'Siren' Review: Jayam Ravi-Keerthy Suresh's thriller is ruined by spoon-feeding – India Today

It has been some time since Jayam Ravi scored a success movie, except for Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan,’ which is actually a multi-starrer. Regardless of Ravi’s status for choosing fascinating scripts, his latest selections appear to have missed the mark. The actor positioned his hopes on director Antony Bhagyaraj’s ‘Siren.’ Will it give him the much-needed success? Let’s discover out!

Thilagavarman (Jayam Ravi) is granted parole after spending 14 years in jail for a homicide he did not commit. In the meantime, we now have Inspector Nandhini (Keerthy Suresh), who returns to responsibility after being suspended for her alleged involvement in a person’s demise resulting from custodial torture.

Shortly after Thilagan’s parole begins, a collection of deaths happen. Nandhini collects clues implicating Thilagan, however lacks strong proof to arrest him. Moreover, there is a subplot involving Thilagan’s estranged daughter (Yuvina Parthavi), who harbours resentment in direction of him and hates even the point out of his identify. Will Thilagan reconcile together with his daughter? Has he dedicated all of the murders? Why was he despatched to jail? What was the motive behind these murders? These questions are answered within the movie.

Here is the trailer:

Director Antony Bhagyaraj has additionally contributed to the script of Ajith’s ‘Viswasam’. ‘Siren’ begins on a promising notice. We’ve a number of storylines that are fairly thrilling. These embrace the protagonist’s adjustment to life outdoors jail on parole, a father-daughter dynamic, and Thilagavarman’s rapport together with his shadow police Velankanni (Yogi Babu).

Then, there’s Keerthy Suresh attempting to show that she’s not accountable for the demise of a person in the course of the investigation, Additionally, there’s a complete caste angle and a few sermons about social stratification and inequality. Phew! You have lastly reached the tip!

Whereas there was a lot to discover with all these subplots, ‘Siren’ solely scratches the floor and is snug in doing so. Ultimately, in the event you ask whether or not any of those sub-plots had an emotional impression on you, the reply could be a powerful no.

Equally, the filmmaker has resorted to an excessive amount of spoon-feeding. Take, for instance, Jayam Ravi’s Thilagan emptying his glass of alcohol, indicating that he would not drink. The identical shot is repeated simply to show some extent. And when a homicide occurs, you see the visuals of a lion looking its prey on the tv. The references and the metaphors aren’t even delicate however on the face.

Jayam Ravi does his finest to salvage the convoluted mess that ‘Siren’ is. He’s earnest in his try, however the story would not support in elevating his efficiency. In the meantime, Keerthy Suresh feels miscast as Inspector Nandhini. Her character comes off as brash and violent with out clear justification. Whether it is simply to point out that she’s robust as a police inspector, it’s a enormous failure. As a result of she will get put down in each scenario by her superior and even by prisoner Ravi.

Moreover, the flashback sequences involving Thilagan and Jenny (Anupama Parameswaran) are predictable and clichéd, providing little shock. Samuthirakani, Azhagam Perumal and Ajay, because the baddies, do not get sufficient meat to discover their roles.

‘Siren’ had nice potential to grow to be a strong motion thriller. As a substitute, it settles for handy writing with obvious logical errors and spoon-feeding.

2 out of 5 stars for ‘Siren’.

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