MOVIE REVIEW – AKIRA (2016)

Today we are here with a review of a female-centric movie AKIRA (2016) – NO ONE WILL BE FORGIVEN by the GAJINI and HOLIDAY fame director A. R. Murugadoss. The movie has Sonakshi Sinha (playing Akira Sharma), director turned actor Anurag Kashyap and Konkana Sen Sharma in the lead roles. AKIRA is a hindi remake of a Tamil movie ‘Mouna Guru’ released in 2011.

AKIRA is a story of a simple girl living in Jodhpur with her family, who is forced at a very early age to learn to protect herself from the bad goons residing in her society. Her deaf-mute father (Atul Kulkarni) sends her young daughter (played by Mishiekka Aroar) to learn Martial Arts over dance (as choosen by most girls of her age) to make her strong enough to protect herself from the goons. In an incident of defending herself from the bad guys, Akira accidently throws acid on one of them and lands into Juvenile prison for three years of her life.

After 14 years, the story moves on and Akira alongwith her mother has to move in with her brother who lives in Mumbai with his wife for higher studies. She decides to stay in college hostel when she finds her sister-in-law is unwelcoming.

The other story revolves around a weird, corrupt and chain smoker ACP Govind Rane (Anurag Kashyap) and his three other associate/disciples who spot a huge money at an accident spot in a vehicle, and in their greed to keep it with themselves they killed a person which changed their lives forever. In unending efforts to keep all this a secret, series of events happened one after another.

A. R. Murgadoss made sure that film doesn’t bore the audience at any point of time and the plot is so interwoven that you cannot leave the cinema hall during the movie even for a loo break. One thing is for sure that the movies like KAHAANI and QUEEN have opened doors for female centric movies in Bollywood which is known for Male centric films.

Murgadoss as we see started with honourable intentions of trying to impart self-confidence among girls but besides such noble thought he couldnot manage a solid plot. Post interval, things get so complicated that you want to kick and punch when the entire onus of cracking the case is given to a heavily-pregnant, Rabia Sultan (Konkona Sen Sharma) inspired from Frances McDormand of the Hollywood thriller FARGO (1996).

What’s Good:

The start of this film have been wonderfully shot and edited though. Akira has a fast-moving and thoughtfully interwoven story.

Anurag Kashyap as the corrupt and cocaine addicted ACP Rane has steal the show.

Last but not the least, the background score the movie is to the point and well constructed.

Loop holes in the movie:

With the kind of theme and plot AKIRA has, it possessed a lot of potential to make socio-political statement but the film makers have taken the easy and commercial-friendly route here.

The movie has excess of drama in it.

The kind of help a mentally sick patient extended to Akira was not justified and looked superficial.

And it was really ridiculous in the end when the Akira compares herself to Jesus Christ.

Star Peformance:-

Sonakshi Sinha in an action avatar has looked great and justified her role to a great extent and this movie will surely help her in changing her stereotyped image of roles Dabang, R-Rajkumar type movies where female actresses has nothing to do.

Anurag Kashyap plays the role of corrupt ACP with full perfection. His character seems pretty believable, and makes for a good villain to have over hate.

Konkona Sen Sharma has done full justice to her small role with her usual acting style.

Final words:

Akira is an entertainer. It will surely manage to get you involved right from the start. This film is a good one-time watch, a female centric movie with nothing new to offer.

My ratings for this movie is 3 out of 5 stars.

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