‘Atharakkum Thunindavan’ movie review: Suriya’s well-thought-out family film is tired

You must have heard about many unique gifts that a man gives to a woman which he likes when he meets her for the first time. but see it in one atharakkum thunindavan , at), Suriya’s latest film in theatres. Kannabiran (Suriya) is in love with a girl (Aadhini played by Priyanka Mohan), and in their initial meetings, gives her a ‘gift’: he downloads the Kavalan SOS app on his phone (of the Tamil Nadu Police Department for emergencies). Initiative).

He tells her and his friend. “It’s more important that other apps like Instagram and TikTok.”

There, in that one dialogue, Suriya outlines what he wants to do. at, The intention is respectable, no doubt, but the film is a random assortment of song, dance, emotion and serious issues – all packed into a run-time of over 150 minutes.

Suriya plays lawyer Kannabiran here once again after his last acclaimed OTT release Jai Bheem, But this is not a courtroom drama, so his time in court is very limited. Instead, Kannabiran prefers to spend time at home, trying to have ‘cute’ moments with his parents, and participate in many thiruvijhas In the city The environment, which director Pandiraj gets right in most of his films, is fresh here as well: the protagonist hails from Thenadu, a place that celebrates women. Trouble begins when a girl calls Kannabiran to meet her immediately, but she dies minutes later. what happened to her? Who are the people behind his death?

And so, from a very mundane first run that leads nowhere, we come to the women empowerment realm. Dialogues that would have found their way into any Samuthirakani film are sneaky here. On paper, they are great. On the big screen, they just don’t connect. Which is surprising considering the previous offer from that director Pandiraj, Namma Veetu PillaiManaged to combine several commercial elements in a single film.

Most of the annoying couple make a comeback in the film world after the OTT universe prevailed among the audience. Composer Imman is in charge of the music, and at Considering the great scores and tunes he has churned out in recent times, the form is on the decline.

The combination of Sathyaraj and Suriya for the first time on the big screen is fascinating, no doubt, but very little comes out of those scenes. While Saranya plays the mother, Priyanka Mohan gets just one solid sequence. Vinaya influencing in Sivakarthikeyan doctor, gets another similar role, but he doesn’t have much to do other than appear on screen with villainous laughter. There is a slight shine in the final face-off. There is little taste in comedy. And the editing seems to have been done in haste.

Suriya was among the few Tamil actors who have had a fruitful few years despite the challenge posed by the pandemic. Both sorarai potru And Jai Bheem Took the OTT route, and he received a lot of praise. The decision to return to the theaters with the commercial mass film was the right one. But, there was no treatment.