The Road

Meera (Trisha Krishnan) is happily married to an animal photographer and has a son. She gets pregnant again and her doctor advises her against travelling. She has promised to take her son on a family trip every birthday of his and the kid is stubborn for the trip. She stays back sending the father and son on the planned trip, where a freak accident kills them or so the culprits want everyone to believe. Investigating the multiple accidents that has occurred on that spot, she uncovers a mystery that pitches her against a notorious criminal mastermind. How does she face him and defeat his network forms rest of the story.

The Road begins with a random couple being killed and robbed by a group of thieves at an highway. Straight away, it is revealed where the story is headed and this followed by introduction of Meera's story and a parallel story involving Maya, a professor getting falsely accused of sexual harassment resulting in his humiliation and job loss. Not much imagination is required in connecting all these stories and this is where The Road fails to keep up the mystery. Even though the reveal happens in the third act, the narrative simply fails to keep the proceedings engaging.

From Meera going on investigating herself with help from a constable who more or less is good at confronting but gets beaten up very easily. The very fact that Meera gets to investigate and even gets the forensic team to re-test, looks too convenient and against the actual procedure. The first major reveal looked all too tame and there wasn't enough explanation provided for that character's actions. The subplot involving Maya and his student followed by his humiliation at village as well as his siblings lacked any finesse and the drama here resembled tv serials. Overall, The Road is a dull thriller that refused to raise above mediocrity.