Kallan Review…not too bad, not too sensational

Year: 2022
Genre:  Business, Money, Friendship, Adventure, Crime, Chase, Drama
Cast: Karu Pazhaniappan, Namo Narayana, Nikita, Soundararaja, Maya Chandran
Director: Chandra Thangaraj
Writer: Chandra Thangaraj
Cinematographer: MS Prabhu, Gopi Jegatheeswaran
Summary: When hunting is declared illegal, Velu and his friends struggle to find good stable jobs; as a result, they end up in grievous trouble when venturing into some shady business

Overall Rating: Beignets      
Kallan was a peculiar watch, not too bad, not too sensational. It didn’t transport us into the story but rather left us as observers
~Still Worth Watching~

Delicious
—You could tell the cinematographers worked really hard to deliver great quality. We loved the variety of angles, especially the low and overhead shots which gave us a good perspective of the narrative
—We appreciated that Kallan was based on the true incidents of hunters who were deprived of their generational trade and left without means of income. The movie was nicely narrated and had a quiet ambiance that opened us to the simple life of these hunters and their helplessness to make ends meet.
The dialogues and morals sent a high note on the danger of greed, value of loyalty, and need to help one another. The final scene displaying chaos in the forest was a great illustration of the futility of chasing wealth
—Have to give it up to Selvi (a lady that appears later on in the story)! Her acting, which at first appeared ok, blew us away with her transformation. Her eyes and body expression were a burst of fury and hunger 😀

Bland
—Sadly, the elephant in the room was none other than the weak dubbing…
—The CGI effects really took away from the authenticity of the narrative as they were too detectable; that’s perhaps why we were not completely immersed in the story
—Velu (Karu Pazhaniappan), being the lead actor, didn’t take ownership of the movie, he didn’t move or convince us with his performance

Viewers’ Guide
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(Audio: Tamil; English Subtitles: Yes )