Vikram’s Thriller Gets A Decent Opening

Cobra
has
released
amidst
significant
hype
and
has
had
a
steady
opening
at
the
box
office.
The
numbers
are
not
sky-high,
but
the
film
has
managed
to
churn
up
good
numbers.

The
film
has
been
directed
by
Ajay
Gnanamuthu
and
written
by
a
team
of
five
writers
including
Ajay.
It
stars
Vikram,
Srinidhi
Shetty,
Mrunalini
Ravi,
Irfan
Pathan,
Roshan
Mathew,
Robo
Shankar,
KS
Ravikumar,
and
others.
AR
Rahman
has
composed
music
for

Cobra.

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
total
collection
of

Cobra
Day
1
across
languages
is
estimated
at
about
Rs.
15
Crore.

The
film
has
been
written
in
such
a
way
that
it
would
be
impossible
for
one
to
not
recognize
the
passionate
actor
that
Vikram
is.
Madhi
is
a
math
teacher/assassin,
who
uses
his
revenue
to
sponsor
orphanages
and
charity
homes.
He
has
a
traumatic
childhood
and
a
genetic
gift,
and
the
combination
naturally
leaves
him
with
some
psychological
issues.
While
battling
with
the
dilemma
of
whether
to
accept
or
reject
the
interest
shown
by
Bhavana,
played
by
Srinidhi
Shetty,
Madhi
also
has
to
handle
an
Interpol
officer
on
his
track.
Meanwhile,
the
boss
man
who
has
been
benefiting
from
the
genius’
assignments
turns
against
him,
to
save
his
own
skin.

The
film’s
only
shortcoming
is
that
although
it
moves
through
its
thriller
narrative
efficiently,
there
were
sequences
where
it
failed
to
create
the
necessary
drama
during
emotional
moments.
There
were
a
few
moments
that
genuinely
touched
the
audience,
but
then
there
were
moments
when
one
couldn’t
connect
with
the
characters.
Maybe
the
film
could
have
leaned
more
toward
its
intellectual
side
than
the
emotional
side.