'C U Soon' movie review: Fahadh, Roshan, and Darshana shine in this emotional thriller

C U Soon director: Mahesh Narayan 

C U Soon cast: Fahh Faasil, Darshana Rajendran, Roshan Maw, and Maala Parvathy 

C U Soon streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video 

C U Soon starts with a boy-next-door Jimmy Kurian, played by Roshan Maw, finding a suitable partner for himself on an online dating website. Jimmy's eyes meet a coy and delicate girl named Anu Mol Sebastian, with whom he initiates a conversation. Soon text messs transcend into video calls; slowly and steily two fall in love with one ar. However, ir beautiful love story is disrupted after Anu shifts to Jimmy's house after being physically tortured by her far. Soon things go haywire, and Anu goes missing without any trace. 

98-minute movie directed by Mahesh Narayan is entirely shot during lockdown on an iPhone. Audiences see story unfold through a series of webcams and mobile cams, which d up to eerie. However, solid performances by le characters and a linear narrative make movie a gripping watch. Even though film is an emotional thriller, background score by Gopi Sundar generates intrigue from first frame of film. 

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C U Soon cast and crew details 

C U Soon stars Roshan Maw, Darshana Rajendran, and Fahh Faasil in le role, with actors like Maala Parvathy, Amalda Liz, and Saju Kurup essaying prominent roles. Roshan Maw, who essays role of a client servicing executive in film gets into skin of character showcases a myri of emotions through course of film. Darshana Rajendran as Anu Mol gets a meatier role than her previous Malayalam films. Her character has situational similarities to that of Mahesh's (director) debut movie's le character- Sameera. She (Anu Mol) is suppressed, but is t weak. She (Anu Mol) is helpless, but is optimistic. 

Fahh Faasil essays role of Kevin Thomas, cousin of Jimmy in film. He (Kevin) is egoistic and shrewd. His dominance is certain through his video conference scenes with his colleagues, were he quenches for attention and credit. When done orwise, reacts abruptly. However, Kevin's perception sees a change, when he meets Anu, understands her plights and empathises with her. Fahh Faasil as Kevin is excellent and spectacular. Although Fahh Faasil's character is t as challenging and nuanced as Roshan and Darshana's, however, he mans to impress. 

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C U Soon is written and directed by Take Off (2017) fame Mahesh Narayan. movie conceptualised during pandemic uses webcams, laptop screens, and video-calling applications in narrative smartly. use of techlogy does t take away from essence and gravitas of story. Mahesh Narayan's editing skills are at display; every frame is near perfect and ds to story. So, does Gopi Sundar's omius background score that reminds audience about mood of a scene.

Nazriya Nazim, who is credited for  production design of  film, has mand to do a good job. scattered pieces of tissue papers in Kevin's room and tangled-up wires were clumsy to look at, but were a window into character's lifestyle. C U Soon produced by Fahh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim under ir production house premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 1, 2020. 

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