| Directed by | Domin D. Silva |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Sathish Nair |
| Starring | Sunaina Ananth Nag Vivek Prasanna |
| Cinematography | Pavi K. Pavan |
| Music by | Sathish Nair |
| Production company | Yellow Bear Production |
Gist of the Story
Regina is a little girl whose father is everything to her. But when her father is killed, everything is different. She quickly marries Jo, a private bank employee. What will happen if Jo also passes away?
Detailed Plot
Regina, a quiet and reserved woman, and her husband Jo, a bank clerk, have been enjoying a nice life together. One day, a bunch of armed, masked miscreants break into Jo’s bank and cause mayhem, throwing everything into disarray. One of the guys bludgeons Jo to death. Regina is devastated by it. One of the criminals has been apprehended, while the other three are still at large. Regina’s pursuit of justice is fruitless since the cops keep ignoring her. When Regina was a small girl, her activist father was also slain in a fight. Will Regina be able to recover from her shock and find the strength to carry on now that her husband is gone? She runs away from her house and travels to Varkala, where she joins Julie in a café by the sea. Does Regina still exist? Or does she harbor any dark secrets?
Artistes’ Performances
Things seem exciting at first with a committed Sunainaa leading the endeavour. However, occasionally, the way she delivers the language is so unsettling that it doesn’t fit the drama of the narrative. She did a good job throughout the movie, though, of showing the character’s fragility. As Julie, Ritu Manthra gives a fantastic performance. So are Sai Dheena as the thug and Nivas Adithan as Julie’s husband.
Direction / Technical Side
The narrative is excellent enough to provide engrossing scenes, impactful turns, and compelling performances to hold the audience’s attention. Though they are occasionally completely developed, the film’s fascinating concepts are never entirely explored. With Regina, the filmmakers want to present a daring story of female vengeance. While the first half proceeds as planned, everything starts to fall apart in the second. The characters’ motivations for their acts are shallow, and their emotions are false. Sometimes it is difficult to understand what is going in a script that may be meant to be raunchy. Every time a new character is introduced, the ineffective writing disturbs us. The main character is well-defined in her goals and has an appealingly detailed function. However, as the plot develops, a lack of exciting moments, enticing turns, and a potent adversary ruin the narrative. Instead of making the movie only about Regina’s vengeance, the writer might have made us feel more connected to the character and her goal by illustrating the gravity of her loss via more of her life. When Regina gets in Goa, where she is attempting to capture one of the gang members and his family, there is also a noticeable shift in the tone of the movie.
Verdict; The film Regina presents a daring story of female vengeance, but struggles in the second half due to shallow motivations, false emotions, and ineffective writing. The main character’s goals are well-defined, but the story lacks excitement and enticing turns.