Trikala Movie Review & Rating!

This week, theatres are mostly filled with small and dubbed films due to the absence of big releases. One such release is Trikala, a small-budget movie. Master Mahendran plays the lead in this film. Along with him, Shraddha Das, Ajay, and Aamani appear in important roles. Now it remains to be seen how well Trikala connects with the audience.

Trikala Story: A royal family suffers a curse after the king commits a sin due to wrong advice. From then on, every child born in the family faces severe problems. Surya Vardhan Varma is born disabled, and his son Vaitaran grows up with a rare condition where sunlight burns his skin, forcing him to live in darkness and become mentally unstable. Later, a second marriage brings temporary peace to the family.

However, things turn tragic when Vaitaran kills his father and stepmother. The story then follows the mystery behind these shocking events, along with Shiva’s role and whether the curse is finally broken.

Performances: Although Master Mahendran is the hero, the story mainly revolves around Ajay’s character, Vaitaran, so his hero elevation doesn’t work well. His expressions and lip sync also feel weak. Ajay performs well, but not dubbing in his own voice is a big minus, making it feel like a dubbed performance. Shraddha Das as Maya doesn’t suit the role and feels added mainly for glamour. Aamani is good in the mother role with strong dialogues, though her character ends abruptly. Others like Devi Prasad, Suriya, and Ravi Varma are decent, but no character leaves a strong impact.

Technical Aspects: Trikala starts with an interesting idea, and the title with the tagline “Script of God” creates good expectations for a mythological story. The first five minutes are engaging, but after the hero track starts, the film becomes slow and boring. There is no proper connection between scenes, and many parts feel unrelated. Horror scenes are added, but they don’t fit into the main story.

The music is confusing in places, and the background score is too loud and not effective. The VFX work is very poor. The film also fails to clearly explain important points like why the main character becomes “Trikala.” Overall, it feels weak in story and execution.

Analysis: Even with a good title, strong theme, crazy casting, and a talented technical team, if the makers don’t have even basic commitment to make the film well, the output becomes very bad. Trikala is a live example of this.

Verdict: Despite an interesting idea and strong cast, Trikala disappoints with poor narration, weak execution, unclear story, and low-quality visuals throughout.

Bottom Line: Disappointing film.

Rating: 1/5