Markx’s debut film, Nagarvalam , keeps us guessing for a while: is it a gangster film or a crime thriller? Turns out, it’s a love story in the end.
Kumar (Balaji), a shabby-looking water tanker driver falls for Janani (Deekshitha), a girl who is just out of school and is set to take up an engineering course. Every trip for supplying water becomes an excuse to flirt. When he realises she is the sister of a powerful gangster, Kumar goes all chicken. Janani, however holds herself steady and refuses to undo their relationship. Whether the lovers unite against all the odds forms the rest of the story.
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- Genre: Drama
- Director: Markx
- Cast: Balaji, Deekshitha, Bala Saravanan, Yogi Babu
- Storyline: How a water-tanker driver and his girlfriend defend their love
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Weaved into the narrative are social issues such as honour killing, casteism and violence against women. But the disjointed screenplay and lack of empathy for the lead pair undoes the efforts of other departments.
The film is mildly reminiscent of Balaji Sakthivel’s
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