Chess - Movie Review
IANS
Monday, July 24, 2006
Cast: Dileep, Bhavana and Ashish Vidyarthi
Music Director: Berni Ignatius
Producer: Mahe
Director: Raj Babu
Every Dileep film promises something different. So, the expectations were sky high with his new film "Chess" in which he plays the novel role of a blind man seeking revenge against a group of policemen.
Directed by Raj Babu, the film opens, like any Dileep-starrer, on a lighter note. He is introduced as the son of an illustrious dance teacher played by Bindu Panicker.
He runs a dancing school in a remote place. He even takes classes as his mother is incapacitated by an accident (and this gives writers Uday Krishna and Siby K. Thomas a chance to poke fun at Dileep's earlier film "Chandupottu").
From here on, the script takes all the predictable twists and turns with all the elements expected in a Malayalam film - from our man falling in love with a girl from a wealthy family, to his parentage being questioned and all the routine stuff, which makes viewers long for the blind revenge saga to begin.
And, once that begins, our interest is aroused. Dileep does his best to keep it intact with his histrionic skills instead of getting bogged down by the glitches in the story.
There are too many hiccups to be counted in the narration. First and foremost, the blindness factor is just an act put on for the convenience of seeking revenge and the fact divulged frankly is a major letdown.
Dileep acts blind after police atrocities - if this had been kept as a secret from the audiences it might have worked wonders.
Other major potholes in the script are stale sub-themes like an illegitimate parenthood and gruesome killings for the sake of property.
That leaves us with the only bright spot in the movie - Dileep - to talk about. With "Chess", he has brought a new seriousness to his brand of filmmaking. The only grouse is that he lacks a tighter script to support him.
Bhavana, as the love interest of Dileep and the root cause of all his troubles, has some significance in the beginning, but this is totally lost by the end of the movie.
Salim Kumar and Harisree Asokan handle the comedy department proficiently. Ashish Vidyarthi, Vijayraghavan, Bheeman Raghu and Babu Raj are typical villains.
"Chess" is surely worth watching as it keeps its promise of being a different Dileep film.
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