Rama (Vani Bhojan), wife of civil engineer Hari (Bharath), dreams of her husband being killed by a masked man while on a family outing. After the dream, Hari takes his wife back to her hometown to find peace. After worshiping at the ancestral temple there, they leave for the town. Rama’s dream scenes begin to play out as he drives down the deserted road. The story revolves around Hari’s struggle to save his wife and son and the motive of the bearded man who tries to kill them.
Slasher thrillers in the Hollywood horror genre are known for minimum guaranteed grosses. The reason is that they have set up scary scenes minute by minute. Likewise, the psychological drama of the audience adapting themselves to the main characters running for their lives, being chased by an unknown killer or psycho, works brilliantly. Although there have been few such films in Tamil, debutant director M. Sakthivel has given an elegant ‘slasher thriller’.
Bharat makes you completely forget the films he has acted in so far and makes you feel like a character in this film as a loving husband who stands up for his wife. In this way, ‘Come Back’ has become the best film for Bharat. Vani Bhojan also gives a great performance as the waiting wife who keeps her pains buried.
Even though Rajkummar is a good actor in ‘Naduvula Kata Pakhta Kanom’, he doesn’t quite fit the role of Bharat’s friend. His sexual desire, which is prominent in the story, is not established as a pressure correction. This leaves the major twists watered down without a grain of salt, even if it makes for a great horror drama. Explanations given by KS Ravikumar’s character are absurd.
Suresh Bala, who has given the cinematography that makes all the problems that are entangled in the second half, in a straight line where the darkness and bright light meet, Manikandan Srinivasan, who has made possible the reliable art direction in both the domains where the story moves, indoor and outdoor, Prasad SN, who has provided the music that conveys the emotional states of the characters, the screenplay with complex twists and turns, the filmography is not confusing. Kalaivanan.R’s technical contribution is what keeps the film going.
‘Miral’ offers an elegant on-screen experience with the lead characters who overcome the flaws and the technical contribution to scare.