Rating : 2.8/5
Genre : Action
Year : 2019
Running time : 2 hours 18 minutes
Director : Vasan Bala
Cast : Abhimanyu Dassani, Radhika Madan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah
Kid rating : PG-13
You might think it’s a crazy title but the film actually is about a man who doesn’t feel any pain. Surya (Dassani) has a rare congenital disorder where he has complete insensitivity to pain. His father and his grand-father try very hard to protect him as a boy, because Surya will walk head-on into danger and very great injury since he feels no pain. Surya learns to feign pain and act “normal” in public. With age and increasing martial art skills, he decides to turn into a vigilante crime fighter. Only he never thought he’d meet a nemesis like Jimmy.
This was an interesting movie. And by interesting I mean weird 🙂 . Its got an intriguing premise and charismatic leads. Abhimanyu Dassani (son of Maine Pyar Kiya heroine Bhagyashree) debuts here and does well; I look forward to seeing more of him. Radhika Madan (you might remember her from Pataakha) is her usual impressive self. Then there is Gulshan Devaiah who really makes the film as evil criminal Jimmy.
Now while the film starts off well, the going isn’t smooth. There are scripting issues, and the film seems to jump forward hither-thither without adequate backstories. I get the film’s progression but the director isn’t able to keep the film nice and cohesive. The first half, which deals with the Surya’s childhood and his coming to terms with his novel condition, drags quite a bit.
The highlight of the film are the fight scenes. Both the hero and heroine get to throw punches, which is nice. The fights are pretty well-done and gory with bone-crunching (literally!) sound effects. There are joints being dislocated and knife wounds etc, and it gets mildly Kill Bill-ish.
While I’m glad that Bollywood is attempting novel concepts in film – thanks to Ronnie Screwala and his RSVP films – Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota didn’t pass muster. It needed better scripting, direction and character delineation; I felt a little for Surya, but poor Supri (Radhika’s character) got the short end of the stick when it came to characterization. Still, and in spite of several faults, there was something earnest about this film – it is a one-time watch, if you want stuff out of the ordinary.
Kidwise: Gory violence.
