Debutant director Mathimaaran, an erstwhile assistant of filmmaker Vetrimaaran, makes an assured debut with Selfie – a movie that explores the darkish world of schooling mafia with centered storytelling. Primarily based on some real-life incidents, the movie works as a gripping story that presents a entrance row seat to varsity admission scams and the worth some college students should pay for it. The movie additionally talks concerning the obsession mother and father have constructed round the necessity to enrol their kids into engineering faculty with no consideration to their very own pursuits. (Additionally learn: Morbius film evaluation: Jared Leto's MCU vampire seems like an costly April Idiot's joke, worst Marvel movie ever)

GV Prakash Kumar performs Kanal, a village lad who’s pushed by his father into becoming a member of an engineering course. Just a few weeks in, Kanal realises he must earn additional bucks by taking on half time jobs to fulfill his bills. Nonetheless, when he learns that the straightforward method to make fast cash is by is incomes fee off promoting faculty seats, he doesn’t assume twice earlier than leaping in. Little does he realise the chance of getting his arms soiled on this enterprise which is totally managed by Ravi Varma (Gautham Menon), an area thug who has connections far and huge. Kanal’s life turns the other way up when he will get embroiled within the faculty admission racket.

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Selfie, which options GV Prakash Kumar in one in all his most earnest performances in current instances, works to a big extent as a result of it retains its give attention to the rip-off. If not for the racing screenplay, the movie would’ve struggled to have interaction audiences with many of the story unfolding in opposition to a university backdrop. The selection to solid Gautham Menon because the antagonist works within the movie’s favour as nicely. You don’t get main battle scenes between Gautham and Prakash however the best way these characters are written, make up for the main conflict that’s normally awaited between the hero and villain in mainstream cinema.

Regardless of the preliminary lag, the movie picks up after Kanal’s character will get concerned within the chaos. The movie has a heavy hangover of Vetrimaaran’s Pollathavan, particularly in its type and a few motion scenes. Two motion sequences which happen inside a room stand out and function the speaking factors of the film. The climax does really feel rushed however the truth that the movie doesn’t attempt to glorify Kanal’s character by the top deserves some reward.

Selfie
Director: Mathimaaran
Solid: GV Prakash Kumar, Gautham Menon

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