Miral is a Tamil thriller film written and directed by M Sakthivel. The film stars Bharath, Vani Bhojan, KS Ravi Kumar in the lead roles and produced by G Dilli Babu for the banner Axess Film Factory.
The story unfolds on the events surrounding the life of Hari and Rama who return to the hometown of Rama after a longtime since their elopement. A night journey back to their locality becomes a nightmare for the family. Will they break all the barricades putforth by the exisiting and the departed?
Bharath gives a qualitative performance with rage seeping through his eyes. Vani Bhojan on the other hand supports the core of the plot who turns timid to daring within the given scope. KS Ravi Kumar's role is meaty, elusive and progressive which is played with ease by the veteran. Rest of the cast perform single dimensionally for the plot to move forward.
Technical facets of the film does full justice to the script and the choice of evading songs is a biggest positive for the film's pacing. Background score stretches its hands to pull the tension buried in the script. The dialogues become redundant after a point of time.
Narrative tropes of a thriller film is exploited to the maximum as the plot is filled with the usual tyre punctures, take diversion boards, and timely jumpscares. The inclusion of supernatural element is good, but doesnt add the much needed impact to the story as the gimmicks of horror genre doesnt blend with the world constructed by the plot.
The second half of the film in which the events and its motives are explained engages the audience, but comes after a long setback. Final shot of the film lands the punch which should have been the case with the entire script.
A film under the banner Axess film factory will always create buzz among cinephiles due to their interesting filmography. In this particular venture, the film stalls to capitalize on the expectations bestowed on it yet delivering a decent output. As a whole, the generic narrative of revenge saves the film.