Kuppi is an exciting film from the first frame. All credits to director AMR Ramesh, who has handled a sensitive issue without siding anybody.
The movie is based on the police investigation and trial of the assassins of our former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The deadly assassins of Rajiv Gandhi, Sivarasan, Subha and his team took shelter in Bangalore after the killing on 21 May, 1991.
The director has given the script a mature treatment to make an engrossing two-hour film.
Ravi Kale, Avinash, Rangayana Raghu and Malavika are tailor-made for the characters. Ravi (a Marathi actor), performs the role of Sivarasan well while 'Anni' fame Malavika steals the show as Subha. Rangayana dons the role of Ranganathan, who provides shelter to the militants. Cast in the role of Ranganathan's wife is Tara, the national -award winner. She has successfully re-created the horror and trauma of a housewife, shocked at the dreaded terrorists staying in her house.
Nasser and Avinash play the role of investigation officers Karthikeyan and Kempiah well.
The last 20 days of the human bombs - Sivarasan, Subha and their team, their attempts to cross the borders of India, and the hot chase by the Special Investigation team to nab them forms the crux. The director has not gone overboard anywhere. He has not tried to dramatise the events and seems to have stuck to the news that appeared in media then.
Rathnavelu's camera is another major highlight. He captures the emotions of the ultras well. Sandeep Chowta's re-recording gives pace to the script.
With no songs, which normally interrupt the pace of such `reality movies,' Ramesh has come up with a real engrosser.
Kuppi is worth a watch.
