‘Madraskaaran’ movie review: Shane Nigam and Kalaiyarasan headline an outdated action drama

One of the oldest tricks in the cinematic book of twists is introducing car accidents. While the conflict in Shane Nigam’s Tamil debut Madraskaaran also happens to be the same, given the number of times it happens, it’s also the first time one might probably feel that the protagonist should never be allowed to take the wheel and his driving license immediately cancelled. Madraskaaran Director: Vaali Mohan Das Cast: Shane Nigam, Kalaiyarasan, Niharika Konidela, Aishwarya Dutta, Karunas Runtime: 121 minutes Storyline: A car accident changes the life of a bridegroom who learns that there’s more to it than meets the eye Madraskaaran is one of those classic cases where the story might sound fascinating on paper and with prudent making, can make for a decent action drama. In a bid to get to the crux of the story, we have to go through two back-to-back songs with one of them being a remix of the classic ‘Kaadhal Sadugudu’ and hear Sathya tell the girl he’s getting married to his backstory because that’s apparently the only way we know why the ‘Madraskaaran’ is not in. On the whole, Shane Nigam and Kalaiyarasan do their best to steer this action drama towards victory, but the contrived writing that results in convenient and predictable revelations makes Madraskaaran drive right into a wall.