Kurangu Bommai

Kurangu Bommai (2017): After seeing Balaji Mohan, Karthik Subbaraj, Nalan Kumarasamy and a series of other short film directors making their entry into Kollywood, here is one more joining the club! It is debutante Nithilan, who has directed Kurangu Bommai.Earlier this year, we witnessed Lokesh's Maanagaram, one of the best nonlinear hyperlink cinemas and now, with Kurangu Bommai, Nithilan joins the elite club of promising debutante Kollywood directors of 2017.

Plot: An honest driver Kathir (Vidharth) tries to find the owner of a bag with a monkey sticker on it, supposedly containing money to fund the marriage of the man's daughter, not realising that it was used by his own father Sundaram (Bharathiraja) to move a stolen idol.

My Review: Kurangu Bommai is also hyperlink cinema which involves two major narratives here. One of these involves Sundaram (Bharathirajaa), the elderly head of a family in Tanjore, who works for Ekambaram (PL Thenappan), a saw-mill owner and a criminal. The other involves Sundaram's son Kathir (Vitharth), who lives in Chennai and works as an on-call driver.

The film's biggest strength is its writing by Nithilan which is smartly taken care. The way one scene gives a lead to another scene is very interesting, and it has been knit well. The film moves on a nonlinear screenplay format, but nowhere in the movie, you could find it complicated.

The biggest positive point of the film is its casting.Bharathirajaa is phenomenal as a naïve old man who doesn't mind doing the wrong thing for his friend.here's a scene in the second half, where Bharathiraja tells a story to Kumaravel. That one single scene is enough to tell us what kind of a performer he is.Kumaravel steals the show with his shaky body language and dialogue delivery.Vidharth must be appreciated for continuously selecting good scripts and understanding the important fact that the core story is important than heroism.

Ajaneesh Loknath's background score is one of the biggest strengths of Kurangu Bommai.His score elevates the tense moments and Abhinav Sundar Nayak also deserves a special mention for his smooth and sharp edit. The running time of Kurangu Bommai is just 106 minutes, which is perfect for a crime thriller.

So,Kurangu Bommai is a worth watching thriller with tremendous performances and engaging screenplay.

My Rating 7/10

Good start, excellent narration, excellent acting BUT... A horrible ending!!! Unnecessary deaths and unnecessary twist... to make things worse - there are quite a few blaring holes in the logic towards the end. I am very upset that a good film has been wasted... now I know why the film did not have a good run

Fans of the recent blockbuster Maharaja, this one's from the same director (Hard to believe he's only two films old and has come up with screenplay masterclass in his very 2nd film, but Kurangu Bommai is where you see him trying out this approach in a thriller that's very underrated.

Crime thriller fans, this should totally be on your list. You'll feel that it's slightly dated, which it is, came out a while back but that's likely going to be because you've watched similar content since this one released. For a 2017 movie, this is definitely brilliant and you can see shades of Maharaja in here.

What a great movie . I wont say worth the money. Its worth the time. Hats Off!!!

I expected this to be a typical gunda/smuggling movie but was grossly mistaken. An engaging thriller, with edge of the seat moments made an interesting watch.

I have always held a good opinion about Vidharth. Having watched Myna and Kutrame thandanai, I view him as an underrated actor with potential. In 'Kurangu Bommai' he fits into the character to a tee.

The movie boasts of excellent screenplay. I can feel the expertise of a short film director throughout, which allures the cinematic viewing pleasure. A well-made short film gets the message straight with crisp technical work, avoiding dragging the plot with unnecessary bgm and songs. It felt good to watch such an intellectual film after a long time.

A good lot of acting has been cast, with no underperformers. Each character has been given adequate weightage and screen time which is complimentary. Actor Elangovan of Abiyum Naanum fame has taken a new avatar, and has squeezed in all his acting skills. No character surpasses any other in terms of performance, even veteran yesteryear master director Bharathiraja has put up a humble show, which is appealing and touching. A big hats off to the team!