Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017) : Brief Review -

The Father of all Cop-dramas made in the entire decade with solid branding of mass-mania. Listing out the best cop films of 2010s decade which includes mass films like 'Singham' (2011),'Thani Oruvan' (2015),and mystery like 'Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru' (2016),and yet Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru beats all of them because of extremely explosive nature and solid writing. Thani Oruvan still had mass elements but went wrong with couple of advanced techniques of storytelling while Dhuruvangal Pathiaaru, a murder mystery went on to leave one or two loopholes which are big threats to its genre. Theeran came out as a complete package of entertainment, romance, thrill, action, passion and very honest story which is not at all a regular thing for cop-dramas. Especially, when you consider action-packed films. Breaking all the barriers of limited and senseless content, Theeran rides high on human oriented content without using larger than life idiotisms. Theeran, a police officer, is entrusted with the task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind is that all the murders are committed in the same pattern. The film begins on a weak and light note where it sets love-story and basic characters of the film but once all is settled, it gears up and then never stops until it reaches its destination. Using realistical theories like bandits, dacoits and robbers from regional areas have given it a solid boost as far as sensibility is concerned and then additional momentum and passionate scenics provides big time entertainment. Overall, Theeran packs a great punch and dethrones all the regular cop-dramas but most importantly it doesn't lose the basics of prime filmmaking which is very rare in this genre. It deserves remakes in multiple languages.

RATING - 7.5/10*

By - #samthebestest.

The movie was excellent. One of the Best movie of Karthi. From this movie Karthi Became one of my best actor. Songs and BGM were excellent as usual Ghibran rocked. Everybody acted very well in the movie. The movie was very interesting and thrilling. But the unwanted song in the climax and the heroine sequences bored a bit. But the movie was excellent. Expecting more movies like this from Karthi and H.Vinoth and Team. This is one of the Best movie of 2017.

'Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru' takes a while to get its cop act going. The initial hour is more in tune with what we usually see in the rom-com version of Tamil cinema these days: the hero stalks the heroine publicly while the heroine does so, in private (by drawing and collecting pictures of him). The involvement of family members in these scenes is so much that Vinoth almost makes us forget the cop- thriller side of the film altogether. Rakul Preet as Theeran's love-interest turned wife Priya, is cute as hell but gets annoying beyond a point.

It's refreshing to see director Vinoth attempt to flesh out the antagonist gang (of dacoits) and bestow them with a thoroughly disconcerting vibe. Anyone witnessing the modus operandi of these vile men is bound to wince at least on a couple of occasions. In the first half though, their collusion is kept minimal, and the focus is more on building the titular character of Theeran (Karthi) and his rise to DSP status. The pre-interval stretch is one of the most well- choreographed action set-pieces seen in Tamil cinema recently. It invokes memories of 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (though just to the slightest extent).

Another aspect that works in favor of TAO is the research effort that has gone into the screenplay. It vividly depicts the hassles involved in handling those cases where culprits are constantly moving between different states. The romantic track does slacken the pace a bit but Vinoth is wise enough not to let melodrama take over. The action sequences are a riot (be it pre-interval or post-interval) - sensationally choreographed and magnificently shot. Ghibran has done a wonderful job with respect to the background score, adding vigor to Theeran's punches and kicks. His song compositions though, lack that relisten value.

The supporting characters too, do not disappoint. While the first hour is quite the cliché-fest (romance, police-training and the like - which we've seen a lot of lately),it still manages to keep the viewer engrossed owing to the lively performances. Abhimanyu Singh looks menacing as Oma, the leader of the dacoit-gang. Bose Venkat as Sathya puts up a convincing act. The film would've looked crisper had it not spent so much time intensifying the love-angle.

Verdict: Worth a watch for the (otherwise) racy story-telling!