Is Vikram Playing a Dual Role?

Around
a
year
after
the
release
of
its
teaser,
the
Cobra
trailer
arrived
today.
The
teaser
gave
us
a
look
into
the
world
of
Cobra,
showed
us
the
different
makeovers
of
Vikram,
and
introduced
Srinidhi
Shetty’s
and
Irfan
Pathan’s
characters
among
others.

The
teaser
showed
international
locations
and
it
appeared
that
the
story
would
take
us
across
the
globe.
Vikram
was
shown
to
be
a
heroic
genius
who
has
the
brains,
muscles,
and
guts
to
do
epic
things.
KS
Ravikumar
and
Robo
Shankar
made
an
appearance
in
the
teaser.

The
trailer
shows
Vikram
as
Madhi,
a
math
teacher,
who
is
married
and
is
leading
a
normal
life.
It
is
hinted
that
something
tragic
is
happening
to
his
wife,
played
by
Srinidhi
Shetty.
Meanwhile,
Madhi
is
accused
of
being
an
international
criminal
who
is
a
master
of
disguise.
Vikram
is
shown
in
multiple
makeovers,
mostly
unrecognisable.

The
title
of
the
film
has
two
cobras
opposite
each
other.
Is
this
a
foreshadowing
telling
us
that
Madhi
is
not
the
person
who
commits
these
crimes?

The
film
is
well
shot,
and
the
antagonists
Irfan
Pathan
and
Roshan
Mathew
seem
appealing.
Irfan
Pathan
is
a
former
Indian
national
cricket
player.
He
is
surprisingly
natural
in
the
trailer.
How
well
he
acts
is
to
be
seen
from
the
movie.

The
overall
vibe
of
Cobra
is
quite
intellectual.
The
person
that
Madhi
is
accused
of
being,
is
said
to
be
a
math
genius,
who
uses
numbers
to
commit
crimes.
A
dialogue
from
the
film
says
that
every
problem
has
a
mathematical
solution.

The
writers
of
the
film
are
Ajay
Gnanamuthu,
the
director
himself,
Neelan
K
Sekar,
Kanna
Sreevathsan,
Azaruddin
Alaudin,
Innasi
Pandiyan,
and
Bharat
Krishnamachari.
Looking
at
the
long
list,
it
does
seem
that
the
film
might
have
a
strong
script.

Cobra
has
been
shot
by
Harish
Kannan,
edited
by
Bhuvan
Srinivasan,
and
produced
by
SS
Lalit
Kumar,
under
the
banner
of
Seven
Screen
Studio.
The
film
will
be
distributed
by
Red
Giant
Movies.
The
music
has
been
composed
by
the
Academy
Award
winner
AR
Rahman.

Cobra
is
slated
for
a
release
on
August
31.