Thara Thapattai, Tamil Film

Violence mars poignancy

If there was an effort to rename the antonym of hypocrisy, than it has to be Director Bala. The screen erupts with sarcasm and the movie is punctuated with no holds barred dialogues that has the audience roaring for him.

However i am unable to comprehend the anger that does not seem to recede or abate over the last fifteen years of his career. With his command on the craft, does he have to serve raw and crude violence, unapologetically.

I am sure Bala can do without the crudity. It kind of eclipses his intelligence. He is capable of delivering far more profound work.

The movie certainly belongs to varalaxmi saratkumar. She dominates the proceedings with an explosive performance. A classic case where casting and writing enhances the performance. I am inclined to give greater credit for casting director for the extraordinary impact.

One also got a feeling that the narrative was kind of discrete and fractured with the second half veering away from the first half.

The excessive violence mars, a what could have been a poignant love story.