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Technical values, histrionic depth and psychological details
dominate Abhay but the narration lacks clarity. It is too
highbrow leaving a lot in between scenes for the audience
to comprehend. Kamal Hasan plays a dual role, Abhay and Vijay.
The focus is more on the sinewy, aggressive and psychotic
character of Abhay.
As a story and screenplay writer, Kamal paid great attention
to this title role. He adds peculiar mannerisms like shaking
his clean-shaven head, expressing his restlessness and blowing
his nose to get over a bad mood. There are scenes depicting
him going into hallucination under the influence of drugs.
And there are scenes Abhay is conversing with his dead mother
making all the elements drive the narration beyond comprehension.
One wonders what Kamal Hasan wants to convey through this
film. Perhaps the reflection of trauma Abhay experienced as
a child, in scontrast ot his other twin Vijay (also played
by Kamal). Their mother commits suicide, unable to bear her
husband's affair. And Abhay kills his stepmother. The film
opens showing Kamal Hasan, as an army Major Vijay in action,
on a mission to get five of the six foreigners abducted by
Kashmiri militants released. He falls in love with television
anchor Tejashwini (Raveena Tondon), and marries her. Abhay
firmly believes that she is out to destroy his brother's life.
Already serving the jail term for the murder of his stepmother,
Abhay escapes now to kill Tejashwini. The scenes which are
full of action with maniac Abhay hunting for Tejashwini and
her husband trying to protect her form the climax. Vikram
Dharma composes some good fight scenes.
For Kamal Hasan who has played dual roles before, the role
of Vijay is a cakewalk. . But Abhay's character is more challenging.
Rest of the artistes is okay. Manisha Koirala, playing a drug
addict-danseuse gives a good performance. Shankar Mahadevan
provides some entertaining numbers. Photography by S. Thiru
is a big asset to the film.
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