Alangu Movie Review

Films on man-animal conflicts are few and far in between in Tamil cinema, and right now at the end of the year, we have a film in the form of Alangu, the next directorial from director Sakthivel Perumalsamy.

The film takes place in the highlands close to the TN-Kerala border, showcasing what happens when a group of upper class men decide to take down the stray dogs in the surroundings, and how they come across a crazy situation with a young worker who has just formed a newfound relationship with a dog. The director has truly picked up an interesting plot for the film, and he loads it with impressive visuals, good aesthetic sense and a flair to catch hold of the sceneries as a character as well. Alangu is good in these terms, but where it could have been better is the form of a screenplay, as it does not bring too many interesting incidents to the fore and is built on an ego with the villain’s gang, which is where the film flares up leading to the interval block. The second half is also decently carried out, and the film ends with another good action sequence.

D Gunanidhi has come up with a good performance, and the film also has good showups from Kaali Venkat, Chemban Vinod and Appani Sarath, who all contribute well.

The music by Ajesh Ashok turns out to be a plus for the film, and we also get good cinematography by Pandikumar and pretty neat editing too.

On the whole, Alangu turns out to be a moderately engaging raw forest film that brings up a story based on real life incidents.

Verdict: An engaging film on the man-dog conflict!