Raghu Thatha

When I saw Hombale is making a tamil film I got excited. After all they are known for films like Kantara which I liked too much. KGF also made lot of money but I have not watched. Took my entire family on a sunday to watch this. What a disapointment, appa!

It made me remember some 1960 tv serial. Amma, appa, full family. Only cracking jokes that too not funny more than half the time.

I also not like hindi imposition but when you watch a film it has to be entertainment. Not sleepy like this one.

My opinion hombale did a big mistake with this film. Hope they do not repeat. Else tamil people never go to hombale films again.

I thought mostly youngsters go to cinema nowadays and cinema is made for them. This one turned out to be made for 60 year olds!

Very outdated kind of feeling and story. Retro but not gripping. 2-3 tamil films released around the same time, I think this one only flopped badly. Feel sorry for the producers but they should have taken better decision. Raayan was so good. Even demonte colony was better I hear.

Very slow pace. Keerthy acting was ok but wasted. She looks good in saree and all but then the story and film has to keep you awake also! That was not happening with this one. One gentleman in our row even left mid way. Hope they make better movies.

Had skipped it in the theaters as it looked like a boring film.

Now it released on zee5tamil. Family was watching , so I also sat down. Not only it is boring, it is like a old tv serial with some old sentiments etc.

I dont know what these studios think nowadays. Who wants to see such a small story dragged into 2+ hours?

Zee5 has many other good films. Do a favour to yourself and watch any of these.

Someone told me kantara people made these movie. Kantara though not in tamil was 10/10. This one even though tamil, even 3/10 is too much for me to give!

Keerthy should choose better movies. Hope her next film is better.

It started off slow, but soon the whole theatre was cracking up! A true wait-for-it! Kayal and her candid non-mind-voice reminds me of my own daughter! Great capture of the tamizh life without the rhetoric. And some scenes had everyone at the edge of their seats rooting for the victory of minor crime! Hilarious. A must watch for the whole family... aptly from the writer of Family Man! I particularly loved the music... and the effortlessly kickass lyrics right from the beginning! If anything I wish there were more gags and puns!

Good one SK... now that we know and love the characters, I'm totally waiting for the sequel featuring kama...

Keerthy Suresh in the titular role is reason enough to watch this film. With a strong ensemble of performers, it's debatable how the movie holds up as a whole.

The story is set in the 1960s, where a rebellious Tamil girl, guided by her strong ideologies and principles, eventually succumbs to patriarchal pressure as her grandfather nears the end of his life.

It's a fun and satirical take on the political climate of Tamil Nadu in the 1960s, particularly the anti-Hindi imposition protests. This sentiment still holds true to some extent today, with the state maintaining its resistance to Hindi. However, the weak screenplay causes the film to lag in many places.

Keerthy Suresh is in her element, delivering the solid performance one would expect from her. Kudos to the unconventional casting of Ravindra Vijay, who excels in his role. MS Bhaskar as the grandfather is decent, while Ismath Banu's well-written character adds organic humor to the film. Rajeev Ravindranathan and Devadarshini Sukumaran play familiar roles, as seen in their previous films, and master these characters.

Special mention goes to the art department, costumes, and cinematography, which bring the era to life in a believable way. The songs are average, and the comedic sequences work in parts. However, multiple plot threads feel too cinematic, reducing the believability of the story. The climax, in particular, feels overly dramatic and rushed.

As a debut work from director Suman Kumar, it's a decent effort, though it falls short of being truly gripping. Overall, it's an average movie, suitable for a lazy afternoon watch.

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