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EDITOR'S PICK
`Nankam
Pirai` - worst tribute to Bram Stoker
Rating:
*
If you`re an ardent fan of Bram Stoker`s "Dracula", then you will join
me in saying that this film is the worst tribute ever to the renowned novelist.
If you`re an aspiring filmmaker, then this film would be of some interest as it
helps one understand how not to make a film, especially if it is an adapted
screenplay. There are so many ways to pay tribute to someone the world loves,
but this is just not the way you want to do it.
Newly-wed couple, Roy and Priya, of all the places, decide to go to
Transylvania, Romania for their honeymoon. Upon arriving in Romania, Roy
ventures deep into the fortress of Dracula, in search of the long forgotten
urban legend. Along the course of the journey, he summons the spirit of Dracula,
only to allow it to surge into his body. Roy is now Dracula, and in his new
avatar, he kills his wife and makes his way into Kerala to quench his thirst for
blood. The rest of the story follows the escapades of Dracula.
When was the last time a Dracula movie made you laugh? I highly doubt it! But
here is a film, which was supposed to scare the bejesus out of its audience,
only ends up being a worst joke. Everything in the film makes you laugh - from
the costumes to make-up to desperate women ready to shed their clothes.
The laugh part here doesn`t mean entertaining, but mostly all the appalling
moments portrayed on screen in the name of filmmaking.
Another big turn off is the use of 3D! God knows why, in this film, which
doesn`t deserve to be watched at the first place, let alone in any format. To
add to the woes, there`s a sub-plot about Dracula`s love story, which dates back
to centuries and tells us why Lord Dracula became a blood-sucking vampire. This
only proves that neither the director nor the film had a purpose in the first
place to achieve.
Few instances in the film highlight that since times have changed, stories
change too. However, the questions is, will a story originally written in 1897
change too because from what is shown in the film, it doesn`t make sense. Had it
been made as a spoof of the original character with some sensible lines and
scenes, then one could refrain from complaining. The characterisation is awful
and can make you storm out of the door the minute credits roll down the screen.
If there`s one film you wish you didn`t watch, then it ought to be "Nankam
Pirai".