletic physique. The story ends with the revelation that AP is the HANUMAN GOD, who has SRI RAM written in his small red diary. A full fledged family entertaining movie with a strong socio-religious message.