Karnan

Karnan (2021) : Brief Review -

A monumental achievement for Dhanush, Selvaraj and Tamil Cinema to blend a Superior Social Classic with A Grade Mass Appeal. What Asuran Missed, Karnan has got it alright. That aggresive climax which was missing in Dhanush's Asuran has been found here in Karnan. This is how you make a Cult Film with Massy elements. A chunk of Smart Movie Buffs and Art Lovers always complaint about B grade action in South films and their illogical entertainers, i happened to be one of them too. But there are some films which have that cinematic sense which we look for and stars like Dhanush are one of those countable stars who understand this. With Karnan, Dhanush porves his intelligent choice of scripts again and director Mari Selvaraj gets his second consecutive Classic after Pariyerum Perumal. Comparatively, Karnan is better than Pariyerum Perumal. If you have seen that film then you know how big this compliment is for Karnan. Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer. It's a soul-stirring fight against the entire system of those suppressed people who have been overlooked by the upper caste people and government for years. Dhanush acts like he's one of those villager who have endiree this torture for years. The supporting cast is fantastic. Screenplay, Dialogues, Cinematography everything hits the high bar. Even the action scenes have A Grade execution which is rare for South films. Selvaraj has done such a great job that i can't tell in words. I would be laughing on the standard of all prestigious awards if this man doesn't get Best Director Award. Yes he is that GREAT! Karnan deserves your watch like you owed it to them and it's like you'll be doing favour for yourself. Hats off to Team Karnan.

RATING - 8.5/10*

By - #samthebestest.

As Usual Mr. D Dhanush Sir Nailed to the Core. Each one of the cast and crew members had given their Best. Mari Selvaraj another Gem for Kollywood. Not a Commercial Content But Worked Well for Experimental Content. Worth to Watch.

You might think these two movies are of same themes. Ultimately as we all know, Asuran was an effort to make a commercial movie set in rural background and for that you really need to pitch the title of whos hero, villain and other roles. While karnan, was ultimately a tale of oppression of a village with dhanush being an influence towards change. Mari Selvaraj has absolutely Executed without a typical template of potraying a hero centric movie or even defining whos the villain here (The evil is the mind, was well shown with Natty playing the role of the police) Those references of Eagles, Donkeys and Dogs were beautifully explained.

Ultimately, Karnan has very blended with the mythological themes of mahabharatha, with silouhette shots against the sun and many more. Definitely, its a tale that would last for generations, with powerful storytelling and visuals, without hurting any sentiments of any particulars.

P. S;- These are some movies that even tarantino cant make it in hollywood. So go give a watch!

As usual dhanush acting at his best and rest of the other actors were brilliant.. mari selvaraj cleverly plays with an emotion of audience... bit slow in screenplay however movie has multiple mass scenes which surpasses it...great bgm and camera work , art work everything was upto the level.. watch on theaters have a blast...#stay_safe.

First of all.. congratulations to the entire crew for such an extraordinary work..it was just emotional catharsis throughout.. with the heavy impact by the deities. Mari exposes us to a different world altogether..he seems to be the artist who will define tamil cinemas next-generation.