- Film : Mask
- Producer : RB.Chowdary
- Director : Mysskin
- Star Cast : Jeeva, Narain, Pooja Hegde, Selvaah...
- Music Director : K
2.5
The much awaited film of the year, Mask, by director Mysskin (born Shanmugha Raja) has hit the theatres across the globe today. This Tamil straight film, Mugamoodi, was dubbed into Mask in Telugu. While the movie opened to a good response from the public in Tamil Nadu, Mask received average response in AP. Although there's no novelty in the concept, the direction and screenplay worked wonders for the film, which was something like old wine in new bottle. Go through our quick review before you watch the film!
Other Ratings
2.5
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Deccan
2.5 Superhero fights... -
The Times of India
3.5 His friends call him.. -
BharatStudent
3 A well knit tale.. -
Rediff
2 An antagonist who..
Story
The story revolves around a martial arts specialist and his love episode. Anand (Jiiva) will master martial arts but loafs around instead of making use of his skills for earning bread and butter. One day he happens to fall in love with a girl named Shakti (Pooja Hegde), the daughter of police commissioner Gaurav (Nassar). Anand (also called as Bruce Lee in the movie) in order to impress Shakti and her niece, he wears the mask of a super man each time he visits them. One day, when he's on the way to his home with that superman costume, he gets himself caught between the cops and gangsters. With the help of his martial arts, Anand helps police to bust a burglar. But, he ignored that he welcome the wrath of a head of the gang Dragon (Narain) with whom Anand fought. What happens next forms the remaining part of the story.
Analysis :
As said earlier, it's old wine in the new bottle. But, the new bottle formula fortunately worked for Mysskin, who already labelled himself as a critically acclaimed director. With a perfect mix of commercial elements, Mask managed to enthralled scores of audience. Although the movie shooting was completed in just 105 days, the movie came well. The music of the Mask, scored by K, already became a super hit and they appeared good on the screen too. Sathya's cinematography too worked wonders for the movie. Hats off to costume designer Gabriella who worked about six months to bring out the mask, suit and belt for Bruce Lee.
Performance :
Jiiva undoubtedly gave his best. Since he was already mastered in Kungfu, he was perfect as Bruce Lee. Special mention is about debutant actress Pooja Hegde, who was no way in comparison with contemporary actresses. She looked gorgeous and performed well. Narain as Dragon gave outstanding performance. Other actors such as Nassar, Girish Karnad and Anupama Kumar gave their best.
Final Word: Old wine in new bottle
(AW- Phani)
