Kurangu Bommai

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!

Kurangu Bommai (2017) : Brief Review -

A Clever Tamil Anthology tells the old story in new way but man.. what a god damn freaking revenge it delivers. Crime anthologies have been made often in South Cinema, especially in Tamil Cinema and to be honest Tamil Industry has delivered some real international level classics in this genre. I mean the same kind of stuff British Cinema makes and is loved by foreign audience. I have seen some major classics recently and i can say it loud and clean that Tamil Cinema is nothing less than British Cinema when it comes to crime drama and anthologies. Kuranga Bommai is another fine example of classic crime anthology which makes my previous statement even more plausible. A loyal worker, Sundaram takes orders from his boss Ekamabaram, even when Ekamabaram asks Sundaram to smuggle a valuable idol in his car. Actually, the story is nothing new or outstanding but like they say in the film in one song, "I am telling you the same old story in new way, it is not Ramayana and Mahabharata".. The storytelling is unique and innovative. The same sequences are repeated in the film to tell us the time differences and what a Major breakthrough it provides to the narrative is surely a thing to watch. I wasn't convinced that it is a classic until the last minute when it shows some real painful and worthy revenge trick. All the actors in the film are fine in their roles. Yes, there are one or two fiascos but forgivable. The background score and the cinematography are major highlights of the film but only if you can understand the creative use of it. The real master behind this brilliant classic is Nithilan Swaminathan. He crafts an ordinary scrip with his extraordinary vision and keeps you hooked for the entire runtime of about 105 minutes. Overall, a new break in old genre and highly successful.

RATING - 8/10*

By - #samthebestest.

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

An awesome thriller that keeps you on the edge of seat. It's a movie where the characters meet each other by chance which is rare but not impossible after all it's a small place we live on. Has everything for a movie lover comedy, romance, thrill, crime and a message in the end. Overall 9/10

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