Saturday, October 15, 2011

Mankatha -- Movie Review

Satish Srinivasan

A positive comeback by Ajith is what strikes me when I begin to jot. I would say that the movie was above average but below excellent because few elements in the movie like humour, technology were all were below normal. Probably Venkat Prabhu stayed away from messing up things as it was Thala's 50.

The over-consicousness of the fact that it was Ajith's 50th film probably closed the film's horizon. Otherwise it was a good attempt to showcase corruption in law and order as well. I would say that the film was well designed in terms of screenplay. Definitely VP has reached the next level as a director. He has crafted each and every frame of the movie keeping in view of the elements which would creep doubts in minds of audience. Post Mankatha men would love to sport the salt and pepper look.

Ajith's villany and Arjun's gameplan went off well in the end. Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea and Anjali were very patchy and unneccessary. Songs were so gloomy with the screenplay. Even "Machi Open the Bottle" missed timing.

Verdict: Ajith has hit a high with his 50. Worth the money.

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