Captain Miller
action adventure Movie
Director: Arun Matheswaran
Starring: Dhanush, Shiva Rajkumar, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Aditi Balan, Sandeep Kishan, Edward Sonnenblick and John Cockayne
Captain Miller: Before the British ruled India and oppressed the Indian people, the kings of India were ruling the country and oppressing the people of the country endlessly. The tribals and backward communities were used by these kings-maharajas for their work but did not allow them to come into the mainstream. Hardly anyone has tackled this topic in Hindi films but it has been tackled many times in South Indian films. And now ‘Captain Miller’ (Captain Miller) This topic has once again been presented on the screen. In RRR, Ram Charan tortures Indians while fighting on the side of the British, for a reason. Captain Miller also first shoots and kills the revolutionaries on the side of the British. But later he changes his mind and stands against the British. This is the story of how Isa who lives in a small town becomes Captain Miller.
What is the plot of ‘Captain Miller’? (Captain Miller Movie Story)
Adivasis live in a small village in Tamil Nadu. In that village, the local king (Jai Prakash) builds a temple but forbids the tribals of the village from entering the temple. He does not even allow to see God. In this village, Isa (Dhanush) lives with his elder brother Sengenan (Shiva Rajkumar) and mother (Viji Chandrasekhar). Isa’s brother Sengenan is a revolutionary and is fighting against the British, while Isa wants to join the British service to create his own identity, to avoid discrimination. And he goes.
Because the name Isa is difficult to pronounce, the British name Isa Miller. After receiving training from the British, one day he is sent on a mission. That campaign was to kill the revolutionaries. Isa is not willing to kill his own brothers but he fires as per the orders of his superiors. Seeing the dead body, he realizes his mistake and kills the British officer who ordered the firing and escapes.
Isa returns to the village but the villagers do not accept him. Because Isa’s revolutionary brother Sengenan was also killed in the firing by them. Isa starts living alone in the forest. While living in the forest, Isa aka Miller helps a gang of bandits who rob the British and later lives with them. Miller is declared wanted and a reward of Rs 10,000 is put on him. Enraged that his name was spelled only as Miller, Isa kills the English officers in the police station. He wants to write the name ‘Captain Miller’.
Miller then starts helping the revolutionaries. But due to Miller’s arrogance, the British started oppressing the villagers in the village where he lives. Then Captain Miller is the story of how Isa aka Miller frees the villagers from the clutches of the British and the king, how he gets them into the temple, who helps him and how. At the end of the film, the sequel has also been teased.
How is ‘Captain Miller’?
The entire film has succeeded in keeping the audience hooked. The action scenes in the movie are awesome. The scene where ‘Captain Miller’ and his team attack the British truck and try to rescue the idol is very powerful. The climax is so overwhelming.
Dhanush has played the role of Captain Miller very well. He has shown the journey from the startling old lad to the easy-killing Captain Miller. Dhanush tries to pour his soul into every role and takes full care of how the role will come true on screen hence he feels fit in any role. It would not be wrong to say that Dhanush has done Captain Miller justice.
The best of the actors
Siva Rajkumar emphatically portrays the role of revolutionary Sengenan. He has had very few scenes, but he has poured his soul into them. He might have a bigger role in the second part of the film. Priyanka Arul Mohan has played the role of the heroine Velamathi very well. She is suited for the role of Velmathy. Aditi Balan has played the role of Shakuntala very well.
The film is written and directed by Arun Matheswaran. Arun has to be congratulated for a good story and an equally good direction. He has also written the screenplay of the film with Madan Karki. So, as he has already decided how to take the film, the director has released the film exactly like that.
G. V. The music composed by Prakash Kumar gives the film a different height. Songs and dialogues in Hindi are very well done. Dhanush’s acting, Arun Matheswaran’s direction and if you want to see a slightly different story, you can visit Captain Miller.