Experiments in the commercial space are always welcome, and that’s exactly what we have with Sivabalan Muthukumar’s debut directorial ‘Bloody Beggar’, an interestingly designed film that has a mixture of genres in it.
While one can broadly classify it as a dark comedy, Bloody Beggar has much more to it in the form of drama, emotions, some thrills and an additional supernatural element as well. The storyline of the film bends on a fun-loving beggar and what happens to him when he accidentally lands in a huge palace house. The film constantly marks the rich-vs-poor tag, and builds up a narrative on how the men with money can go to any extreme to hide their mistakes. The first 30 minutes of the film are put together in funny fashion with the beggar’s adventures, after which there is a turn in his life which makes him face more than 10 rich people who are all fighting for inheritance. The film then travels with a mix of the misadventures that take place inside the house. While Sivabalan has many interesting knots in his storyline, his comedy does not work to maximum effect due to the exceeding eccentricity in the film, and it is only the emotional and the thrilling parts that work better in comparison.
After Star, Kavin once again delivers a performance that registers him strongly as a performer in Kollywood. Slipping into the shoes of the beggar, Kavin is as inventive as he can get with his body language and dialogue delivery, while also getting two good emotional scenes to show his prowess.
While Redin Kingsley is at his loud best, the rest of the cast offer decent contributions.
Bloody Beggar benefits big time from Jen Martin’s music which is the strong core of the film, with the emotional song working out wonderfully. The visuals are also in the top tier, in line with Nelson’s own films.
On the whole, Bloody Beggar is a wacky film that would interest you for sure if you’re a fan of dark comedy films!