Asha Black

Asha Black
Directed by John Robinson
Produced by Bindhu John Varghese
Written by John Robinson
Screenplay by John Robinson
Story by John Robinson
Starring Ishitha Chauhan
Arjun Lal
Sarath Kumar
Music by Jecin George
Cinematography Alby
Production
company
Nimita Productions
Release dates
  • 10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
Country India
Language Malayalam
Tamil

Asha Black is a 2014 Indian thriller film and is the debut film from writer/director John Robinson. It was released as Nee Naan Nizhal in India's South Regions languages Malayalam and Tamil.[1]

Cast

Ishitha Chauhan as Asha Srinivas (Asha Black)

Production

The team shot in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Malaysia in September 2013. Arjun Lal, previously seen as in Thanmathra (2005), made a comeback in a leading role along with Ishita Chauhan. Chauhan is a Bollywood child actor who has done movies such as Aap Ka Suroor (2007) and Hijack (2008). The Tamil version was developed under the title Narumugai before Nee Naan Nizhal was finalised. The film cast Sarath Kumar in a supporting roll and capitalized on his presence to market the film extensively in both languages.

Synopsis

Five people of Indian origin are killed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, within a short period of time. At first, the attacks are believed to be racially motivated, but investigating officer Anwar Ali (Sarath Kumar), a Tamilian of Indian origin, feels that there are no grounds for that claim.

He and his team find a common factor among the victims on Facebook: they all had a mutual friend called ‘Asha Black’. Asha (newcomer Ishitha Chauhan) is a 17-year-old girl addicted to making online friends and chatting with them 24/7.

When an online romance blooms between ‘Asha Black’ and Coimbatore-based young musician, Rohith (Arjun Lal), Rohith decides to go to Kuala Lumpur to meet her on her eighteenth birthday. With the help of a taxi driver, Senthilnathan, he reached to Asha's house, but unfortunately she committed suicide. Then it is revealed that Asha was a victim of sexual abuse through Facebook as she is addicted to it because her parents have no time to spend with their only daughter. Enraged, Rohit with the help of Senthilnathan kills Asha's tormentors and finally he kills a security guard who sexually abused Asha when she was a young girl in school and this news was abondened by her own parents to safeguard their reputation. Anwar tracks down Rohit with all evidence and arrests him, but silently praised Rohit's killings. The film ends with Anwar realising how parents care and attention is important to children stopping them from getting addicted to bad habits and discusses with his daughter to how to spend their weekend.

Asha Black takes the viewer on a guided tour of the dark alleys of the World Wide Web, showing how the unmonitored use of the Internet by young adults can make them prey to predators who supply pornographic material and how neglected children become victims of sexual abuse.

Release

The Malayalam and Tamil versions opened simultaneously on 10 October 2014 to mixed reviews.[2][3] A critic from The Hindu concluded, "It’s a weird love story and a crime thriller — and its big problem is that it can’t balance both".[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nee Naan Nizhal Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Asha Black' Review Roundup: Crime Thriller Gets Average Reviews from Critics". International Business Times. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Asha Black Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Baradwaj Rangan. "Nee Naan Nizhal: Shadow play". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nee Naan Nizhal Review: Well-Intentioned". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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