It looks like everyone has already watched this movie, and I am probably late in my review :P, but anyways. (NO SPOILERS)
Who is the hero? Who is the villain? Who is the good guy, and who is the bad guy? Can you say for sure? - This is a very interesting concept which was very nicely brought out in this movie. I was eager to see how well they would explore this concept, with these 2 versatile actors, Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. And who would have thought I was in for an engaging, thrilling ride overall!
I would like to start by appreciating the performance of Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathy. For Madhavan, a guy who has come a long way from Anbe Sivam to Yaavarum Nalam to Irudhi Suttru and now this, and Vijay Sethupathi, from Soodhu Kavvum to Naanum Rowdy Thaan to a fearful gangster role who provides occasional comic relief, shows how far both these actors have come. Madhavan plays a hard, no-nonsense cop, who sees black and white and nothing between, and Vijay Sethupathi, a fearful rowdy who asks intriguing questions to Madhavan, through which the story progresses. Madhavan's gruff voice and demeanor fits the bill for Vikram. He's still got his good looks and his facial expressions are natural. Vijay Sethupathi acted so well, that I did not even realise it was him, but was Vedha, a powerful rowdy! His line delivery, his swagger, his multitude of facial appearances and expressions captivate the audience thoroughly. He provided excellent comic relief too!
Any scene which featured Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi were downright fantastic! It was a blast watching these 2 interact as the "hero" and the "villain". You sometimes side with Vikram (Madhavan), on why he sees rowdies the way he sees. Sometimes, you as a normal person, might feel that the world is just better without the bad guys. And whats the harm in killing them?
Then we see Vedha's (Vijay Sethupathi's) side, on why he thinks that he and Vikram are on the same side! He unfolds a series of incidents (that shape his scarred past) and questions Vikram as to how he'd have acted given the same situation and leaving the audience to judge whether said bad guy here was inherently savage or was it mere circumstance that pushed him to embracing those extremes? He tells to justify his statement that "Just being on either side of the line, cannot make you decide that one is good & one is bad". These scenes, coupled with some good twists and turns, provided for an entertaining and an interesting movie overall! The BGM "Karuppu Vellai", was brilliant, and suited this movie to perfection!
The movie showed you that not everyone is perfect. There might always be a good person in a "bad" one, and bad qualities in a "good" one. You never know what or who someone truly is, unless in under certain circumstances. It asked and also made us ask interesting questions like - Was Gandhi's father also Gandhi? Was Godse's father also Godse? Is everyone a bad person? Can anyone ever say that they have not committed a single sin in life?.... for which we don't have a definite answer. It played around these themes very well.
My biggest problem with this movie was the length, and how it felt dragged out in some of the flashback scenes. You were engaged as hell in scenes featuring both Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi, but when they're not on screen, you are not that much invested in some of the side characters! Some played their part well, some were underdeveloped. This pulled me out of all that thrill and joy I experienced in some other scenes! The pacing was slightly uneven overall.
Some scenes were random, in the sense, they felt out of place, and completely irrelevant. And my God, that useless bar song. Usual Tamil movie tropes (Sigh!). At least if it was a good song, I would've listened! Songs need to flow with the story, in my opinion. Otherwise, it just pulls you out of the movie, especially in genres such as thriller, horror or mystery.
Apart from the movie being dragged out issue, it is a must watch. Those who are bored of the usual masala flicks and same old romantic stories would have a blast at this! Fans of both the actors, of thriller/suspense genre would also enjoy this!
I would probably give this movie around say ...7.5/10.
(P.S : I freaking loved Vijay Sethupathi's entry scene!!! If no one has spoilt it for you yet, watch out for that :))
Who is the hero? Who is the villain? Who is the good guy, and who is the bad guy? Can you say for sure? - This is a very interesting concept which was very nicely brought out in this movie. I was eager to see how well they would explore this concept, with these 2 versatile actors, Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. And who would have thought I was in for an engaging, thrilling ride overall!
I would like to start by appreciating the performance of Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathy. For Madhavan, a guy who has come a long way from Anbe Sivam to Yaavarum Nalam to Irudhi Suttru and now this, and Vijay Sethupathi, from Soodhu Kavvum to Naanum Rowdy Thaan to a fearful gangster role who provides occasional comic relief, shows how far both these actors have come. Madhavan plays a hard, no-nonsense cop, who sees black and white and nothing between, and Vijay Sethupathi, a fearful rowdy who asks intriguing questions to Madhavan, through which the story progresses. Madhavan's gruff voice and demeanor fits the bill for Vikram. He's still got his good looks and his facial expressions are natural. Vijay Sethupathi acted so well, that I did not even realise it was him, but was Vedha, a powerful rowdy! His line delivery, his swagger, his multitude of facial appearances and expressions captivate the audience thoroughly. He provided excellent comic relief too!
Any scene which featured Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi were downright fantastic! It was a blast watching these 2 interact as the "hero" and the "villain". You sometimes side with Vikram (Madhavan), on why he sees rowdies the way he sees. Sometimes, you as a normal person, might feel that the world is just better without the bad guys. And whats the harm in killing them?
Then we see Vedha's (Vijay Sethupathi's) side, on why he thinks that he and Vikram are on the same side! He unfolds a series of incidents (that shape his scarred past) and questions Vikram as to how he'd have acted given the same situation and leaving the audience to judge whether said bad guy here was inherently savage or was it mere circumstance that pushed him to embracing those extremes? He tells to justify his statement that "Just being on either side of the line, cannot make you decide that one is good & one is bad". These scenes, coupled with some good twists and turns, provided for an entertaining and an interesting movie overall! The BGM "Karuppu Vellai", was brilliant, and suited this movie to perfection!
My biggest problem with this movie was the length, and how it felt dragged out in some of the flashback scenes. You were engaged as hell in scenes featuring both Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi, but when they're not on screen, you are not that much invested in some of the side characters! Some played their part well, some were underdeveloped. This pulled me out of all that thrill and joy I experienced in some other scenes! The pacing was slightly uneven overall.
Some scenes were random, in the sense, they felt out of place, and completely irrelevant. And my God, that useless bar song. Usual Tamil movie tropes (Sigh!). At least if it was a good song, I would've listened! Songs need to flow with the story, in my opinion. Otherwise, it just pulls you out of the movie, especially in genres such as thriller, horror or mystery.
Apart from the movie being dragged out issue, it is a must watch. Those who are bored of the usual masala flicks and same old romantic stories would have a blast at this! Fans of both the actors, of thriller/suspense genre would also enjoy this!
I would probably give this movie around say ...7.5/10.
(P.S : I freaking loved Vijay Sethupathi's entry scene!!! If no one has spoilt it for you yet, watch out for that :))
NICE SUDO!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteI thought you'd miss about Vijay sethupathi's intro scene but you didn't....
ReplyDeleteOne of the best and classy intro... And u missed out Prem aka simon. Dude I have to say he did justice to his role and I'll give 8/10 for this movie...
Yep. Mass intro. Simon did play his role well. But something didn't make me mention him in my review. Well, anyways thanks for your comment :)
DeleteDo a review for Kong: Skull Island
ReplyDeletewith SPOILERS or without Spoilers.
Sure boss. Will do when I see it :)
DeleteWow wow, reviews for tamil movies and all. Paara. Good work
ReplyDeleteLol thanks da. I will occasionally post Tamil movie reviews! Do come back for more!
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