Gold is about a simpleton mobile shop owner Joshi, nicknamed Danger Joshi ( by the film’s makers), an easy-going guy living with his home-bound mother, who spends her time between cooking meals and feasting her son and visitors with great food.
Interesting ideas and breathtaking visual presentation… However, the central thematic McGuffin, the random bolero van (or rather the package within) parked at the front way of his home triggers intrigue as no one seems to know anything about it.
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Alphonse Puthren, like in his earlier films is masterful with his use of cinematic time and bypassing narrative fluidity with his idiosyncratic inserts and transition shots.
The cast of actors and performances
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Prithviraj is refreshingly cast as the combat-ready momma’s boy, attempting to hack a plan to make the most of the chance that has presented itself before him and his otherwise eventless life.
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The decision to cast Nayanthara to play a seemingly naive, spoiled brat Sumangali seems like a stretch, as the star fails to get substantial material, that neither warrants her stardom nor her acting chops.
The letdowns
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Many of the chunks pass off hurriedly with situational humour sprinkled in, that fall flat to register. Alphonse Puthren’s comeback film closely resembles Neram in its time-bound narrative structure and thematic payoffs.
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The music and background score by Rajesh Murugesan Rejuvenates the narrative in places it hits a slump. Unlike Neram and Premam, Alphonse downplays his use of the pulsating youth-centric score.
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