Writer-Director: Vipul K. Rawal
Producers: Vipul K. Rawal &Manoj Srivastava
Stars: Yashodhan Rana, Akshay Verma, Manoj Chandila.
Cinematography by Mohit Kakodkar
Editing: Ajay Varma
Music: Jyoti Prasad Das.
Rating -3 ½ stars
A gripping Tale - Tony
In order to present a unique thesis on the subject of Psycholanalysis, four college students hire a serial killer Tony. The killer creates havoc not only in these children’s lives but also in the city.
Story: Ashish (Mahesh Jilowa), Martin (Dhruv Souran), Kamya (Jinal Belani) and Kartik (Kabir Chilwal) are four enthusiastic college students studying Psychology. They are always eager to present themselves as different and unique. They hire a serial killer named Tony after they do a sting operation at a place of worship, so that their project becomes the best in the college not realizing what consequences it will lead to. This leads to turmoil in their lives and the silent city in which they are living. What happens next is what the thriller is all about.
Direction: Writer-director Vipul K Rawal’s ‘Tony’ debut venture has all the perfect ingredients of a psychological thriller. It is gripping from scene one. The story is a gripping tale which keeps you engrossed as he puts the jigsaw pieces together and explains the plot in the climax. There are a lot of twists and turns through out the plot that keeps you entertained as to what will happen next. Writer, director Vipul K Rawal has managed to bring across his vision from paper to celluloid quite smoothly.
Cinematography by Mohit Kakodkar is super editing by Ajay Varma could have been slick which woul have made the movie more fast paced.
Music by Jyoti Prasad Das fits the movies and adds to the gripping tale.
Yashodhan Rana as Tony the serial killer is cold and has put in his best performance. The gullible teenagers played by newcomers Mahesh Jilowa , Dhruv Souran, Jinal Belani and Kabir Chilwal look innocent and play their parts well. They will pass off for their first film but will have to hone up their acting skills if they require to sustatin in the industry.
Overall -The film will keep the audiences glued to their seats till the end.