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Chess
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Dileep makes a new move with 'Chess'
By Paresh C. Palicha, Indo-Asian News Service
Film: "Chess"; Cast: Dileep, Bhavana and Ashish Vidyarthi;
Director: Raj Babu; Producer: Mahe; Music Director: Berni
Ignatius
Every Dileep film promises something different. So, the
expectations were sky high with his new film "Chess" in which he
plays the novel role of a blind man seeking revenge against a
group of policemen.
Directed by Raj Babu, the film opens, like any Dileep-starrer,
on a lighter note. He is introduced as the son of an illustrious
dance teacher played by Bindu Panicker.
He runs a dancing school in a remote place. He even takes
classes as his mother is incapacitated by an accident (and this
gives writers Uday Krishna and Siby K. Thomas a chance to poke
fun at Dileep's earlier film "Chandupottu").
From here on, the script takes all the predictable twists and
turns with all the elements expected in a Malayalam film - from
our man falling in love with a girl from a wealthy family, to
his parentage being questioned and all the routine stuff, which
makes viewers long for the blind revenge saga to begin.
And, once that begins, our interest is aroused. Dileep does his
best to keep it intact with his histrionic skills instead of
getting bogged down by the glitches in the story.
There are too many hiccups to be counted in the narration. First
and foremost, the blindness factor is just an act put on for the
convenience of seeking revenge and the fact divulged frankly is
a major letdown.
Dileep acts blind after police atrocities - if this had been
kept as a secret from the audiences it might have worked
wonders.
Other major potholes in the script are stale sub-themes like an
illegitimate parenthood and gruesome killings for the sake of
property.
That leaves us with the only bright spot in the movie - Dileep -
to talk about. With "Chess", he has brought a new seriousness to
his brand of filmmaking. The only grouse is
that he lacks a tighter script to support him.
Bhavana, as the love interest of Dileep and the root cause of
all his troubles, has some significance in the beginning, but
this is totally lost by the end of the movie.
Salim Kumar and Harisree Asokan handle the comedy department
proficiently. Ashish Vidyarthi, Vijayraghavan, Bheeman Raghu and
Babu Raj are typical villains.
"Chess" is surely worth watching as it keeps its promise of
being a different Dileep film.
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