‘DC’ Trailer Review: Marvel As Lokesh Kanagaraj And Wamiqa Gabbi Create A Whole New Devadas Universe

For now, all eyes pry away from any announcement on the Lokesh Kanagaraj Cinematic Universe (LCU) with the drop of the trailer of “DC,” starring the popular Tamil director opposite Wamiqa Gabbi at Cannes.

What we liked

The trailer opens to a black-and-white shot of a car in the foreground as another passes by on a deserted stretch of road in the background. Director of photography Mukesh G’s skills behind the camera, is what carries this trailer. Be it the wide shots that not only show the rugged landscape where the all-out action is raw and brutal as ever, or the indoor shots that set the mood or the body language of the lead pair, one just can’t take their eyes off how spectacular things look in this world where ‘Evil is good. Good is Evil’. And yes, such treatment does look straight out of the Anurag Kashyap playbook that audiences certain love and want more of.

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Along with the action in the frames doing the talking, it’s Anirudh Ravichander’s gripping background score that makes the trailer all the more engaging. A 11/10 for not just understanding the assignment but acing it as well. 

Last, but certainly not the least, it’s Wamiqa’s eyes that say what words cannot. We only wish we had more of those close-up shots that only add to the intrigue of what her character is all about.  

What we didn’t like 

While there is a lot taking place here, the trailer doesn’t tell us what period and place the film is set in. We wish we knew that. And in what’s the biggest bummer of all, we still don’t know when the film will release. Enough with the teasing already.