Advice on everything from acting to choosing the right script, and even the lens to shoot a particular scene fly thick and fast in Nadikar. For the amount of lessons on various aspects of filmmaking that fill the scenes, one would expect the makers to pay attention to what atleast some of the characters are saying. But then, they did not have the luxury of watching this film before they attempted to make one. In trying to make a film on the pitfalls awaiting a young superstar, the makers inadvertently end up falling into one.
David Padikkal (Tovino Thomas), the protagonist of Lal Jr.’s Nadikar, is someone struggling to handle fame after being anointed a superstar, following three consecutive hits. His hedonistic lifestyle as well as refusal to sharpen his limited acting skills means that soon he is on a downward spiral. As the future looks bleak, self-doubt gnaws at him. Padikkal’s arrogant behaviour on the sets does not help matters either.
For a few moments initially, as the usually boring ‘thanks’ cards roll in, one is taken in by the ingenuity of using it to chronicle the changes in the way the opening credits have been shown in movies over the years. But, this sadly happens to be one of the rare original thoughts that has gone into the movie, which becomes a rather superficial exploration of a superstar rediscovering himself.
