Theeranadhigaramondru movie full
review:-
The story of TheeranAdhigaramOndru is
based on a true incident of a high profile case handled successfully by the
Tamil Nadu Police in the 90s. Theeran, a police officer is entrusted with the
task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind
is, all the murders are committed in the same pattern. How he solves the case,
forms the crux.Right from the beginning, when we see cop.
TheeranThirumaran (a
splendid Karthi) looking back on a case that was the biggest challenge of his
career (this indifferent framing device is one of the film's rare missteps),
TheeranAdhigaaramOndru grips us by the scruff of our necks and never lets go.
The film goes back to 1995 when a
gang of dacoits ruthlessly rob a house — even murdering the family that lives
in it. The action then cuts to 1999 when we see Theeran in training. We also
get a romance, between Theeran and his neighbourPriya (RakulPreet Singh),
which, wins us over with humour. It also helps that Karthi and Rakul, who
manages to make what is essentially a loosuponnu character sweet, convey the
intimacy between this couple effortlessly. Vinoth also uses the songs sparingly
(save for an item number), using them to move the plot forward. It is in the second
half that the scenes involving Priya come threateningly close to being maudlin.
Meanwhile, in 2002, Theeran is
transferred to Thiruvallur, where he first comes across the highway dacoity
case. He soon becomes obsessed with it, aghast at the casualness with which a
number of people in the force are treating this series of murders and robbery.
And when the gang strikes again, this time it becomes personal as well, and
Theeran will not rest until he has brought them to justice.
It has been a while since we got an
action film that is relentless and doesn't flinch at showing violence and more
importantly, the aftermath of this violence, on screen. In one fleeting scene,
a woman beseeches Theeran to nab these criminals who have crashed her family's
dreams overnight, and this moment instantly shows us the graveness of the
crimes.Vinoth's detailing is what sets TheeranAdhigaaramOndru apart from the
other cop films we have seen in Tamil cinema, even if it also makes it a bit
overlong. It is based on the operations of the Tamil Nadu police to nab a
criminal gang belonging to the Bawaria tribe a decade ago. SR Jangid, who led
this operation, was a consultant on this film. While Vinoth structures the film
more as a heroic mission involving a daring cop, there are moments when it
resembles a police procedural, giving us the nitty-gritty involved in police
work — from budgetary concerns to battling hostile territory and the higher-ups
prioritising closing a case rather solving it, even if it means coming to a
compromise with the criminals.
In the second half, when the action
shifts to Rajasthan, where the gang hails from, we see Theeran and his team
repeatedly making mistakes in an unfamiliar territory with hostile locals,
depending on unreliable intel or just being worn out by the harsh weather (we
see many of them throwing up in the desert). He even gives us the historical
background of these criminal tribes, in the form of arresting animation, which
gives us an idea on why these men (and women) are so mercilessThe director's
previous film, SathurankaVettai, never indicated such a command over craft, but
here, Vinoth impresses in this aspect as well, with help from an able crew that
pitches in with some of their best work to elevate the film from being a stand
cop thriller. While Ghibran's incessant, throbbing score lends a sense of
breathlessness to the action, cinematographer SathyamSooryan's wide frames,
which turn the sun-burnt, unforgiving terrain into a parallel antagonist, make
it a film that needs to be savoured on the big screen. And action choreographer
DhilipSubbarayan's superb staging of the action scenes, which are deftly edited
by Shivanandeeswaran, lends the film its ceaseless rush of adrenaline and turns
the film into a visceral experience.
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Viji
Wat a
movie.excellent work by the movie crew hats off to the director .karthi done a
great job.15 minutes before intermission& bus chasing scenes are very
thrilling…
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