Appeared in City Express , the daily supplement of The Ne w Indian Express , on 25th April, 2011 It is not too often that we get to see a hero, instead of beating up a gang of bank robbers, pursues them in his bike, does whee lies and dare-devil stunts, all to take their pictures and splash it in the media. It isn’t too often that the viewer gets lulled into expecting something different from such a movie. K V Anand’s latest directorial venture, Ko, sadly is all about this and much more. Ashvin (Jiiva) is a photographer of Dina Anjal , a Tamil daily, whose prowess with the lens would make even a P eter Parker from Spiderman languis h in shame. Renu (Karthika, daughter of yeste ryear Tamil her oine, Radha), a reporter in the same daily, who did “responsible” coverage in Sri Lanka, i s eithe r content playing second-fiddle to Ashwin or pursuing the “scoops” he gives her after an analysis of his pictures, and by decree, falls in love with him. Then there is the political minefield o...
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