‘Bogan’ a fast paced thriller is a good watch

By Mythily Ramachandran

Any ideas who a Bogan is?’

In Tamil, it refers to a person addicted to the pleasures of life.
And, that best defines, Aditya (Arvind Swamy), belonging to an erstwhile princely family of south India. Booze and babes are Aditya’s  twin pleasures and he enjoys life like no other.

So what does this ‘Bogan’ do for a living?’
He pulls off heists without even pressing a trigger. His modus operandi is unique. 

Aditya has learned an ancient Indian science of the siddhars (Shaiva saints of yore) who had the ability to swap their bodies with another. He uses this technique and mesmerizes people into committing a robbery. While he drives away with the bag of loot, it’s the employee at the jewelry store and the bank manager who are hauled up by the police.  

However, the bank manager’s son, IPS Vikram (Jayam Ravi) is not going to rest till he proves his father’s innocence. With that begins a cat and mouse game between Vikram and Aditya.
Vikram finds evidence enough to arrest Aditya and puts him behind bars.

Is the story of ‘Bogan’ as straight as that?
Not really.
Not one to give up, Aditya swaps his body with that of Vikram’s. And in the guise of Vikram's physical self,
Aditya walks out of prison. leaving behind the real Vikram trapped inside Aditya’s body and in prison. 

Now begins round two of the cat and mouse game.

‘Bogan’s first half is engaging. It's racy screenplay and new concept keeps you hooked.
Director Lakshman also has woven in a romantic story around IPS Vikram and Mahalakshmi (Hansika Motwani) his fiancée.

Arvind Swamy and Jayam Ravi lock horns again after ‘Thani Oruvan.’ But the likeness stops there. 

The story is completely different and the two actors are challenged in the second half as they juggle between the characters of Aditya and Vikram.
Swamy’s versatility as an actor comes to the fore again. Ravi matches step with him in a brilliant performance.

Stunt scenes deserve mention especially one action sequence from the first half of the story, where Ravi chases a criminal. You watch in awe.
Lending good support to the story are young actors, Varun, Akshara Gowda and Nagendra Prasad as Vikram’s subordinates.

‘Bogan’ entertains, though the last seven minutes gets a bit exaggerated.
And, we hear that Bogan 2 is on the cards too.