INNORUVAN is literally a rags to riches story. For, it's protagonist Shiva is a rag picker, who experiences a dramatic rise in fortune after he meets a judge. The latter, a positive thinker, acquaints Shiva with a saying of Swami Vivekananda: If you follow your dreams with single-mindedness, you will surely achieve your goal.
Shiva's dreams of buying the paper mill in the neighborhood. He wants to lead a life of comfort and luxury, like those in the homes he enters to do odd jobs. But his far-fetched ambition earns him only ridicule, until he meets the judge and takes the saying seriusly. With new confidence, Shiva strives to work towards his goal. His fortune rises. From a rag picker, he becomes a paper delivery boy. Destiny too seemed to work in his favour, with circumstances and people falling in line to lead him closer to his goal.
Appreciable is the debutant director’s effort to convey a relevant, positive message: That nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. The first half is focused and deftly handled, the scenes having a smooth flow. But somewhere towards the second half, the director loses his focus. The script meanders through predictable paths, delving into the crimes of an unscrupulous minister and a swindler. And in their game of one-upmanship, Shiva’s dream seems just incidental, and his progress towards his goal contrived and forced. The comedy track of Bhasker who runs a waste paper mart, and his co-workers like Crane Manohar, is well worked out, generating some genuine laughs.
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