The movie 1st half, though not memorable, was laid out pretty well for a gangster movie. The first half has a similar premise to the first installment of the franchise - innocent protagonist, who dons the pretense of a movie director to dupe a dreadful gangster. The interval block sets the tone and expectations for a intense drama. Alas, the plot in the 2nd half seems to be taken totally from a different script as it treads into the genre of social drama - a genre that has churned out 1000s of boring movies in the last decade alone. It seems like Karthik Subbaraj has unrestrained urge to fit his political/social messaging into his films as we have seen how his movie Jagame Thandthiram faltered for the same reason. Even though the 2nd half is done better than most of the social drama movies, it seems deliberately mawkish and totally divorced from the original premise set in the 1st half.
SJ Surya though acted well,he doesn't manifest his unique blend of humor and notoriety in this character - partly because he plays the good guy here, and partly because his character is chiseled to be more serious and humorless. Raghava Lawrence has his intense moments but shows his limitations as an actor. None of the supporting characters have any memorable scene. Shine Tom Chacko, who is a much celebrated for his negative portrayals have been grossly underutilized here. Songs are forgettable and rather annoying. BGM work in some parts. The "mass scenes" are well-done and action scenes are choreographed neatly. You can skip this movie and wait for its debut on OTT or TV.
SJ Surya though acted well,he doesn't manifest his unique blend of humor and notoriety in this character - partly because he plays the good guy here, and partly because his character is chiseled to be more serious and humorless. Raghava Lawrence has his intense moments but shows his limitations as an actor. None of the supporting characters have any memorable scene. Shine Tom Chacko, who is a much celebrated for his negative portrayals have been grossly underutilized here. Songs are forgettable and rather annoying. BGM work in some parts. The "mass scenes" are well-done and action scenes are choreographed neatly. You can skip this movie and wait for its debut on OTT or TV.