Home with the satisfaction of having watched a really good and sensible movie in a long time !! Amidst many movies of similar genre, this one has something unique to add to the already crisp screenplay. Also the timing of the release just adds to the effect (TN elections just went by and the Anna Hazare movement to name a few). Ko- a tamil movie sans hero worship, male chauvenism, melodrama and cliched but highly misinterpreted depiction of love.
Politics is inevitable and one needs to play along regardless of being in a government office or the office that governs the country - the core concept - a practical outlook! Every character portrays what their convictions are pretty clearly but for the protagonist, which I believe, is left to the audience interpretation. The friction between the thought process of the hero with his girlfriend towards the end is worth an appreciation, esp in a movie arena where most female lead roles are portrayed as just another puppet in the hero's hands.
Amidst lack of accountable, transparent and efficient politics, Ko delineates a hypothetical and ideal political scenario with nuances bound to happen in any such pursuit. Probably inspired by the upraisal of youth driven Lok Paritran or Bharat Punarnirman Dal parties in recent times, definitely this flick would serve an eye opener(if not at least as a source of information)to the communities which failed to have an exposure to such political dimensions.
The one thing that makes me happy is that the storyline plays the hero of the movie - and no message is intended to be taken home, unless one would want to !! And any real time depictions have been minimized shifting the focus to other imminent issues which could be handled given the ideal conditions. Also glad to see the two political antagonists(literally goons) being underplayed yet their presence not being lost.
The cast have portrayed their roles with just the needed essence. Good music and exotic locations prove a visual treat(as a sidenote definitely inspired me to get an SLR :) ) Could have done much better with cutting short a few extended fight sequences and a couple of untimely songs. In all, Ko casually encapsulates the vox populi in a strong screenplay identifying itself with its audience - would give a 8/10 !!
