To be honest the movie has GVM standard script all over it, but i find that too much songs in the first half of the movie taking the momentum away. Second half is much better but then you can see that due to the movies shooting dates issue the movie was ended in a rush. This is average at best. Acting from Megha Akash doesnt seem good and also Sasikumar's presence is wasted with very little time on it.
A one time watch .
38 Reviews
Disappointing.
Sibi_51811 December 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Only few positives like Dhanush Acting, BGM and 2 hearable songs(only hearable). Rest of the film negative. Voice over was good at start of the film but after 15 minutes,it gets irritating/unbearable, Protagonist explains every single thing what's happening on the screen,which was so absurd. Megha Akash's debut film, tried her best but I noted that at some scenes, her acting was not that good. Sasikumar's English was obnoxious(that accent didn't suit him to be honest, I don't know if it's just me or everyone felt the same way). The movie felt very lengthy(in my opinion, paayamale irunthu irukalam). Overall, the movie is below average. Watch it only if you want to.
A bullet that dont know where to go!
arjun-tkalathil2 December 2019
The first half was completely a romantic one with good songs but without any story and coming to the second half, it builds a story but nothing works in a better way.The climax suspense is the only positive in this movie.Those who watched Acham yenpathu madanmaiyyada as an average movie dont go because this movie is under as per the quality of narration nor screenplay.
This movie works for some target types of audience who likes GVM storytelling and Dhanush fans
This movie works for some target types of audience who likes GVM storytelling and Dhanush fans
Hailing from the GVM universe of action and romance! [+44%]
arungeorge134 January 2020
Every artist suffers from tedium at some point. Every director has their templates. It's high time Gautham Vasudev Menon brushes aside the after-effects of his earlier films and moves on to something totally fresh. For GVM, it's always been high-on-love-high-on-action storylines; so much that a number of his recent films (including this one) feel like less-than-fulfilling rehashes of his earlier outings. 3.5 years in the making with plenty of sustained hype regarding the collaboration between one of Tamil cinema's most relevant stars (Dhanush) and a director who has always been known for balance styling with substance (well, that used to be the case), ENPT was touted to be a cracker.
However, ENPT is filled with (by-now-generic) GVM tropes that come across as no surprise to viewers: a fully-urban setting, a romance that may sound superficial on paper but somehow translates well onto the screen, voice-overs (one too many in ENPT, I felt), familial vibes that often remind you of your own homes, a gracefully written heroine, a viciously creepy villain who always targets the heroine, crisply shot fight sequences and chartbuster songs. It's all there but packaged slightly differently!
ENPT is more in tune with GVM's Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada which was also a strange blend of action and romance. The non-linearity in the screenplay doesn't work in its full effect here. The frequent jumps in the timeline only contribute to the overall chaos. Yet, it does feel like the first half was a lot more upbeat compared to the second. As in most GVM flicks, the initial half is all about the breezy romance between the lead pair of ENPT: Raghu (a clean-shaven Dhanush), a college student and Lekha (a gorgeous Megha Akash), an upcoming actress. The love-at-first-sight element kicks in as usual, and in no time, they're chilling in each other's arms.
But we are also shown snippets of Raghu being involved in somewhat non-sensical gunfights in between. So, the director, with the help of a gazillion voiceovers, keeps spoonfeeding his viewers, in case they couldn't follow what the hell was going on. Some of them (the voiceovers, I mean) do enhance the storytelling (for example, the scene in the caravan's bathroom) and help connect a few dots especially when dialogues are lacking.
As one would expect from GVM films, the cinematography (Jomon T John and Manoj Paramahamsa) and the music (Darbuka Siva) are top-notch. Dhanush tries his best to salvage what the lazy scripting offers him, and the scene (set in a hospital corridor) where he inquires about the health condition of someone he cares deeply, is particularly remarkable. There's also an intriguing fight sequence that takes place inside an elevator; I wish these elements (including the wonderful compositions by Darbuka Siva) were used in a film boasting a better screenplay, and not something that frequently evokes déjà vu.
However, ENPT is filled with (by-now-generic) GVM tropes that come across as no surprise to viewers: a fully-urban setting, a romance that may sound superficial on paper but somehow translates well onto the screen, voice-overs (one too many in ENPT, I felt), familial vibes that often remind you of your own homes, a gracefully written heroine, a viciously creepy villain who always targets the heroine, crisply shot fight sequences and chartbuster songs. It's all there but packaged slightly differently!
ENPT is more in tune with GVM's Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada which was also a strange blend of action and romance. The non-linearity in the screenplay doesn't work in its full effect here. The frequent jumps in the timeline only contribute to the overall chaos. Yet, it does feel like the first half was a lot more upbeat compared to the second. As in most GVM flicks, the initial half is all about the breezy romance between the lead pair of ENPT: Raghu (a clean-shaven Dhanush), a college student and Lekha (a gorgeous Megha Akash), an upcoming actress. The love-at-first-sight element kicks in as usual, and in no time, they're chilling in each other's arms.
But we are also shown snippets of Raghu being involved in somewhat non-sensical gunfights in between. So, the director, with the help of a gazillion voiceovers, keeps spoonfeeding his viewers, in case they couldn't follow what the hell was going on. Some of them (the voiceovers, I mean) do enhance the storytelling (for example, the scene in the caravan's bathroom) and help connect a few dots especially when dialogues are lacking.
As one would expect from GVM films, the cinematography (Jomon T John and Manoj Paramahamsa) and the music (Darbuka Siva) are top-notch. Dhanush tries his best to salvage what the lazy scripting offers him, and the scene (set in a hospital corridor) where he inquires about the health condition of someone he cares deeply, is particularly remarkable. There's also an intriguing fight sequence that takes place inside an elevator; I wish these elements (including the wonderful compositions by Darbuka Siva) were used in a film boasting a better screenplay, and not something that frequently evokes déjà vu.
Dhanush at his peak!
dpkece19 January 2020
Recently watched this movie on Amazon Prime. Danush's acting was on point, in fact this is right up there with Polladhavan. It is a delight to watch Danush grow so much, which is precisely why the voice over was a tad too much. If the characters were left to interact with each other a little bit more the gaps which BR indicates in his review ( brother relationship and even romance in 2nd half) it would have been fixed and turned this into a great movie. GVM has relied way too much on voice overs, there were few dialogs which was refreshing on the voice over. Next time, if the story narration style is voice over , then I would urge GVM to strike a balance. I feel like GVM missed a golden opportunity. Danush has given his all, with all the production issues I thought Danush would half-as it, but NO! a tremendous performance.
COPYCAT of His Own COPYCAT MOVIEs. LOL..
hellxx-564915 December 2019
Slipped off
sudhakaranakhilan8 December 2019
The problem is with the lack of proper pattern throughout. We know Gautham Menon has that potential to engage the audience to an outer perspective context but now he just slipped off and brought a dimension-less output. Went for the songs actually but here it did not goes off the mark. Poor visualization of songs and incorrect usage of non-linear pattern are the basic faults that i can feel throughout the movie. Gautham's significant portrayal is the addition of romance in his movie but here he never went up to that expectations. That's why I am done this rating to the movie.
Wrong way of story telling
vadivelc30 November 2019
Average movie
adithyadevp3 January 2020
First half was good but the second half was not up to mark dhanush performed well the twist in the movie was somewhat predictable the story telling way the actors narration Evey time for every scene was little bit annoying sometimes
Sub par movie with average story line and even worse dialogues
udhavkrishna-331-39813330 November 2019
I don't know where to begin, just that the movie was absolutely terrible.
The first half of the movie seems to be an excuse for romancing and the second half is a half hearted attempt to add scenes to call it a movie. The highlight of the movie are the songs sung by Sid and even in that the video portion is terrible and barely good enough for a music video. Would prefer a lyric video tbh.
Even if the script is absolutely terrible, Tamil movies often make amends with an above average dialogue writing. However this movie was simply cringeworthy and you can hear plenty of comments from the audience mocking the stupid dialogue. Throughout the movie Dhanush has a lot of self narration styled dialogues which completely throws you off and makes the experience somehow even worse.
I normally do not post reviews, but this movie was so bad that i felt the need to warn people to save their precious time.
Would not even watch on TV, forget the theatre.
The first half of the movie seems to be an excuse for romancing and the second half is a half hearted attempt to add scenes to call it a movie. The highlight of the movie are the songs sung by Sid and even in that the video portion is terrible and barely good enough for a music video. Would prefer a lyric video tbh.
Even if the script is absolutely terrible, Tamil movies often make amends with an above average dialogue writing. However this movie was simply cringeworthy and you can hear plenty of comments from the audience mocking the stupid dialogue. Throughout the movie Dhanush has a lot of self narration styled dialogues which completely throws you off and makes the experience somehow even worse.
I normally do not post reviews, but this movie was so bad that i felt the need to warn people to save their precious time.
Would not even watch on TV, forget the theatre.
Huge letdown from GVM
sr-334217 January 2020
Wasted
akil-602357 December 2019
Death Wish Granted!
raghu-mktg842 December 2019
3.5 years since the date of its announcement, this movie finally got to see the light of day. Overcoming various struggles in making and release, the team had managed to sustain the expectation levels high throughout this phase. Whether the movie lives up to it is a big question mark.
Raghu (Dhanush) is an Engineering student at Chennai who falls in love at first sight with actress Lekha (Megha Akash) who comes to his college for a shooting. Surprisingly, Lekha also falls for him since the beginning and they get along. Lekha's guardian Guberan has other plans of making a fortune out of her acting career and is not ready to let her go. When Lekha decides to settle with Raghu, Guberan threatens Raghu's family and she has no other option but to give up her love interest. After 4 years, Lekha calls Raghu and informs him that she and Raghu's estranged brother Thiru (Sasikumar) are in trouble and she needs him to come to Mumbai. What happens at Mumbai and how Raghu manages to solve the crisis is the plot.
For 2.5 hrs, the audience get a claustrophobic attack of getting stuck in Dhanush's mind-voice.While Gautam Vasudev Menon's movies are known for the narration through the protagonist's mind-voice, this one has done it to death! While the first half was bearable because of the songs and the excitement of audience, the second half goes all over the place, lacking content and direction. The director has literally mocked the audience by showing how Dhanush escapes the gun shots because of his belt buckle and a key (?)! This is just one of the too many irking sequences in the movie. Sasikumar as a cop trying to deliver dialogues in English didn't gel too well. Darbuka Siva is the only saving face with his fresh rendering of music and BGM.
The hero keeps saying that he needs to shift from Auto Pilot mode to Beast mode to Death Wish mode. But the audience had been granted with Death Wish, by default!
Raghu (Dhanush) is an Engineering student at Chennai who falls in love at first sight with actress Lekha (Megha Akash) who comes to his college for a shooting. Surprisingly, Lekha also falls for him since the beginning and they get along. Lekha's guardian Guberan has other plans of making a fortune out of her acting career and is not ready to let her go. When Lekha decides to settle with Raghu, Guberan threatens Raghu's family and she has no other option but to give up her love interest. After 4 years, Lekha calls Raghu and informs him that she and Raghu's estranged brother Thiru (Sasikumar) are in trouble and she needs him to come to Mumbai. What happens at Mumbai and how Raghu manages to solve the crisis is the plot.
For 2.5 hrs, the audience get a claustrophobic attack of getting stuck in Dhanush's mind-voice.While Gautam Vasudev Menon's movies are known for the narration through the protagonist's mind-voice, this one has done it to death! While the first half was bearable because of the songs and the excitement of audience, the second half goes all over the place, lacking content and direction. The director has literally mocked the audience by showing how Dhanush escapes the gun shots because of his belt buckle and a key (?)! This is just one of the too many irking sequences in the movie. Sasikumar as a cop trying to deliver dialogues in English didn't gel too well. Darbuka Siva is the only saving face with his fresh rendering of music and BGM.
The hero keeps saying that he needs to shift from Auto Pilot mode to Beast mode to Death Wish mode. But the audience had been granted with Death Wish, by default!
Worst script
louidi4 January 2020
After asuran,A poor story line movie was not expected from Dhanush. First half was filled with falling in love, romance and plot building. In second half,it just seems that the movie is prolonged to give it a title'movie'
Excellent movie, well worth the wait
dhayalanasoka8 December 2019
Superb movie
Non linear storytelling
Superb cinematography
Classic Gautham love
Excellent acting
Sound editing was crisp!
BGM amazing, Darbuka Siva just killed it!
Maruvaarthai visualization brilliant and met expectations
Thoroughly enjoyed!!
Worth the wait!!
Maruvaarthai visualization brilliant and met expectations
Thoroughly enjoyed!!
Worth the wait!!
A class movie
yogatharani1 December 2019
Over romantic to a newly comer heroine
Vishnusaai28 August 2020
Another boring movie by Gautham Vasudev Menon
guptaswati-0197412 January 2020
Just when I thought that GVM cannot get any worst, he proved me wrong by creating the mvie Enai Noki Payum Thota. I was a big fan of GVM when I watched Minnale and Khakka Khakka but eventually began to hate his movies as the hero recites every scene. One of the worst scene in this movie was, when Dhanush escapes death and says "Naan sagala". This proves how incompetent GVM is. What was disappointing is, I didn't expect an amazing actor Dhanush to act in his movie.
Overall, horrible movie!! Don't waste your time.
Overall, horrible movie!! Don't waste your time.
Cld have been better
paulblesson-2101129 November 2019
Worst attempt....
phanirsch22 March 2020
Enai Noki Paayum Thota
santhosh-1029013 January 2020
Worst Movie. Everybody acted very well in the movie. In songs, some were good. BGM in the movie was not so good. The movie was not at all interesting or thrilling from beginning to the end because of unwanted lagging scenes. The movie had many unwanted voiceovers throughout the movie. The movie had not even a single scene without Dhanush's voiceover. The action scenes were good in the movie. This movie is one of the Worst Tamil Movie of Dhanush, Gautham Vasudev Menon and 2019. Worst Movie.
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