Yasi Jayaratne

I think there was a great emotional story that got lost in translation. The first half was good but the second half fell short really badly. It felt like the movie took a straight u turn after the intermission. The base story I feel had more to offer and I wished Mani Rathnam had taken his time to build the emotions and the relationships. Specially the bond between STR and Kamal Haasan was hinted throughout the movie and shown bits and pieces, but the movie never let it grow. So the entire second half becomes just a stream of action pieces that never had any emotion behind it. The whole part of Kamak Haasan and his martial art skills is just stupid and I wished they didn’t have that at all. I feel the second half was rushed because even the story telling pace also changes completely.

A thrilling first half with a mindblowing action packed second half. The first half of the movie is so interesting and so thrilling, it'll hook you up with your eyes glued to the screen, wondering what's going to happen next. The way they show the investigation is so interesting and very unique in many ways. The second half is full of action, and Nani really delivers. In many Telugu and Tamil movies, action is all about back-to-back slow-motion shots, but in this movie, there are none. It's pure action, and Nani really knocks it out of the park. I'm convinced that he trained in boxing for this movie because every punch, every move feels like a well-trained martial artist. Even his mannerism between hits really makes you believe in the action. My biggest gripe is the villain, villain is so weak, it makes you wonder why people are really following the guy. The way he delivers his lines is very mediocre, and that's the biggest weakness of the movie. If this movie had a better actor for the villain, it would have been a masterclass. Nevertheless, the movie is one of the best action movies I've watched this year.