Nibunan

Arjun at 52, looks suave while donning the role of a super-cop in his 150th film. His character, Ranjith Kalidoss, is packaged neatly. The man is brand-conscious (superb job on the costumes), has a charming (and much younger looking) wife and enjoys playing superhero-dad to her little daughter.

The choice of a cop role for an actor commonly addressed as 'Action King' isn't exactly one that startles. Although the movie deals with the premise of a serial killer, Nibunan is quintessentially a star- vehicle, crafted with reasonable flair to justify a viewing. There's a mass intro-scene where Ranjith towers over his contemporaries Joseph (Prasanna) and Vandhana (Varalaxmi) in terms of shooting skills, and cracks jokes with them when they chill out afterwards. Ranjith's wife (the gorgeous Shruthi Hariharan) is an abstract- artist and although their age difference might appear jarring on the onset, the writing helps portray the couple's bond effectively.

Coming to the core premise, the first half is neatly done. The build-up is exquisite, the shots are slick and there are no over- done scenes. The thrills are slightly lacking in the second half and since the audience already knows that Ranjith is a 'super-cop' who gets even the toughest job done in like "five minutes", the intensity of the moment is hardly felt. It is probably the result of having watched plenty of serial-killer thrillers (from both Tamil and other languages) in the past that one doesn't feel the jolt when the identity of the psycho-killer is revealed during the climax. While the performances by the ensemble, cinematography (by Arvind Krishna) and editing (Sathish Surya) are uniformly even, the song compositions (by Navin S) sound tumultuous.

The film ticks off most psycho killer essentials: a motive of revenge, gruesome murders, clues that are like puzzle-pieces. Thankfully, it doesn't have a "celebratory bar song" or "item number". Plus, the women protagonists are fleshed out quite well. These are good enough reasons in my books for 'Nibunan' to be given a try (if you ignore some of its typical star-film flaws).

Verdict: Engaging, but do not expect anything breathtakingly intricate like 'D 16', or 'Yuddham Sei'. More (straight-forward in its approach) like a 'Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'.

Opening and Climax Action sequences are Excellent.. The Film Needs More Action but Managed us to Entertain Throughout..

Prasanna & Varalakshmi Done a Neet Job.. Arjun Acting Super.. Background score is Good.. theme Music Is one of the pillar of the Movie..

Screenplay Engages the Viewers perfectly..... Can't guess the Ending twist.. Edge of the Seat Thriller.. Highly Recommended for Suspense Thriller Fans....

Arjun AKA action king delivered less action but very good thriller. interesting plot with bit twist tells a story about hunting down a serial killer. The film provides enough materials to engage the audience. it is less dramatic and point to the object of the film. less dramatic means mostly Indian movies are melodramatic and here you won't find it much. story line and face of the story done well. ensemble cast shows good performance. up to climax film fares well but personally the climax is bit average. nevertheless finishing is and providing viewer a satisfaction. I guarantee you won't be disappointed with the movie and enjoyable to the last even you are Tamil film lover. so I say go for it.

Climax is too much of drag, making and background score is not good, none of the character impresses. No idea why actor vaibhav committed to the role.

A fine thriller with some usual Tamil film tropes inserted in between. But the portrayal of the case in the second half which is inspired by a real incident (how much will these films suck out of that case and that too without giving enough consideration) and the ending where they decide what to disclose to the public is quite despicable.