Director Tamizh hits a first ball sixer in his debut! We expect no less from an assistant director for hit movies and the terrific actor (Gurumoorthy police officer of "Jai Bhim")
However .... If only the intensity portrayed in the trailer was maintained throughout the film, we could have come out satisfied completely. The movie is very brave, showing the reality as it is without any flowery airbrushing. Still, some scenes appear haphazard and too disorganised to create an impact on the wider audience
For instance, think of the scenes just before the interval. Some actions of the characters are not given depth/context and the immediate cut to the next placid scenes are jarring. A tighter script with no room for a continuous tear-fest would have been much better.
Overall, the film is enjoyable with many enjoyable performances from everyone. As a serious police film, there is no room for comedy. This could be a good thing, given how unrelated comic relief scenes ruin Tamil movies. The romance portions could have been built upon more, along with the good performances given.
The climax could have gotten a better treatment, Tamil audience may not like such bittersweet endings. As a result, such films may not attract more than a day's number of audience for films like "Vikram". Still, even a bittersweet ending could have been presented with more passion and with a vengeance. The opposing team could have been given more close up shots and more lines
If some silliness of film-making style can be avoided, we can expect many great films from the director in the future. Even now, Taanakkaran remains the best Tamizh film of 2022. This is just not the crowdpleaser people are in the mood for now, with the end of the pandemic etc...
However .... If only the intensity portrayed in the trailer was maintained throughout the film, we could have come out satisfied completely. The movie is very brave, showing the reality as it is without any flowery airbrushing. Still, some scenes appear haphazard and too disorganised to create an impact on the wider audience
For instance, think of the scenes just before the interval. Some actions of the characters are not given depth/context and the immediate cut to the next placid scenes are jarring. A tighter script with no room for a continuous tear-fest would have been much better.
Overall, the film is enjoyable with many enjoyable performances from everyone. As a serious police film, there is no room for comedy. This could be a good thing, given how unrelated comic relief scenes ruin Tamil movies. The romance portions could have been built upon more, along with the good performances given.
The climax could have gotten a better treatment, Tamil audience may not like such bittersweet endings. As a result, such films may not attract more than a day's number of audience for films like "Vikram". Still, even a bittersweet ending could have been presented with more passion and with a vengeance. The opposing team could have been given more close up shots and more lines
If some silliness of film-making style can be avoided, we can expect many great films from the director in the future. Even now, Taanakkaran remains the best Tamizh film of 2022. This is just not the crowdpleaser people are in the mood for now, with the end of the pandemic etc...