Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Strangers on a Train’, debutant director Rajjan Madhav pays obeisance to the genre’s legend, and surprisingly, succeeds in his task of turning ‘Muran’ into an edgy thriller. Of course, digressions in the way of songs and dance ensembles as interludes play spoilsport rather to an otherwise tense and neatly stitched suspense saga.
What further works with ‘Muran’ is both its protagonists — Cheran as Nanda and Prasanna as Arjun, gloriously gel to provide a grand show, getting into the skin of their characters. ‘Muran’ is a tantalising tale of two persons — Nandha, a musician and an introvert, whose matrimonial life with Indhu (Nikita) is hell. Differences see them drift apart. Into this scenario comes Arjun (Prasanna), a businessman who seeks thrill in life.
Soon the two shop talk as they go on the long drive and also seek favours from each other — two gruesome murders with Arjun coming up with the bright quid pro quo proposition. While Cheran and Prasanna provide cracking chemistry, the rest of the cast too lend sufficient support.