We come to know in the end that they have something to show to one of the protagonists. But there also must be consistency within the film, no? It is difficult to understand the spirits’ intentions. Of course, there must be a suspension of disbelief. But they let some devices, like the torch, work fine. They can manipulate the elevator, make photocopies, disconnect the phones, and create a Penrose stairs-like illusion. It is also hard to grasp how the spirits (yes, there are two of them!) work. It is hard to believe they are people who watched a lift controlled by a ghost a man slitting his own throat with a paper-cutter, and the news of their deaths on television.Īlso Read | Actor Kavin on making his comeback with ‘Lift,’ and why director Nelson is his rockstar Un kooda deal panradhukku andha pei oda deal panradhe mel (It is better to deal with the ghost than you).” Guru sings the birthday song for Harini, switching on his lighter. For instance, Harini tells Guru at one point, “ But several moments in the film trivialises the mortal danger they are in. And, this is how he is throughout the film. Its protagonist, Vinod (Arjun Das), for instance, gets rattled and traumatic upon encountering a paranormal phenomenon. Also, its characters were more relatable than That film, despite its other issues, had a consistently sombre mood, which worked well. Storyline: Two colleagues unwittingly get trapped in their office with a haunted elevatorĪndhaghaaram is the only recent unadulterated horror I can recall.Cast: Kavin, Amritha, Gayathri Reddy, Kiran and others.It is like walking through one of those carnival horror houses and stopping at random intervals to watch Vadivelu comedy. They attempt to evoke contrasting emotions at jarring intervals. And, this is the case with most Tamil horror films. But there is a bit of comedy, romance, and a seemingly impassioned outcry against corporate companies - all diluting the genre. Disney+ Hotstar (the OTT platform that released the film) categorises it as horror.

Lift seems confused with what it wants to be. And,Īlso Read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. Just as you are beginning to wonder if the film is entering the survival-horror zone likeĪlien, the lift somehow opens, releasing all the tension. One man trapped in a small space with a supernatural entity, his screams for help unheard, his thoughts engulfed in panic. For a few shots, it attempts to evoke a claustrophobic thrill. Lift seems to work again (pardon the pun) when its protagonist, Guru (played by Kavin), gets trapped in a haunted elevator. After starting with this jolt, the film immediately slows down, trudges, and meanders as it establishes the characters and their environment. In the next shot, we see a body falling through a roof. We see a close up of a radio set, which reads out the weather report. There are a couple of promising moments in Vineeth Varaprasad’s debut film,

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