Starring: Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil
Spoilers Ahead.
I’m usually not a fan of action, I need something more than just action (pun not intended). This film has enough story and emotional graph to carry the action, and the action just puts the film on another level. Just like Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Kaithi, and Maanagaram, the entire film feels like a big stretch of an action film. And there are good dramatic moments sprinkled. I loved the interval bang, it was a crazy setup for about 10-15 minutes and it all builds up to a banger of a scene. There were definitely some moments where the film relaxes on the pace, but I feel like that’s needed for the film to shine in those moments where it really really takes off.
I had this discussion with a filmmaker, about how you can’t explain every villain character’s backstory and their origin to be able to write an action film like this. Vijay Sethupathi’s character – we don’t know why he is. But it’s okay. He’s just a bad guy. In this film, he’s an outright menacing psychopathic guy. Sure, they add some layers to him by showing what’s happening in his personal life and stuff, but to create a cinematic universe, you can’t get hung up on trying to explain every character’s emotional graph. I really liked how he merged both the films, and everything builds up to the ending. Suriya’s cameo was mad. The whole ending with all the intercuts and Kamal being in the US, gave me the Dark Knight Rises ending vibes. Really looking forward to see what he does with this universe he’s building.
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