The film is as formulaic as you expect it to be. It's a basic revenge drama that's set against the backdrop of mixed martial arts. Adimurai, one of its oldest forms, is used as a storytelling device in the flick (A R Murugadoss tried something similar in 7aam Arivu). While the martial art is intriguing and plays a significant role in its fight sequences, the revenge plot is hackneyed, predictable, and filled with melodrama. Sneha shines as Kanya while Dhanush and the rest sleepwalk through their respective roles.
Keywords: martial arts
Plot summary
Sakthi is a petty thief in a Chennai slum, who learns the Adimurai, the ancient and oldest form of martial arts, to fulfil his father Velappan's destiny. Meanwhile, an evil man and his son challenge Sakthi for a kickboxing tournament, and Sakthi agrees to participate in it.
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Adimurai intrigues; the film doesn't! [+42%]
Old plot with a new/ancient martial arts content
A story that has been made multi-million times in Indian cinema. The only difference that this movie has is that it re-introduced old martial art which they claim to be the mother of all recent martial arts. The screenplay could've improved in a much better by adding many connecting scenes as they did for portraying the protagonist's power being distributed in both his hands equally calling it ambidextrous. Dhanush is the wonderful addition to Tamil cinema, he just simply fit into any kinda role just like that and does the act so efficiently that it's very hard for us to point out his flaws. A good role for Sneha after a very long time.
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Good Movie. Everybody acted very well in the movie. Songs and BGM in the movie were good. The movie was so good at 1st half. The movie somewhat lagged at 2nd half but the movie was not so boring. Fight scenes in the movie were excellent. Good Movie.