Film: Noshaa
Cast: P Agnelo Fernandes, Amod Madolkar, Elvis Mascarenhas, Merlyn D’Silva, Damu Naik, Govind Lotlikar
Director & Producer: Edison Gomes
Music: Filip Barreto
Story: A dead body in a sack is found in the sea by the fishing community. Elsewhere, two youths are found dead at a birthday party. Investigations begin to trace the origin of crime and crack the cases
Review:
When PI Sydney (Elvis Mascarenhas) visits the site of crime wherein two youths are found dead at a birthday party, he questions those present there. When one of them manages to get away, the cop gives chase, only to end up in a place where a bigger gang exists.
In a flashback, Sydney and Dagley (Amod Madolkar) are college mates. The former gets through in his exams and becomes a police inspector while the latter fails and gets entangled in the drug trade. A theft in his den leads to a gruesome murder.
Dagley then gets involved with Minoska (Merlyn), but refuses to marry her because of his illicit activities. Knowledge about her pregnancy outside wedlock prompts him to push for an abortion.
Now, what is Minoska’s fate? After Dagley’s desertion, whom does she encounter? Will it improve her life or make it worse? What happens when Dagley befriends criminal Ali (P Agnelo Fernandes) inside the prison?
Under the banner Ambition Production, ‘Noshaa’ speaks about the drug trade and mafia dominant in society and their dire consequences with regard to the youth. Situations that make a man take drastic steps, to the extent of risking his life at the end, have also been highlighted in the film.
Amod Madolkar and P Agnelo are excellent and macho, both in body language and dialogue delivery. The former’s physique will remind you of a ripped Salman Khan. Elvis Mascarenhas as the police inspector looks in command and does justice to his character. Merlyn as Minoska appears cool in appearance and expression. Damu Naik as DIG, Govind Lotlikar as PI and others have extended good support to the main cast.
Violence through fight sequences though well presented, look prolonged, dragged and could have been cut short.
The first half has too many key events crammed into it, which ends up causing a lot of confusion for the viewer. The second half has flashbacks that make for interesting viewing. But consistency in dialect among the actors fall short all through the film.
The songs, with Mark Revlon Fernandes, Rutuja Lotlikar, PAgnelo Fernandes, Cielda Pereira and Akash Telugu as playback singers, are appealing to the ears. The entire film looks intense, though it could have done with a dose of comedy.
Visuals, choreography by Aryan Ranne, besides the background score by Sancho Menezes and Dipak Manerikar deserve a mention.
