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sombre refrain: Blood Revolution

Hemanth Kumar, a model who has walked the ramp with the likes of John Abraham and Rahul Dev and worked for choreographers such as Hemant Trivedi and Prasad Bidappa, entered the acting arena with Ullam Ketkumae. Then came Thirudi, and soon you will see him in Aalayam. Hemanth plays the protagonist in Friendly Ghost Production’s Blood Revolution, a 30-minute short, premiered at AVM Studios, Chennai, recently. The crew plans to make it into a feature film soon.

The ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka continues to form the scene of action for many a cinema aspirant. Blood Revolution is another in the same genre. With a proper opening, happening and a climax, the screenplay has been detailed well.

When even full length features don’t get the Sri Lankan Tamil dialect right, it is to the credit of C.N. Steeven that his cast speaks it with conviction most of the time. The Sinhalese language has also been given equal footing, thus lending authenticity to the narration. “Steeven held a workshop with a few natives from the island, who tutored the actors in diction and modulation. We’ve worked on the script for nearly a year,” says Hemanth.

He was the bad guy, a college goer up in arms against classmates Arya and Shaam in Ullam Ketkumae. “And again I play a rather consummate villain in Aalayam,” laughs Hemanth.

In Blood Revolution however, he is the hero. Ellango portrays an effective villain. Though D.G. Venkat’s camera hurts the eye in the beginning it soon settles down to capture the green ambience of art man JPK Prem. The pensive faces of the folks who flee the island convey the mood of desolation graphically. The short film has heroism, valour, sadness and sordidness too. The message is loud and clear but the climax is too gory. Surely Steeven could have toned it down a bit.

MALATHI RANGARAJAN

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