Kaappaan Review: An Appealing and a Pleasing Entertainer

To the ones, who have been following the filmography of Director K. V. Anand, Kaappaan would appear similar to his earlier films, with repeated scenes and templates used in it. Though the film for the larger part looks intriguing, the overall presentation was a bit mundane and lackluster.

Suriya, who was last seen a few months back with a political thriller, NGK, adorns the role of a Military Intelligence Officer and the Prime Minister’s Security Personnel. Ever charming and handsome, Suriya nails it perfectly through his acting skills and fulfils the requirement of the role. Malayalam movie star Mohanlal appears briefly in an extended cameo. And anyone could have portrayed the role as his addition looked like Anand tried to lure a certain sect of Suriya fans, yet, he provided his best in Kaappaan.

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Arya plays as a mischievous, lively spirited character. His role was similar to that of Vijay Deverakonda’s in the film NOTA. Sayyeshaa as Suriya’s love interest shines for a while, as the film rushes around Suriya for the most part.

Moving on, it seems like Harris Jayaraj is still stuck in the year 2010 as his songs and background score sounded like a decade old. Most of the soundtrack and background music sounded like unreleased stuff from his previous films like Ayan, KO, Kavan (all directed by K. V. Anand). They are not refreshing and caused a serious problem while watching the film. The familiarity of the music made me remind of the previous films of Anand, and I couldn’t stop thinking of the similarity of the scenes too.

So, coming back to the story, Kaappaan is primarily about personal revenge and greedy corporate going to any extent for its business gains. It also explored the current socio-political situations prevailing in India and had many scenes related to it. Though K. V. Anand and Pattukottai Prabakar have drafted the screenplay, joining all the loopholes, and closing the open ends. The main concern for me was the repetition of certain aspects of the film which we’ve seen in all of Anand’s previous films.

Keeping aside that, Kaappaan was an interesting watch; I liked the pacing of the film, edited crisply, without any lags. K. V. Anand never compromises on the entertainment aspect, and this action thriller keeps you hooked till the very end. Although throughout the film, the scenes were pretty predictable, there are at least compelling and engaging.

On the whole, setting aside certain logical issues, repetitive scenes, Harris Jayaraj’s low-key music, Kaappaan is a pleasing entertainer and an appealing watch. Suriya, as usual, steals the show from beginning to the end as this movie is certainly a step into the right direction after the underwhelming political-drama, NGK.

Rating – 3/5 | Grade – B

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