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2025 [TAMIL]

Action / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 16681 16.7K

gangster chosen one revenge angry aggressive 1990s

Director

Karthik Subbaraj Photo
Karthik Subbaraj

Top cast

Suriya Photo
Suriya as Paarivel Kannan
Prem Kumar Photo
Prem Kumar as
Pooja Hegde Photo
Pooja Hegde as Rukmini
Tamizh Photo
Tamizh as Pasupathi
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1.46 GB
1280*536
Tamil 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 42 min
Seeds 7
3 GB
1920*804
Tamil 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 42 min
Seeds 15
2.72 GB
1920*804
Tamil 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 42 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 5 / 10

One more Karthik Subbaraj padam.

Karthik Subbaraj's latest offering follows in the footsteps of his earlier films-ambitious in length and stuffed with more elements than a buffet plate at a wedding. The story juggles fresh ideas with some relics from the cinematic Stone Age, creating a mix that's uneven but occasionally intriguing.The narration bears Subbaraj's signature-stylized, layered, and occasionally indulgent. It's a heady cocktail of drama, crime, action, and a social message thrown in for good measure, though not always blended smoothly.The period setting and costume design, unfortunately, don't do much to transport us. Some scenes are crafted with flair, but much of the film feels like a slow jog through mediocrity.Surya, ever the dependable performer, delivers yet another stellar turn in the lead. Joju George is excellent, making the most of every frame he appears in. As for Pooja Hegde-let's just say we've set our expectations at sea level, and she comfortably meets them. Blame the makeup team for some unflattering moments, not the mirror. The supporting cast does their job without making much noise.The background score is decent, though it never soars. Cinematography is competent, with a few standout shots that show visual creativity.Watch it if the promos got your attention, but leave your expectations at the door. It's not a bad film-just one that settles for being average when it could have aimed higher.
Reviewed by aadiformwork 6 / 10

Master class of a rushed movie with a lot of ambition but minimal budget

The story goes too deviated, it's bonkers!I don't know the political logic behind this movie but it seems non existent, feels like a poorly made piece with the missing essence of a karthik subbaraj padam, the quality has down graded reminiscently and awful camera work, and when I say that, I don't mean shakey camera work, cuz sometimes it can be implemented artistically but this is just horrible. Colour grading is weird and the visuals where CGI was needed should've been compromised and now, this is just a try of a commercial film from Karthik subbaraj with modest budget... Also, karthik subbaraj must take a break from trying to bring large elements of emotional sadness, it didn't woth with Jigarthanda double x, it didn't work here either... Fight scenes in Karthik's movies are one of the best in tamil cinemas, but dude flying from a gunshot or maybe even from something the looks like an one ince punch never seemed to find it's way out of his recent movies. The concept of love between paari and rukmini too felt stretched out cuz it was just a constant cycle of "accept, regret, deny".. how did karthik subbaraj go from down to earth, realistic and connectable Jigarthanda, pizza, mahaan, to this thing whatever this is.. it was a fun movie to watch nonetheless and a lot of people would enjoy it.
Reviewed by varunshine 6 / 10

Comeback?! I doubt

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