Chennai
Debutant director Rajbabu and writer Rajesh K Raman has put in all efforts to give us content that’s no-nonsense. But apart from the plot, there are many other elements that get and dull. Melodramatic performances, misplaced action sequences, poorly-written dialogues are a few elements that could have been worked upon.
The film begins with the shot of a mental asylum on the outskirts of the city, catching fire, resulting in the death of its 38 inmates. Consequently, minister Rajarathinam (Thalaivasal Vijay), who inaugurated the asylum, is forced to resign from his position. Within a few minutes, we are introduced to a fun-loving youngster, Saravedi Saravanan (Nakul), whose only ambition in life is to act in films and rise to stardom. He cheats girls for money, advertises himself with banners and even makes video calls to producers demanding opportunities in their film. These scenes, which are supposed to be funny, ends up being a disaster and makes us to wait for something interesting to happen.
Saravanan’s life turns upside down after his father gets bedridden following a heart attack. In order to support his family, he decides to take up his father’s job, that of an ambulance driver and sets off on a journey to a hill station with a dead body. That’s when the film transforms into a crime-thriller. Things get worse when Nakul realises that the relatives of the deceased who travel with him, are a part of an organ trafficking mafia.
The last half an hour is all about how he escapes from them and emerges as a hero in real life. While Nakul’s body language as a wannabe actor is amateur, he manages to impress us with his emotions in the second half. The writer’s decision to restrict the romantic scenes involving Nakul and Aanchal Munchal is laudable as more such scenes would have worsened the script. Couple of characters, like the heroine’s friend, doesn’t fit in and displays strange tendencies for a brief while. However, Anjali Rao, who plays the role of a minister’s stenographer, stands out from the rest and displays matured performance. Overall, Sei tries its best to impress the audience with its premise, but poor narration makes it a one-time watch.
Sei
Cast: Nakul, Aanchal Munchal, Chandrika Ravi, Nasser, Thalaivasal Viajy, Anjali Rao, Prakash Raj, Askar Ali
Director: Rajbabu
Composer: NyX Lopez
Synopsis: A happy-go-lucky guy, who wants to make it big in cinema, takes up a job of an ambulance driver to help his bedridden dad. Little did he know that his decisions would become a lead to expose a organ trafficking mafia.
Rating: 2/5
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