Etharkkum Thunindhavan review: Why, Suriya, why?
Etharkkum Thunindhavan begins with Suriya‘s Kannabiran slaughtering a bunch of males inside an deserted godown. The godown is locked from inside, which suggests no person from the surface can know what is occurring. That’s why it’s so complicated when Kannabiran’s mom receives a cellphone name at her house. And the individual on the opposite aspect is giving a operating commentary to her concerning the variety of people who find themselves being killed by Kannabiran. “What, my son killed 2 folks?”, she asks on the cellphone in shock. “What once more, he has killed 5 folks now?”
Who is that this one that is giving her a wicket-by-wicket replace about her son’s crimes which might be being dedicated behind closed doorways? We don’t know. Perhaps even director Pandiraj doesn’t know. He maybe by no means gave a lot thought to this faceless character with a magical imaginative and prescient whereas planning this film. Not simply the scene in query, it’s protected to say Pandiraj hasn’t put any thought into the film itself.
Kannabiran’s father, performed by Sathyaraj, for instance, in a second of despair and grief, recollects, “My son needed to be a scientist. I needed him to be one thing else. However, destiny and God made him like this.” It is unnecessary or has any relevance to the story. If we purchase into the ache of Kannabiran’s father, then the movie wants to elucidate why a wannabe scientist settled for a profession as a lawyer. Kannabiran’s solely “scientific” expertise is his capability to unlock autos with out keys. And sure, he additionally helps ladies obtain Kavalan SOS app on their smartphones. That’s so far as Kannabiran’s aptitude as a person of science and know-how goes. Judging from the way in which he argued a important case within the film, he doesn’t even have what it takes to be a profitable advocate.
And therefore taking the autumn for others turns into Kannabiran’s solely redeeming high quality, as a hero. He’s so shallow and dated, his characterization is a joke within the face of the wise, and morally robust persona of Suriya.
The film is about an influential man, Inba (Vinay Rai), who makes use of younger boys to lure college-going ladies into relationships, after which exploits the women to curry favours with highly effective males. That is impressed by the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, which concerned rapes and extortion from younger girls.
Director Pandiraj turns this traumatic crime into brief bursts of melodrama. At finish of all that, one could also be left questioning what the movie is making an attempt to say? Particularly the climax scene, which performs out like a poorly written Mexican stand-off, and turns unintentionally humorous.
Etharkkum Thunindhavan is Suriya’s first theatrical launch in three years. He ought to have been very cautious in choosing the film for his theatrical comeback, as he must protect the formidable popularity he has managed to carve for himself with films like Soorarai Pottru and Jai Bhim. At greatest, Etharkkum Thunindhavan appears like a rush job that whittles down a horrible real-life crime to the bottom widespread denominator.
