January 17, 2014.
Cast: Kishore, Sree Raam, Pandi, Murugesh.
Cast: Kishore, Sree Raam, Pandi, Murugesh.
Director: S.D Vijay Milton.
Vijay Milton’s debut
directorial venture “Goli Soda” deals with the life of four orphan boys for
whom Koyambedu market is everything. They are content with the meagre daily
earnings they get from a variety of things they do at the market. One among
their daily timepass’ is checking out the schoolgirls who cross the market
everyday on their way to school.
When one among the four
boys falls for a girl who happens to be the daughter of “Aachi”, a mother like
figure for the boys they decide to do something worthwhile in life. With the
help of Aachi they open a food stall in the godown of the local gangster.
Things get sour between the gangster and the boys when the boys get into a
fight with the former’s right hand man.
One of the main attractions
of Goli Soda is the boys themselves who are in top form. Armed with a good
script and some nice dialogues they deliver a much better and a very mature
performance in comparison to their debut film. Their chemistry is really good
and they really win your hearts in certain scenes.
The script offers plenty of
twists and turns and is quite unpredictable, and for the same reason thrilling,
at times. It manages to strike a really good balance between masala and
realism; while some fight sequences and scenes may appear to be a bit masala-ish
the rest of the film offers realism in plenty.
It could also be called a
bit lethargic or naive especially in the second half because of the way in
which the writer manages to arrive at a solution for the problem thereby
ensuring justice for the boys; the way Vanmathi tracks down the boys is one
such instance and the unexpectedly sudden change of heart of the gangster in
the climax is another.
Keeping those apart, Goli
Soda offers something really refreshing for the viewers especially when there
is a barrage of masala films with over the top dialogues, fights and songs
tearing apart anything that could be termed sensible or enjoyable.
I
am giving a 3 for Goli Soda. It is a good film, a bit more thought on the part of
the writer/director could have made it great!
Rating Scale (Out
of 5)
Less than 2
- Unwatchable.
2 to 2.25
-
Below average.
2.5 to 2.75
-
Average.
3 to
3.25
-
Good.
3.5 to
3.75 -
Really Good.
4 to
4.25
-
Great.
4.5 and
above
- Extraordinary.
