Kottukkaali

True story telling of a very existing social issue in southern and in many parts of India.

Another gutsy attempt by the director.

Lots of symbolism.

Girl trying to change her mind and the guy did too.

Fored marriages are still common and the entitlement and control shown by men is very existent.

This movie shows this sensitive topic in a simple way with great sense of reality and southern based realistic satirical humor.

All the actors - at times hard to tell they are acting rather in a real trip to get the girl sanitized of her demon- Love.

Thank you Team.

Tamil movies are touching great heights.

This movie is one example.

Kottukali many of you say is an art film, nah it's not. If you literally creating art, u mean nothing, it's more like an experimental movie. Journey of an characters, you should have release the movie in a Ott or as a short film, not a theatrical material. Coz if you creating an slow burn story buildup for around 1.15 hrs, you should give a impact climax for audience not a open ending, seriously bruh what the heck was that?, The only good factor was "soori" guy literally walk away from his comedian shade and entering and breathing hell of a fire as an main actor, just kudos to "soori". Anna ben? Yeah she's okay more of an shuttle performance, side characters or all of them are raw natural.

You all know movie was just that, but at the end u need to think i need more of that, movie should be an unique and masterpiece but they missed the main factor.

I would categorise this as just a PURE CINEMA. We should have an additional sense to understand how the script was sensibly written (planned) and sensitively shot (executed).

I wish our audience gains the knowledge and ability to understand this kinda arts as soon as they learn about a pure art. The way Soori unlearned the acting skills he has experienced thus far and lived as Pandi shows how he has been used very less in Tamil Cinemas. All the characters in the movie has done their umpteen level best to the content. And last but not least, Anna Ben as Meena has been the key performance indicator of this gem. May her get great reach in Kollywood.

Very sooner, PSV is going to do wonders in this era! 💯

Kottukkaali

A hot debatable topic that is still practiced in this 21st century is put to screen by P S Vinothraj.

The movie throws light on the ancient superstitious customs and traditions that are still being followed in remote rural households of Tamil Nadu.

P S Vinothraj has portrayed his ideas in a realistic way through the characters in the movie.

The idea he visualized through the screenplay is perfectly curated on screen through subtle and realistic moments in the movie. Bold performance by Soori and Anna Ben in the movie.

This movie is a definite green signal for niche audience who loves festival films and movies on ancient culture. The movie may be a point of discussion among critics but not among mass audience.

The director concludes the movie with a small request to the audience to be the harbinger of change.

Rating - 3.25/5.

It is great to see such a film being released in mainstream Tamil cinema. For the first time, I can say that I have witnessed something of international art film standards being released in mainstream cinema with good expectations among the audience. I wonder if the audience for whom this movie was made would actually be able to relish it, or rather, I ask whether they are ready to engage with the questions and thoughts this movie raises.

This movie reminds me of a Turkish film called Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. That movie isn't about the journey the characters embark on at the start, but rather about the lives of the characters that led to this journey and the lives of all the people of Anatolia. Similarly, Kottukkaali isn't about the journey these characters embark on; rather, it's about their life in their village and their customs.

Having lived in the suburbs of Madurai/Dindigul for about a year, I have closely observed the behavior of the people around here and could easily connect to so many things shown in the movie. They are portrayed accurately and beautifully.

This movie would surely be a good watch on any OTT platform while watching alone, but I am unsure if the B and C center theater audiences would actually enjoy this, in contrast to the commercial content they are accustomed to consuming.

Cinema educates you, cinema enhances your mind, cinema liberates you. Kottukkaali is good cinema. Interestingly, the English title of this movie, The Adamant Girl, adds more context to the understanding.