Naane Varuvean

Pros: -It has a unique storyline (however let down by major plot issues; it would have been better as a psychological thriller rather than a supernatural one)

-Great performances by Dhanush

• Great BGM

-First half was done really well

Cons:

• Selvaraghavan has failed to execute a compelling plot as it felt like a wasted opportunity ( certain scenes could have been taken differently)

• Dialogue is too simplistic and does not serve any other purpose than moving the plot further

-Could have avoided a supernatural storyline as it turned a really good story into one which has multiple cliché s

Overall, this is a decent thriller with some flaws that pull it down from becoming really good. 6.5/10.

The first part of the film was captivating until the revelation of the 2nd character's introduction & rather its wrongdoings.

2nd half started with a backstory followed by a vengeance seemed so usual and felt a bit dramatic.

There are a few good things in the film especially the father-daughter relationship if you're in that zone, you might probably like this film to the core.

I realised lately that the story was written by Dhanush and not Selva, that's when all the dots were connected for why this Selvaraghavan's make was lacking that tingling touch of the maker, looks like Selva got carried away & trapped by his brother's charm of story-telling and thus agreed to put his legendary tag to the film.

And I hated the idea of bringing in the kids to this kinda vengeance plot as it has the potential to exploit & corrupt the smaller minds.

And I don't think, U1 scored music for this film since it is just way below average, nothing mentionable.

And Dhanush's acting was something that keeps us engaged & holds us together till the very end.

They had me in the first half . Core plot is nothing but similar to Muni franchise story , they tried to give different treatment to it . First half was intresting , the way they build story and tension was impressive , it was really confusing at first whether it's paranormal or psychological thriller . Interval block was total Bang . Second half was totally contrast to the first half , a complete let down and climax was terrible to the core . I expected more from "Kathir" character . Dhanush once again gave a terrific performance . Yuvan's background score was mind blowing . Cinematography was good . Overall watch at your own risk .

It's a movie where it describes about that how a person changes a lot due to the incidents that happens into his life.

Selvaraghavan and dhanush with their team members had nailed it with their narration and some clues left out on there at everywhere to make a signature move of Selvaraghavan sir.

It's a kind of ghost movie but hits totally different with the film, the dual actors of dhanush also makes it different in the screen.

The intermission makes it to feel some goosebumps right there with the Yuvan's BGM.

Second half was not more specific to pick the particular scenes but they did a great job by completing a good looking film in the whole screenplay.

The rating of 7 is the reason for being pretty slow in the first half but we know as that's how director selvaraghavan and so it's acceptable for us to go through with this........

Story is very simple and watchable mainly for the menacing persona of Dhanush's kathir character. First half travels as a supernatural touches slowly alters as a psycho thriller in the backstory ( 2nd half). Special mention to the psycho path role of dhanush offers a threathening feel to the audiences. Female leads are seen in less scope which is a small loophole in the film, also yogibabu and prabhu had weightage. This naane varuvean is a sure treat for thriller genre fans and also for the psycho horror thriller fans. The eerie scenes in the 1st half is so intense and doesn't follow the routine creepy touches. This film is mostly inspired from hollywood flicks like insidiuos and conjuring, Overall - this outing a definitely a decent movie with good thrills and emotions!