Rai's Rapid Review: MADRAS CAFE

 In India it’s very thorny to create a completely candid and upfront political thriller. Indian cinema is always about spoon feeding wherein you don’t have to tax your brain. Madras Café differs and has cerebral approach.
Edge of the seat thriller which depicts the Sri Lankan Civil War, a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka.A fact plus fictional plot about the... assassination of Former PM of India and role of rebel forces in the same. The movie sucks you into the vortex of deceit, army, intelligence and political protocols. At some places, film becomes documentary, but there is no deviation from story line and no inclusion of songs.
The icing on the cake is the apt visualizations and sound effects which just hand in hand in deriving us a superior product.
John Abraham is the Ravinder Jadeja of Bollywood. He comes with mind wobbling duds like Race -2 and Shootout at Wadala but scores high as suave miltary officer and raw agent .Nargis Fakri, Rashi Khanna and supporting actors are well casted and do their bit.
It also strides ahead in terms of serious drama without the melodrama that Indian audiences are used to. Shoojit Sircar and John Abraham comes with yet another winner after Vicky Donor... Highly recommended...Must watch for the love of cinema.

(Pun intended) North Indians haven’t had more dose of Tamil ever in the month of August, with Madras Cafe and Chennai express being around 20% in Tamil!!