Thangalaan

As is the case with all Pa Ranjith's movies, he delves into politics of the caste system in this one as well. However, he deals with it in a much more poetic manner compared to his previous ones. The feels almost surreal thanks to its immersive cinematography and background music. It almost felt like GV Prakash saved all his best work for this movie.

Vikram and Parvathy Thiruvothu put up stellar performances as Thangalaan and Gengamma. The production design is top notch in showing the desert like conditions of the Kolar region. The make-up and costumes were raw and true to the world that Pa Ranjith had built. His movies are not for everyone. You either love them or hate them. I fall into the first category for this movie. I highly recommend watching it if you like Pa Ranjith's style.

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In Thangalaan, Vikram delivers a performance reminiscent of his iconic role in Sivaputhrudu showcasing once again why he's considered a self-made actor. His acting in this film feels incredibly natural, with a depth that reflects his legendary status. The movie's storyline revolves around a tribal community and their struggles. Initially, these tribespeople work tirelessly in agriculture, but eventually, they are drawn into gold mining, leading to devastating consequences, including the loss of family members and defeat by fate.

While Thangalaan presents a powerful narrative, it hasn't quite achieved commercial success. The film's focus on the hardships of an ancient tribe, which no longer exists, is brought to life through Vikram's performance, the script, and the director's vision. Despite the film's underperformance at the box office, Vikram's portrayal stands out, proving once again that he is a truly legendary actor.

The first half of the movie was thrilled, felt like mad Max movies.. brain feel like heavy.. story, acting, BG music everything coincide...

But in the second half started slowly and then story went like rollercoaster. Unable to understand fully ,it means second time should watch to understand??

Overall story was PRE KFG.. But lost between Real and Ghost.

Good comeback for chiyan Vikram.

Parvathi,Menon, pasupathi acting was too good. GV Prakash music big plus for this movie. Arathi character theeanted..

Some scenes they would have taken well in the second half. The importance of gold for British .

A total fictional story that doesn't hold much relevance for current era. Story is basically a period drama wherein a man named Thangalan belonging to a labour class along with his community goes as a guiding help for Britishers in gold mining n then there happens super natural incidences n clashes between that community n British. Movie started very well but soon lost complete track. Lots of same repetitive story scenes plus movie is very slow paced. Whatsoever, movie made no much sense to me. Originally a Tamil movie dubbed in all South Indian languages. Available in Netflix, my ratings 5/10!

Hats off to the team for everything they can do at their best...the visual and music was cerebral especially the language they used across various time periods was extravagant yet they could've done more research on the 18th century how the community has lived coz everyone was a (orukudimakka) they lived as one he uses some dialogue to show everyone lived together yet it's not enough.you will know what I mean when you understand we call our ancestors (paran parai )aai is the way of living where women is also a leader of the pack and still I have doubts in naming it's either (aadhan aadhani) ✌🏼