Being an ardent fan of horror and thriller movies, I just can’t stop from watching this movie especially in a good theater with best sound effects. After a long time among tamil movies, here comes a movie labelled as horror. So that’s a welcome change for all spooky lovers.
This movie is directed by vikram kumar who has done a damp squib called "alai" in tamil movies before. Editing is by sreekar prased, cinematography by P.C. sreeram and music by shankar ehsaan loy. This movie was made as bilingual (tamil and hindi) and has released on same day in both the languages. Named as "13B" in hindi and has received rave reviews national wide.
Now coming to the story, it’s about a joint family who recently buy a flat with door no 13b and in 13th floor and how haunted the flat is overall. The TV serial addict family members are so attached in watching the TV not missing a day. Here comes the TV that is possessed and shows only the 13th channel and telecast’s a family serial exactly by 1pm named "yavarum nalam". In the meantime, eerie incidents happen in madhavan’s day to day life. A non working lift, confused self images in his mobile, neighbor’s dog strange behavior and his own inability to nail in and hung up god pictures on pooja room.
The troubled madhavan happens to notice one day that the story that comes in the TV serial "yavarum nalam" is an exact replica of what happens in real time in his own life. He keeps things with himself not to share and disturb the peace of his family member’s life. Share’s the events to his pal, a police inspector friend and they both discover the real secret behind all the spooky things that happens in the flat, 13b.
The movie takes sometime to pickup in the first half and the director tries to build up the tempo and thrill with a series of spine chilling events. Scary indeed and it fully occupies your mind. The second half goes at breakneck speed with a flashback thrown in about a family who lived in the haunted place before and their execution in seeking revenge. A very different attempt and all the technicians and lead actors have done their part well. The song’s have been clipped length considering the genre. It’s not a run of a mill thriller and madhavan’s acting is very special.
So overall a decent package with lots of unexpected twists and suspense factor and this is where the director scores. Though the basic plot a bit cliched, the presentation is what matters. And forgot to mention there are no gore or violence expressed in any scene. Hence go for it with your family including the kids if they love thrillers and enjoy the movie.