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6/10
Vishal a lone survivor in this above average action thriller...!
PANDIAN1206217 January 2023
Thanks for debutant vinodh for adding a valuable underdog cop drama and his kind gesture....being new to cinema one can find few loopholes in the screenplay especially the villain's act of masking are childish,due to lack of inexperience but promises to be a handy director in mere future.... Vishal known for high octane action flicks wages a lone battle to save this flick does it effortlessly as a clever cop and boosts confidence at right times that saves the flick....a notable dedication... Brilliant stunt choreography and camera work, especially the lighting in constuction spot are brilliant that forms the major asset of the film makes this product a watchable... Overall a passable time pass flick to rejoice.
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5/10
We'll attempt from director, despite weak story
RameshJ8513 February 2023
First off all hats off to director for come up with different point and screenplay. But the story is not stronger as screenplay, that's why we're not able to digest few scenes. Vishal gave at his best but needed some workout on physical appearance. Music and photography were good. Director might be new but his taking is commendable. Almost 60% of the movie predictable, he could add more commercials in the middle. He may think if we add other things that may spoil the story, but without strong story how can he survive screenplay. Villains are just ok. All the best to the team for next movies. Hope you will come stronger.
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5/10
Amateur filmmaking, painfully long climax, logicless
prashh-fire21 May 2023
It was sounding like an interesting storyline because the hero isn't a higher officer rather a constable who was suspended. Logicless scenes and fake emotional scenes and painfully long idiotic zero-logic fight scene in the building made it a bad watch! To make matters even worse, all the self-explanatory scenes were narrated by the hero itself. Please don't waste time watching this crap! Horrible horrible songs, music director please don't do songs again!

Director has got some skills, but please learn the craft and write a good screenplay and then direct a movie.

Amateur filmmaking, painfully long climax, logicless.
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7/10
Well enjoyable despite flaws
tsarbomb7 February 2023
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So very bad guy does very bad things. Good guy happens to get an opportunity to punish the bad guy by beating him up badly. Now mad with fury, bad guy wants revenge. Unable to kill good guy directly, he sniffs an opportunity by holding hostage his girlfriend.... Wait that's "Ivan Vera Mathiri". It's the son here...

Laththi is an enjoyable watch with an impressive performance from Vishal, a minimal storyline held together by well shot, mostly over-the-top and fantastical sequences, obviously unrealistic action, and a rather unique tip-of-the-hat to laththi-wielding police constables. There are flaws surely, but in the end, it is quality entertainment that leaves one satisfied, if that's all one is expecting.

Begin plot: Muruganandham (Mn hereafter) is a suspended police constable, living an ordinary life with his wife Kavi and a son Rasu. He constantly seeks ways to get his suspension revoked, often meeting higher officials in public and attempting to get in their good books. All members of his family share a strong desire to see him back as a policeman. When a senior officer from Mn's past turns up at the hospital where Kavi works, he agrees to recommend Mn to the DIG, and Mn gets his job back due to the DIGs influence.

The DIG suffers personal humiliation at the hands of a certain Vellai, who happens to be the son of Sura, a dreaded thug. To avenge this humiliation, a day before departing to Australia, he kidnaps Vellai, puts a bag on his face, and coerces Mn into beating him up. Unbeknownst to Mn, the DIG captures the act while obscuring Mn's face, and puts the video up on social media as well. Enraged, Vellai seeks revenge, first from the policeman who beat him up.

So turns out, the bag put on Vellai's face had a hole in it through which Vellai could vaguely see his assaulter. So he remains adamant upon not removing the bag until he finds out who is responsible. Upon figuring out Mn's identity, they follow him to a desolate building where he is with his son, seeking to kill him.

Now the question: Will Mn survive or will Vellai have his revenge?

The answer: **Spoilers from here** A question put like that, in this context, can only have one answer. Of course Mn kills everyone and Vellai's revenge is unfulfilled. So turns out if was Mn's plan all along and it was he who led the gang to the building. He had been setting it up for a while, stealing weaponry from the police station and setting up traps in the building for an assault the scale of which he would need to survive Vellai's hunchmen. Rasu was never supposed to be there but events just pan out that way. He realized that sooner or later, Vellai would figure the truth out, and in order to save his family, he had to do something like that.

End plot.

So the movie has obvious flaws. Vishal is superman. He is SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. An eye needing sutures, but obviously he fights. However, the fights are not all Jackie Chan-ish or typical mass masala movie-like. You can still see the pain and the struggle so kudos to the team for that. The villain just keeps screaming, to the point where it gets laughable at times. That bag thing is surely laughable. It's obvious the director wanted to give the character some flavor, but this is not it. The songs are pretty meh, and the emotional sequences might feel like a drag at times.

Now with that out of the way, lets get to the good parts. Vishal. Well done. He looks the part. Irumbuthirai and Chakra had him looking in shape as a soldier, but in Laththi he certainly looks like the constable he is portraying. Somewhat rounded, down-to-earth, even his gait is different in this movie. The way he runs, too. Nice performance.

Now you'd expect a twist of the variety the movie has in store sometime or the other, but it still hits pretty hard. It is well placed, and well enacted.

The action sequences are well executed. The traps, the lighting, and the stunts, while definitely over-the-top, are still pretty entertaining to watch. I mean, who doesn't like to watch stuff getting blown up and an absolute underdog bash top thugs?

The BGM is pretty cool. Yeah the songs are boring, but the Laththi BGM, which plays maybe 3-4 times in the movie, is goosebump-ish. That intro shot of Vishal running out the truck, swinging a laththi to that BGM is pretty cool

That sequence where Mn has Sura at his mercy for his sons medicine, is also well executed. It is somewhat unexpected, and kudos to the execution

To conclude, Laththi is watchable as an entertainer. Do not expect an arthouse movie or a deeply provoking, intellectual, realistic piece of art. It is meant to entertain, and that it certainly does.
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10/10
Blockbuster Movie
sanjivanu23 December 2022
Lot of movies coming in police role but this definitely a seperate blockbuster from all this movies Finally The Vishal sirs performance single handedly done this movie to another level🔥🔥🔥 Yuvan Music is so awesome ❤ Story is also correct selection and nice movie 👍 Such a great film I loved it this was a great film done by the director and the acting of the hero was marvelous Nice movie nice path to go the audience, hattsoff Vishal for this character movie equal to Hollywood movie. Fight lovers enjoy the movie. But other people not like the movie. The film only for 18 to 25 age group other wise your choice. The film name lathi.but super constable is correct name.you saw kuruthypunal kamal.same face vishal in climax fight super.only time pass movie don't expect story and logic.
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6/10
alavukku minjinal amirthamum nanju
m-ramanan28 January 2023
RATED 6/10 Language: Tamil Source: Satellite Tv/Sun Nxt

The story of this movie is quite catchy one, something like "Ivan Vera Maathiri" movie. I found lot of scenes and mass elevation are resembles to the Vikram Prabu movie. But still this could have been a great action entertainer. The poor body language, mannerism and too much of over acting in both mass and simplicity scenes killed it.

The good story was spoiled by "over dose" of action and fight scenes. Especially the flashback riot was pathetic and it could have been done in so simply in believable way. It was like RRR starting fight.

If you can adjust to Vishal acting, this will be a decent watch.
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1/10
9.5/10.. Not sure what's happening to viewers these days
rohenskdass30 December 2022
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One of the worst movies I've ever watched. Stupid villain with a bloody plastic bag on his damn face half of the time. Father villain was even worse. Not sure if he knows acting. Vishal has surpassed marvel movie heroes in this one. No matter how hard he gets hit, fella still manages to beat the bad guys, even after getting stabbed. The villains could have finished him very much earlier, yet they were taunting with him unnecessarily. From the very beginning it was obvious what was gonna happen in the end. Just did not expect to be this bad.

Movies like this gets celebrated and the good ones gets ignored. Pongeda dei.
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10/10
Movie? No it's just a Top 🔝 of 2022 Action thriller
lokarajjain6 January 2023
I start by saying, Congratulations to entire team because it's just a mind blowing movie, and Vishal you are just amazing, acting wow, I can still hear your voice where you call raasu, and one of the best movie to watch while. And we can see the real ness of character!! And this should be dedicated to all constables out there who are doing their best in their job, a new villain he did the best role, filmography was ultimate, direction was too good, at the you guys would have done differently, Lathi was nice, love from Karnataka and all the best to entire team, Vishal and others we will definitely accept this movie.
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7/10
Laththi
dineshbarathi16 January 2023
Laththi movie was very good movie and vey good screenplay for the firsthalf and the second half was lightly slow and lag of screenplay otherwise this was a good family and action entertainer.vishal acting was very good and the cop look was awesome it is perfectly suitable for vishal and sunaina acting was a perfect suit for the character munishkanth comedy was slow poison for audience the negative role Actors acting was very good and overall this family entertainer and vishal fans definetly like so much for this movie.improvements second half the building scene and the sequence was be make one by one its easily understend for audience.
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3/10
Disaster
gayaraj-378928 January 2023
Story in 5 line.

1. Once upon a time there was a policeman.

2. He was in suspension.

3. He rejoined his duty.

4. He alone killed 100 goons.

5. The END.

An actor like Vishal should have read the story before doing the projects.

Instead of a police uniform he should have worn a superman costume.

Waste of time. We can't sleep peacefully in theater also.

The film shows policemen are so irresponsible, they are leaving Murugan's son in an abandoned building were goons' activities are reported.

Very poor old dramatic story and screenplay. One of the worst movies in 2022.

Disaster of the year 2022.....
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10/10
A Pakka Comeback for Vishal
hmkbzzs22 December 2022
Enjoyed the Movie from the start till end. This is an official comeback film for vishal. That Last 10 minutes vishal acting and stunt sequences vera level. The Storyline is a linear one. But the way director taken it is in hollywood level. Last but not the least. Yuvan shankar raja. No wonder why the vishal and yuvan combo works out really wel. BGMs are a major positives for the movie. A standing salute to peter hein master. The effort he taken for this film is really a hard work done by him. Lots of hurtings and the stunts done by him was mind blowing. A Visual Treat for every audience. Hats off to the whole crew.
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3/10
action & couple twists, nothing else at all
saru202029 December 2022
The action sequences are the ones that are worth watching in this flick plus an added twist, nothing else, just nothing else at all is there in this film that is worth mentioning.

The very old plot, poor screenplay, and the worst dialogues & delivery, if removed might make the movie a little better version of it.

Music, BGM nothing seemed to have uplifted the movie in any way.

The known faces like Vishal, Sunaina are the ones that drag us to watch this film and they did their role well it seems but there is only so much they can also do with this kinda content, its really upto the creator of it to make it up which didn't happen for this film.

Overall, if you're free and want to kill time, this film might be one for that activity.
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10/10
A brave action thriller
gagaria7 January 2023
A brave action thriller what a amazing performance from Vishal a great actor and what a movie a complete Time pass and the way he takes revenge mind blowing A brave action thriller what a amazing performance from Vishal a great actor and what a movie a complete Time pass and the way he takes revenge mind blowing A brave action thriller what a amazing performance from Vishal a great actor and what a movie a complete Time pass and the way he takes revenge mind blowing A brave action thriller what a amazing performance from Vishal a great actor and what a movie a complete Time pass and the way he takes revenge mind blowing.
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1/10
Worst to the core
krishnaprasad-cts28 December 2022
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Surprise that this movie is rated 9.2 .lots of logical flaws unrealistic fight sequence over acting emotional scene funny villian overall nothing is good in this movie. Screenplay is not that intresting story and scene are more predictable. Only one place where we can feel that something good is the weapon stolen scene but the execution of the weapon is complete flop. I could say this is not a come back for Vishal instead of this he should choose some content based story with good screenplay. This is the first movie for this director it's pathetic to see these many logical errors for his first film because one should more careful for his first filim because that gives a trademark for the director.
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8/10
Don't listen to crtics, just enjoy this movie. It is a roller coaster.
amitpandey-562899 January 2023
I read bad reviews about this movie but man this movie is far from being just good, it is a very good action flick. The opening scene of this movie will give you a good glimpse of what is in the store for viewers.

No body show-off, no typical love cringe and no family drama. It is not perfect but a very good entertainer.

Choosing this kind of plot is proof that Indian film industry is developing fast especially south side movies.

Only sad critics doesn't appreciate these kind of movies. For them, Brahmastra is a blockbuster movie.

I am sure, its hindi dubbed version will be liked by every south movie fan.
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1/10
Same old same
ngandacinema11 January 2023
Laththi was the expected masala movie packed with the expected massive action sequences, superficial logic, and common scenario.

The cinematography and fighting scenes, as usual, stood out being intense and edgy, with dramatic up-close and versatile point-of-view shots, and a robust choreography.

Generally, there was nothing out of the ordinary, though we craved for something new. Laththi wasn't bad and wasn't great; just another one of 'those' films.

Laththi was the expected masala movie packed with the expected massive action sequences, superficial logic, and common scenario.

The cinematography and fighting scenes, as usual, stood out being intense and edgy, with dramatic up-close and versatile point-of-view shots, and a robust choreography.

Generally, there was nothing out of the ordinary, though we craved for something new. Laththi wasn't bad and wasn't great; just another one of 'those' films.
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10/10
Laththi
vv-9441024 December 2022
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Really an wonderful film.!

Hard work never fails.

Vishal sir's hard work no chance he is a real hero.wonderful mind blowing film.please must watch this movie in theatres.wonderful theatre experience.

Stunt scenes awesome.

An kgf in Tamil cinema.

A rocky Bhai in Tamil cinema.

Last movies of Vishal sir's like veerame vagai sodum,enemy,chakra, action,ayogya are nice and sooper wonderful movies .

But peoples not makes and they not shown interest so that movies are failed to create impact at box office but they are also sooper wonderful movies.

Laththi is bayangaram.

Please enjoy it in theatres and make it biggest blockbuster hit.

Really an morattu sambavam.
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4/10
Routine story it's like his Kathakali movie similarities
nandaan-9665019 January 2023
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Routine plot point it's like his Kathakali movie similarities,,,we did expect from Vishal,,,in similaties avail also not better than Kathakali in that few+points BGM, songs, Romance,screenply, writing & no need to mention obviously making/direction Good....but, this is very baad,no proper story,bad BGM, no proper romantic chemistry...no emotion in b/w son and father,no in b/w wife and husband, villianism also very poor they father and son villianism very bad performance and expression,,no proper importance to Hero,heroism in action sequences etc,,i gaven 4star rating only purpose for only complete team effort and Hard work,not for direction, director🙏 🙏🙏
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10/10
Best Action for Vishal in recent times
dinakaranch24 December 2022
Watched the movie yesterday REVENGE STORY OF UNDERDOG COP Acting is Good No bording scene Vishal done neat performence Master Lirish Raghav acting is good Ramana made Good Comeback as a Villian Stunt sequence wish Peter. Hein gets National Film Award for Best Stunt Choreography and Vishal best actor Story wise it resemebles many movies as already this scenes has been seen in movies like theri,ivan vera mathiri,asuran movies It is a Visual treat for action lovers Must watch for Vishal fans goosebumps guaranteed Start from Vishal title intro card All mass Lord Murugan Reference is there Yuvan BGM is Good Message from the movie is Message :To Overcome Fear we must do Action.
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5/10
Poor fights
segusaiyashwanth11 February 2023
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Worst moive taking i didn't see anywhere this is not Vishal moive atleast we had excepted last scene will be good Vishal had fighted so hard still last see is very bad ending and worst taking also this not an Vishal moive I had expected lot in this moive actually Vishal had fight like super hero but with very poor fights atleast in last scene this cops will came helf him damn this too much very poor fight last scene was 1hour fight is there I think director and writer should wait take the moive according to Vishal fights I had seen lots of movies of him in any villan not beaten to him like this poor moive.
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10/10
Genuine and original and raw action
nagarurupavan13 January 2023
It's the story and action that grip in to ur seats mostly Vishal hero of the film is famous for action and stunt movies and this movie is perfect for him .This film contains all aspects that a commercial action blockbuster movie requires the family side the emotional side the introduction the hero powerfulness in South movies the traditional values in South, the movie introduction is never before and story continues like normal society and characters also behave like general people in the society. It is a story of a cop who tries to do the right things and help the innocent people and protect them from bad with a twist.
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9/10
Absolute goosebumps
abraar-0172811 February 2023
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There could be illogical scenes, there could be lack in screenplay, there could be even flaws in the story but there won't be a better portrayal of a police constable seeking for revenge.

Vishal acting 20/10 , Ramana also nailed his role, even the child artist did his job. The balance between the police character and as a dad was well written. His emotions and acting spoke a lot than words.

The twist were too good and the main part was 100-200 goons getting scared of a single police constable stole the show.

In short , the movie spoke more about emotions and bravery in a good way.

Don't watch it with high expectations.
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10/10
Why Review
singhhimanshu-8344813 September 2023
Watching a good movie is one of my favorite pastimes. After a long day of work there is on other sensations such as curling up on the couch and watching a great movie. Epic stories throughout our history our best portrayed through excellent.. and the old bollywood Masala get actually old overall leave bollywood there is Bikini shows and love drama. Bollywood must learn to make produce or direct films from south indian industry.

There is no bikini shows no heroine body presentation and no faltu story line. Simple movie and present it very traditionally without and vfx foreign shooting. They are simple and awesome.
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9/10
Impressive Performances and Simplicity
kailashchand53720 September 2023
Laati Charge" is a remarkable low-budget film that introduced me to Vishal's cinematic talent. Despite its simplicity, the actors delivered outstanding performances, making it a memorable experience.

This movie's strength lies in its straightforward narrative. It revolves around a laathi, a simple yet powerful symbol. The plot explores themes of strength, resilience, and confronting life's challenges head-on. Vishal's portrayal of the protagonist was captivating, displaying a wide range of emotions.

The supporting cast also deserves praise for bringing depth and authenticity to their characters. Their chemistry added to the film's believability, drawing me deeper into the story.

Despite the limited budget, the production values were commendable. The cinematography immersed me in the world of the characters, and the minimalistic yet impactful music enhanced key moments.

"Laati Charge" is proof that great cinema doesn't always require big budgets. It's a testament to the power of storytelling and exceptional acting. This film left a lasting impression, and I'm eager to explore more of Vishal's work and discover other cinematic treasures like this one.
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10/10
Good story about lathi charge
prasadmahendra-7260115 January 2023
Beautiful story about police lathi charge .

*Vishal sir acted like simple man , and innocent mind , but the twist is beautiful.

*Heorine sunaina acted beautiful. Husband support is beautiful.

*That baby rasu , wow what. Aact diring tiredness and every single step is beautiful.

*That scam of police and rowdy's is shown beautiful.

*Shooting scene are beautiful and attractive,

*How the sincere police be and his power , and his techniques during attack and technique fightings are beautiful.

*Don't worry about the bad reviewers,

*Movie is totally good and everyone performed beautiful.

*Thank you for the beautiful movie and Father's courageous for children's.

*Thank you for good movie, good luck for upcoming movies.
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