Nagaraja Chozhan MA MLA aka Amavasai is back to politics after a self-imposed one year hiatus and he is quickly back to his conniving and cunning ways to eventually land the CM post as well. ‘Man Friday’ Mani is by his side as always with his calculating moves. When Nagaraja’s corrupt motives are at the expense of the forest resources of the state and the dependent villages, things reach a crescendo and his inevitable downfall begins.
Language:
Tamil
Running Time:
155 min
Rating:
U
Release date:
10 May 2013
Directed by:
Manivannan
Produced by:
S. Ravichandran
K. Suresh
Written by:
Manivannan
Starring:
Sathyaraj
Manivannan
Seeman
M.S. Bhaskar
Music by:
James Vasanthan
Shot by:
D. Sankar
Editing by:
R. Sudharsan
Distributed by:
V House Productions Movies Share

What’s Hot

  • The film works for the fans of Sathyaraj and his brand of satire and sarcasm. The ‘Nakkal Mannan’ carries admirable screen-presence as the all-conquering and ruthless politician.
  • Sathyaraj and Manivannan share impeccable chemistry in their scathing and sarcastic exchanges which touch upon many relevant and current issues like Vijayakanth’s political career, the general state of corrupt politicians, the Kolaveri phenomenon and many more. Manivannan looks really jaded, sick and old though.
  • The females in the movie have a pretty substantial role and they aren’t just there for crying or exposing. Komal Sharma, Mrudula Murali, Varsha Ashwathi are among these women who make a mark. Raghu Manivannan as Amavasai’s equally shrewd son is passable.

What’s Not

  • The other Sathyaraj has a pretty shallow role as a honest cop, compared to the majestic politician.
  • The songs are needless and could have been avoided.
  • The scenes of rebellion in the forest-based villages, led by the likes of Seeman are cliched and look juvenile in an otherwise lighthearted movie.
  • At times, the scenes and dialogues turn out to be ‘below the belt’. Too many item girls populate scene after scene as the assistants or ‘keeps’ of the politicians.
  • Not as impactful or indulging as the earlier Amaidhi Padai two decades back.

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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

Entertaining most of the way and has some thought-provoking yet sarcastic dialogues which lift the movie. Watch it for the chemistry between Sathyaraj and Manivannan.