Petromax (2019) User Reviews

Good timepass movie...!!!

[kamalbeeee · 6/10 · 11 November 2019]

Not feel boring while watching this flick.nobody over acting in this movie..especially muniskanth...he performed well with his unique slang talk..

Too dragging

[logeshrajayogu · 5/10 · 16 November 2019]

This movie could be edited to an hour. First half of the story is built around character introduction with too much details which could have been cut short. Second half of the movie covers the main plot, whole team has done well here.

Not worthy to expected

[TonyStark47 · 4/10 · 11 October 2019]

Not worthy to expected. Need larger context. Good content

Usual ghost comedy with a tiny twist

[saru2020 · 4/10 · 24 December 2019]

The introduction was a bit different and the twist in the climax was unexpected, otherwise, the movie was a usual comedy-ghost thriller and nothing else was worthy of its mentioning.

Hmm...okay okay

[rish2006 · 6/10 · 16 November 2019]

This is a horror + Comedy film. These 2 genres don't blend well all the time, so once in a while it's fine to watch this mix.

Loose horror

[triphixzapperking-27446 · 1/10 · 5 October 2020]

The concept of the movie is loose copy of THE OTHERS. And horror scenes are predictable and not scary. I wouldnt recommend this silly movie.

Wasted my 2 hrs

[vinod-63157 · 2/10 · 14 November 2019]

I saw some of you saying its good movie.comedy,feel good.. And i learned not to belive review comments in it.. I just wasted.. I feel bad.. Worst comedy. Worst screenplay..

Petromax super comedy entertainer

[shyamkurup-09672 · 9/10 · 11 October 2019]

Laugh riot all the way.. Watched fdfs at deira city center. Went to see the movie because I had seen its telugu version anando brahma which I loved a lot.. But this Tamil version is even better .lots of laugh out loud moments in theatre. The title rightly said that 'its not your usual horror story' ..but there were few good moments of scariness too..but more scary moments could have been added.. Tammanah is cute as ur ghost. But maximum laugh are yogi babu, munishkant, kaali venkat. Vikram vedha Prém does a decent job. Well done rohin venktesh for giving second super hit after 'athe kangal'. Finally its the directors movie and the story is the king.

Feel Good Movie

[benittaindywood · 8/10 · 11 October 2019]

Petromax is a feel good movie. This is better than the Telugu version. Thamanna....a beautiful face to watch

Funny one.

[kirubha-34622 · 9/10 · 9 December 2019]

It's has very good comedy scenes perfect timings. Story not that great. Screenplay was amazing. Climax was usual. Watch it in Tamil

Good Movie

[dhanammenon · 9/10 · 11 October 2019]

Do watch this flick. Rohin is someone to look forward in Tamil Cinema. Decent execution. I won't say perfect. But a much appreciated remake of Anando Brahma There are much more fluent than the original one. Recommended

Horror with Comedy

[avmsarav · 8/10 · 14 October 2019]

Horror with Comedy always rocks if you do not see the logics in the film. Enjoy the Cracking Jokes and Special Characters in the film. Watch with Wifes and Girl Friends, you will get lot of fun and laugh. Just for Fun... Enjoy the movie....

Petromax Review

[Magow-Intermean · 9/10 · 12 October 2019]

A man, who fails to sell his house owing to spirit possession surrounding it, offers huge sum to four people to prove that the building is not haunted by any evil spirit Petromax is the latest to join the tried-and-tested horror-comedy genre in Kollywood. Barring a couple of scenes in the beginning, there's hardly any horror angle in it, but the comedy scenes that appear in the latter half make up for it. The movie starts with the plight of a dejected son (Prem) who comes to Tamil Nadu from Malaysia after knowing that his parents are no more. He decides to sell the empty house in his native as he is about to return to Malaysia in a week's time. However, many people who showed interest in purchasing the house backed off due to the widespread rumour that the building is possessed by evil spirits. He comes across four different people who are badly in need of money and offers them a huge sum on condition that they stay there for a few days to prove to the outside world that the old home is safe to live. A couple of twists and a flashback story follow which engage audience in parts. Though the film starts off as a promising one, it loses the steam quite early, but manages to entertain after a point - bit it takes a little time to do so. If at all the film works to a certain extent, the credit should go to the quartet, which includes Munishkanth, Sathyan, Kaali Venkat and TSK. There are quirky backstories for four of them, and we wonder why so much of screen time is given for the same when the film has Tamannaah as the protagonist. But a little later, we realise that Tamannaah's role is one among the many characters in the story. It is the backstory of those four actors which helps to bring the roof down in some of the episodes in second half, which comes as a welcome relief after a tiring first half. Yogi Babu's cameo also works when you leave your brains and enjoy his histrionics and dialogues. The reason behind the evil spirits, though, has an emotional story, falters in execution. The conflict between two gangs who hatch a plan to purchase the house also falls flat. The wafer-thin plot of the movie, which has ineffective emotional scenes, is saved to an extent because of the comic sequences.

Highly Underrated

[Perc3pti0n · 8/10 · 19 August 2021]

Let me just start by saying that this is my second review, and I'm again writing it because of how underrated the cinematic work is. I don't know why this movie got such a bad rap. It's hard to come by good horror comedies, and this is one of the better ones. The comedy bits are all hysterically hilarious and they had me laughing out loud, which I only do if something is seriously funny. Granted, the way it comes together at the end is quite farfetched, but people need to understand that this is a work of loose fiction and it's meant to be a light watch. I think watching it was time well-spent. If you're wondering whether you should or shouldn't see it based on the terrible aggregate of a rating, throw that statistic and the prejudice that comes with it out the window, and give it a shot. You won't regret it.

A bit dragging at the end. But enjoyed the comedy scenes.

[rumessh · 9/10 · 22 March 2022]

I don't agree with most of the reviews here. Didn't have any expectations. So I enjoyed the movie. Comedy scenes were really funny. In fact, it was my first time getting tears from laughing :D. I always enjoy watching Muniskanth. My favorite!!