Climax is not good as the director should have given punishment to the witch lady(college student) who is base or reason for the entire crime and demolished the professor's life. Also, the story is keep on rotating with the two faces for this entire crime mainly, instead the director should have brought this to the police department with more thriller (here once again the police department was not portrayed properly). Atleast you should have given some message (some dialogue should have given to the heroine that not to do like this since it is affecting the entire normal person and his family) to the society in the climax that what the witch lady (college student) was done to the normal person life gone wrong and she should not do like that.
9 Reviews
Almost There
best-review6 October 2023
The film exhibits adiquate storytelling, with decent plot points and few mystery elements. However, it is worth noting that the narration could have been enhanced for a more immersive experience.
Trisha, as always, graces the screen with her natural beauty, appearing stunning even without makeup most of the time. Her performance in the film is exceptional, demonstrating her versatility as she flawlessly embodies various facets of her character. Shabir's acting prowess shines through, and the supporting cast also delivers commendable performances.
Unfortunately, the production values fall short of expectations, lacking the level of quality one might anticipate. While the cinematography meets a basic standard, the background music enhances the viewing experience. However, the color grading leaves room for improvement.
The direction of the film, while competent, doesn't quite reach the level of perfection. Despite its shortcomings, this movie offers a worthwhile cinematic experience that you can enjoy on OTT.
Trisha, as always, graces the screen with her natural beauty, appearing stunning even without makeup most of the time. Her performance in the film is exceptional, demonstrating her versatility as she flawlessly embodies various facets of her character. Shabir's acting prowess shines through, and the supporting cast also delivers commendable performances.
Unfortunately, the production values fall short of expectations, lacking the level of quality one might anticipate. While the cinematography meets a basic standard, the background music enhances the viewing experience. However, the color grading leaves room for improvement.
The direction of the film, while competent, doesn't quite reach the level of perfection. Despite its shortcomings, this movie offers a worthwhile cinematic experience that you can enjoy on OTT.
The Road stumbles on its journey...!!!
PANDIAN12062126 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The Road movie unveiled as a disturbing and dark side of an organised crime. It has gripping story,shows how certain humans can make money out of anything and everything, even from other deaths.
First half of the movie totally revolves around Lead characters family and emotions. Trisha does usual performance with her experience...Parallely we can see Shabeer and his struggles, we'll feel empathetic towards his life issues,who does a great job...
2nd half investigation part totally looks so unnatural,Without any proper background,She even cracks and predicts experienced smugglers moves and their Plan B also with just normal laptop.
The gripping concept behind orchestrated road accidents and theft saved movie from boring to somewhat interesting but they should have taken more care when it comes to silly mistakes...
Overall The Road movie is regular thriller, which showed us another cruel side of this world...
First half of the movie totally revolves around Lead characters family and emotions. Trisha does usual performance with her experience...Parallely we can see Shabeer and his struggles, we'll feel empathetic towards his life issues,who does a great job...
2nd half investigation part totally looks so unnatural,Without any proper background,She even cracks and predicts experienced smugglers moves and their Plan B also with just normal laptop.
The gripping concept behind orchestrated road accidents and theft saved movie from boring to somewhat interesting but they should have taken more care when it comes to silly mistakes...
Overall The Road movie is regular thriller, which showed us another cruel side of this world...
Gold is just a metal. Money is just a paper.
chand-suhas4 December 2023
Meera (Trisha Krishnan) is happily married to an animal photographer and has a son. She gets pregnant again and her doctor advises her against travelling. She has promised to take her son on a family trip every birthday of his and the kid is stubborn for the trip. She stays back sending the father and son on the planned trip, where a freak accident kills them or so the culprits want everyone to believe. Investigating the multiple accidents that has occurred on that spot, she uncovers a mystery that pitches her against a notorious criminal mastermind. How does she face him and defeat his network forms rest of the story.
The Road begins with a random couple being killed and robbed by a group of thieves at an highway. Straight away, it is revealed where the story is headed and this followed by introduction of Meera's story and a parallel story involving Maya, a professor getting falsely accused of sexual harassment resulting in his humiliation and job loss. Not much imagination is required in connecting all these stories and this is where The Road fails to keep up the mystery. Even though the reveal happens in the third act, the narrative simply fails to keep the proceedings engaging.
From Meera going on investigating herself with help from a constable who more or less is good at confronting but gets beaten up very easily. The very fact that Meera gets to investigate and even gets the forensic team to re-test, looks too convenient and against the actual procedure. The first major reveal looked all too tame and there wasn't enough explanation provided for that character's actions. The subplot involving Maya and his student followed by his humiliation at village as well as his siblings lacked any finesse and the drama here resembled tv serials. Overall, The Road is a dull thriller that refused to raise above mediocrity.
The Road begins with a random couple being killed and robbed by a group of thieves at an highway. Straight away, it is revealed where the story is headed and this followed by introduction of Meera's story and a parallel story involving Maya, a professor getting falsely accused of sexual harassment resulting in his humiliation and job loss. Not much imagination is required in connecting all these stories and this is where The Road fails to keep up the mystery. Even though the reveal happens in the third act, the narrative simply fails to keep the proceedings engaging.
From Meera going on investigating herself with help from a constable who more or less is good at confronting but gets beaten up very easily. The very fact that Meera gets to investigate and even gets the forensic team to re-test, looks too convenient and against the actual procedure. The first major reveal looked all too tame and there wasn't enough explanation provided for that character's actions. The subplot involving Maya and his student followed by his humiliation at village as well as his siblings lacked any finesse and the drama here resembled tv serials. Overall, The Road is a dull thriller that refused to raise above mediocrity.
lots of coordination missing
ngandacinema11 November 2023
The Road was in desperate need of coordination, from the storytelling, direction, score, to the acting, everything was regrettably crumbling
DELICIOUS
-Semmalar Annam saved the day😃 It was great to see her try a different role which took away from her comfort zone
As always, Dancing Rose nailed it! Captain of his own ship by leading well his parallel story. He was strong, then weak, vulnerable, then robust, it was a joy to see him
-'Desperate times lead to desperate measures'. We witnessed how Meera and Maya had to overcome miserable conditions in order to make it in life. It was a great level of perseverance
BLAND
-Trisha gave a one-note face🙁 even the times when she was smiling, you knew it wasn't coming from within. There was a staged chemistry with her family. Keerthy Suresh could have better handled this movie
-We spent most of the time questioning the logic of some scenes rather than being transported into the story, e.g Trisha is admitted to the hospital for some days and the woman has her eyebrows done, foundation on🤔 How does a light cut on someone's wrist leads to passing out?
Things like this just removed us from the narrative
-The entire investigation followed a common path that we already knew who the suspect was.
The way Dancing Rose's parallel story connected to Trisha's narrative didn't click well, it led to lots of questions being raised...it was painful to see. And the fight sequences were....😔
DELICIOUS
-Semmalar Annam saved the day😃 It was great to see her try a different role which took away from her comfort zone
As always, Dancing Rose nailed it! Captain of his own ship by leading well his parallel story. He was strong, then weak, vulnerable, then robust, it was a joy to see him
-'Desperate times lead to desperate measures'. We witnessed how Meera and Maya had to overcome miserable conditions in order to make it in life. It was a great level of perseverance
BLAND
-Trisha gave a one-note face🙁 even the times when she was smiling, you knew it wasn't coming from within. There was a staged chemistry with her family. Keerthy Suresh could have better handled this movie
-We spent most of the time questioning the logic of some scenes rather than being transported into the story, e.g Trisha is admitted to the hospital for some days and the woman has her eyebrows done, foundation on🤔 How does a light cut on someone's wrist leads to passing out?
Things like this just removed us from the narrative
-The entire investigation followed a common path that we already knew who the suspect was.
The way Dancing Rose's parallel story connected to Trisha's narrative didn't click well, it led to lots of questions being raised...it was painful to see. And the fight sequences were....😔
Review of 'The Road' and reason why I gave it one-star.
Vetrrich_Chelvan17 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
(+1) The film piques your curiosity from frame one - teases you with a con and makes you wonder what would happen next.
(-3) Trisha, like any other thriller she has ever acted in, could not bring up the intensity of her character to the screen. Her acting is bad.
(-2) The movie tries so hard to create the protagonist and the antagonist that it loses track of reality. After a while, it doesn't feel like these things have happened to these characters - it feels like these things were made to happen to these characters so that they could become the hero and the villain.
(-2) The movie has no logic whatsoever. You have a scene where the female lead walks at midnight in the middle of the road, witnesses an accident, rushes to get help, and returns after ten seconds only to find out that the accident scene is wiped out entirely blood spill - vanished. Road - cemented. Accident - did not happen. Later we find out that a group of con men did it but people can't wipe out an accident scene with a car crash in ten seconds.
(+1) Both of the stories of the hero and villain create impact and you feel sorry for them, which I think is a win for the director.
(-2) The entire movie is predictable. You watch how lovely Trisha's family is, you know for sure, they are going to end up dead. They show you Maya's story all along and don't show him colliding with Trisha's track - you know that they are telling you the origin of the villain story.
(-3) The climax is a mess. Does not make any sense.
(=) The song 'Dummalangi' was good but it is not in the film.
The Road, overall, is a laughable attempt at making a thriller, Trisha is a wrong choice, and the audience doesn't get invested in the film because there is no intensity to these characters and the entire screenplay is plastic. Wish they had made it fast-paced and did not try too hard to build up the antagonist and used that time to maybe show shades of the protagonist instead. This is a background film. You can put the film on while you scroll through reels on Instagram, or when you are doing household chores, you will get the idea of the film, without giving it much attention because it is damn predictable.
Vetrrich Chelvan AHA1402024.
(-3) Trisha, like any other thriller she has ever acted in, could not bring up the intensity of her character to the screen. Her acting is bad.
(-2) The movie tries so hard to create the protagonist and the antagonist that it loses track of reality. After a while, it doesn't feel like these things have happened to these characters - it feels like these things were made to happen to these characters so that they could become the hero and the villain.
(-2) The movie has no logic whatsoever. You have a scene where the female lead walks at midnight in the middle of the road, witnesses an accident, rushes to get help, and returns after ten seconds only to find out that the accident scene is wiped out entirely blood spill - vanished. Road - cemented. Accident - did not happen. Later we find out that a group of con men did it but people can't wipe out an accident scene with a car crash in ten seconds.
(+1) Both of the stories of the hero and villain create impact and you feel sorry for them, which I think is a win for the director.
(-2) The entire movie is predictable. You watch how lovely Trisha's family is, you know for sure, they are going to end up dead. They show you Maya's story all along and don't show him colliding with Trisha's track - you know that they are telling you the origin of the villain story.
(-3) The climax is a mess. Does not make any sense.
(=) The song 'Dummalangi' was good but it is not in the film.
The Road, overall, is a laughable attempt at making a thriller, Trisha is a wrong choice, and the audience doesn't get invested in the film because there is no intensity to these characters and the entire screenplay is plastic. Wish they had made it fast-paced and did not try too hard to build up the antagonist and used that time to maybe show shades of the protagonist instead. This is a background film. You can put the film on while you scroll through reels on Instagram, or when you are doing household chores, you will get the idea of the film, without giving it much attention because it is damn predictable.
Vetrrich Chelvan AHA1402024.
Trisha's performance and the emotional connect made this a Unique experience
ivsk-2404313 October 2023
First of all, I should start with Trisha's performance. She literally carries this film in her shoulders well supported by Shabir.
Initially there are 2 stories being told parallelly where Dr Meera's story hooks the audience and just before this parallel narration start to become a little confusing, the director had shown the connection between the 2. Look forward for the interval block.
Once both stories are connected, there is no looking back and it was an interesting approach from the director to structure this movie as such. This also makes this a unique film differing it from the regular thrillers.
Trisha's ability to perform is well explored by the director. She has a perfect follow-up for Kundavai with this movie showcasing her talent. Shabir is a natural.
Initially there are 2 stories being told parallelly where Dr Meera's story hooks the audience and just before this parallel narration start to become a little confusing, the director had shown the connection between the 2. Look forward for the interval block.
Once both stories are connected, there is no looking back and it was an interesting approach from the director to structure this movie as such. This also makes this a unique film differing it from the regular thrillers.
Trisha's ability to perform is well explored by the director. She has a perfect follow-up for Kundavai with this movie showcasing her talent. Shabir is a natural.
The Road Movie
venkattryagainforsuccess6 October 2023
Trisha, as Meera, does a decent job in the film. Shabeer Kallarakkal, who received widespread praise for his portrayal of the character Dancing Rose in Sarpatta Parambarai (2021), steals the limelight in the film with yet another powerful performance. Shabeer's portrayal of Maya makes a profound impact on you.
Trisha's character starts finding ways to avenge the death of her husband, she uncovers truths and that leads to her crossing paths with Maya.
Trisha Krishnan Performance 10/10 Shabeer Performance 10/10 Overall Cast and Crew Performance 9/10 Music Score 9/10 BGM 9/10 Director 10/10 Screenplay 9/10.
Trisha's character starts finding ways to avenge the death of her husband, she uncovers truths and that leads to her crossing paths with Maya.
Trisha Krishnan Performance 10/10 Shabeer Performance 10/10 Overall Cast and Crew Performance 9/10 Music Score 9/10 BGM 9/10 Director 10/10 Screenplay 9/10.
Trisha Nailed it As Meera
KrishaSays11 October 2023
The whole movie is roller coaster ride.. Trisha was fab in every frame whether it's emotional sequence or action sequence she did justice to her character.. All over the movie was good every character in this movie done fabulous job.. The first half was good but i wanted to see more of Meera and her family part and second half was mind blowing every character takes u turn and made the story interesting..I would say a good mysterious thriller movie I've watched after so long..this is one of the best Women Centric film of Trisha I've watched so far..
Just hoping makers brings part 2 ot THE ROAD.
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