‘Kasargold Movie Review: This Asif Ali And Sunny Wayne Starrer Fails To Bring Anything New To The Table
Kasargold begins with a bedtime story, a moral tale that a father shares with his child with the aim of tying the short-term goal to sleep and instilling long-term values. The upcoming film's 140-minute running time is a continuation of that idea, and it's easy to imagine how things will play out in the beginning. The writers also seem to have pushed the limits of this bedtime story and have never deviated from this narrative to give the audience something out of the ordinary.
Director Myrdul Nair, who made his B.Tech debut more than five years ago, is happy to explore paths often trodden by other filmmakers, probably desperate to attack fast-paced action, visuals and sound. it's a good cover for that. 'Kasargold' revolves around the dark world of gold smuggling, but the world we see here is very different from what we saw in Thankam earlier this year. It's a brighter world and the filmmakers aim to go beyond the surface instead of delving into the guts like in other films.
Alby's (Asif Ali) car crashes on the way home with his girlfriend Nancy, who got off the plane with the contraband water. After a fight with Faisal (Sunny Wayne) and his friends in another car, the gold goes missing and the search for contraband worth millions begins. Albi, who works for a politician, is pressured to return the gold, and suspicion falls on Faisal. Disqualified cop Alex (Vinayakan) is behind them, and like all disqualified cops on screen, he's more dangerous without the "burden" of his uniform.
Kasargold
Director: Mridul Nair
Cast: Asif Ali, Sunny Wayne, Vinayakan
Plot: After Albie's car crash, the smuggled gold in the car goes missing and a multi-state manhunt begins. All fingers point to Faisal, in the other car with his friends.
Duration: 140 minutes
On paper, Mridul had most of the elements in common to make an interesting film, and there are some passages in the first half where it succeeds. But most of what we see gives us the impression of a movie that could have worked if it had been made a few years ago. The lack of adding something to surprise the audience also works against the film. For example, when the main characters later encounter a group of over-friendly men in Goa, we immediately understand how things will turn out.
It also brings back memories of Asif Ali's past films like Darkness, not just because of the setting, themes or spoken language. Sunny Wayne plays a typical character who is forced to take part in a risky business due to family circumstances. The action spans north Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Mumbai and West Asia, but all these travels add nothing to the quality of the film.
As for the political aspect, it doesn't fit organically into the main plot and seems to have been included in the story only for that reason. The riot of the moral police at the beginning of the film, the disproportionate and unconvincing violent reaction that follows, and the fact that the film is on the side of the moral police gang leaves a bitter taste, if only a small one.
Kasargold is in theaters now
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