Thoonga Vanam: My Review
Kamal Hassan is one of my favorite personalities in Indian screen, for the brilliancy his movies have; the ones he make and the ones he act!
And, Thoonga Vanam is something that has his hands on both, writing and acting; even that perfection can be seen throughout the film.
Primarily, the movie has got a gripping storyline and Kamal Hassan has a made the wafer thin plot into an engaging cinematic experience with his racy screenplay and such a screenplay is executed in a much racier way be Rajesh M Selva.
The making was so perfect and realistic that, the viewer can feel himself inside the plot, experiencing the thrill of characters. Kudos to the stunt directors for offering two of the most realistic hand on hand fight scenes in the recent times.
But, a sparkling script on paper requires performances of sheer brilliance to make it an engaging watch; this is where the ensemble set of actors including Kamal Hassan, Praksh Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Kishore, Sampath Raj and many more make their mark! The acting side has got one of the best performances this year with Kamal taking the lead. The baddies Prakash Raj& Sampath Raj, though had their usual roles, made them feel much different with non linear way of presentation; Trisha Krishnan had a much different role from the type she usually does, and it was much more interesting than her previous ones, she did even well at the fight scenes. Apart from them, Kishore’d intense performance and Madhu Shalini’s role were good! Those kissing scenes were surprisingly awesome! While all these factors prevail, it is the sense of reality that makes Thoonga Vanam one of the best thrillers in the recent years, there is one particular scene where a wounded part of Kamal hits the handle of door and in the following scene, the pain of that easily unnoticeable touch was seen on his face; such was the perfection and reality! Even dialogues were of superior quality and, the blend of humor that comes momentarily requires applause!
Go for it, and you are gonna get a 2 hour long edge of the seat thrill!
