![]() ![]() ![]() Sambaloor, like the forest and the water-filled quarry in its midst, is engulfed shadows that conceal the unknown - and the shocking. Nothing that surfaces as the two cops probe the case of the missing girl and the factory fire is edifying. Truths and falsehoods are unearthed by the local police team, led by officer-in-charge Regina Thomas (Sriya Reddy) and a young, committed sub-inspector Chakravarthy (Kathir), a man given to going beyond the call of duty. The series captures the colourful, exuberant festival rituals in all their frenzy while it dives deep into what lies beneath the surface.īuried in the folds of the town's history is the fast-shifting plight of once happy and productive farmers who now depend entirely on the cement factory for their livelihood. Mayana Kollai, a festival devoted to the worship of a Mother Goddess who is out to vanquish a demon, literally means "raid of the graveyard". They grapple with vexed riddles that threaten not just their own domestic well-being but also the tranquility of Sambaloor, a mere dot on the map that is near-bucolic on the surface but simmering with not-so-dormant undercurrents of social tensions. Myths and reality overlap in this tale of three families - one of a Marxist trade union leader, another of a woman in police uniform (she cites the 1990 Vijayashanti starrer Vyjayanthi IPS in a casual conversation with a colleague but is never anywhere near being a rabble-rousing, trigger-happy cop of the formulaic kind) and the third of the town's sole industrialist. A taut script ensures that the show does not lose either felicity or clarity except, to an extent, for a brief passage in Episode 4 devoted to a teenage love affair. A multiplicity of themes bubbles to the surface and the twists and turns come thick and fast. The aftermath unfolds alongside the town's nine-day Mayana Kollai festivities. Suzhal - The Vortex, directed by Bramma and Anucharan M (four episodes each) - oozes energy and fervour as a cement factory blaze and the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl - the two incidents coincide - unleash two separate chains of events that prise open the town's vault of disagreeable secrets. Its exploration of the failings and foibles of the townspeople is wide enough to deliver a comprehensive commentary on life, religion and society and its malcontents. While being firmly rooted in a clearly defined milieu, it is instantly universal in scope. The series isn't, however, limited in any way by its generic parameters or its geographical setting. With its cultural attributes and embedded social fissures, the location plays a significant role in determining the course of the story. It never stops.Ĭreated by Pushkar and Gayatri, Suzhal - The Vortex is a crime drama situated in a small Tamil Nadu hill town. The eight-part show, propelled by outstanding performances, phenomenally fluid cinematography (Mukeswaran) and a splendid background score (Sam C.S.), hits the ground running. A gripping, fast-paced narrative and a heart-pounding rhythm sustained all the way through drives Suzhal - The Vortex, Amazon Prime Video's first Tamil-language series. ![]()
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