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Tharai Thappattai Movie Review

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Review for the film " Tharai Thappattai"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 2 Hours 08 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 14-01-2016

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Similar To: Kadhalikka Yarumillai, Iravaakaalam, China Tamil, Kundratthiley Kumaranukku Kondattam

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CAST & CREW

G M Kumar

Satish Kaushik

Kavitha Gopi

M M Manasi

Priyadarshini Ram

Sathya Prakash

Surmukhi Raman

V. V. Prasanna

Kaavya Sha

Chezhiyan

Ilaiyaraaja

Mohan Rajan

Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram

C.S. Balachander

Amudhavanan

R K Suresh

Pragathi Guruprasad

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

Bala

G Sasikumar

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Producer:

M Sasikumar

Bala

Choreographer:

Baba Bhaskar

Brinda

Music Director:

Ilaiyaraaja

Editor:

G Sasikumar

Director:

Bala

Movie Actor:

M Sasikumar

Movie Actress:

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

Supporting Actress:

Pragathi Guruprasad

Villain:

R K Suresh

Comedian:

Amudhavanan

Art Director:

C.S. Balachander

Lyricist:

Ilaiyaraaja

Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram

Mohan Rajan

Director of Photography:

Chezhiyan

Dialogue Writer:

Bala

Production Company:

Company Productions

Screenplay Writer:

Bala

Story Writer:

Bala

Special Thanks:

Kaavya Sha

Playback Singer:

V. V. Prasanna

M M Manasi

Kavitha Gopi

Sathya Prakash

Surmukhi Raman

Priyadarshini Ram

Supporting Actor:

G M Kumar

Satish Kaushik

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Tharai Thappattai has finally released after much anticipation. It is certified A for some dialogues and violence elements.

Plot

Sasikumar and Varalakshmi are dancers who share mutual love (though it’s Varalakshmi who expresses it explicitly often). But eventually, Sasikumar lets go since he wants to see Varalakshmi get wedded to a government employee. Does Varalakshmi lead a happy life with her husband? Watch the movie to unlock the question.

Star Performances

Varalakshmi is indeed a revelation in Tharai Thappattai. She has done an earnest job and dances really well to the outstanding tunes of Ilayaraja. As for Sasikumar, he gets to the skin of his character. Other artists including G M Kumar and Suresh have lived their roles.

Analysis

Talent galore….that’s what Tharai Thappattai has for you. Also, Bala’s films always set the bars high for his realistic portrayal of characters. And Bala has never failed to bring out the best from his artistes. If one analyses his film history, one would know that most of the stars who acted in Bala’s films received awards. For example, Vikram for Pithamagan, Suriya for Nandha, Laila for Nandha and Pithamagan, and Pooja for Naan Kadavul Click to look into! >> Read More... . In Tharai Thappattai too he has extracted the best from the lead artists, especially Varalakshmi.
Tharai Thappattai revolves around the lives of folk dancers. Bala has the knack of sketching intense characters and in this film too he has done that. The characters in this movie are quite out of ordinary, but it’s Bala’s forte to showcase them in a likeable manner. The dark side of life is shown with no compromise in this movie. While the first half gives scope for Varalakshmi to perform the second half is dominated by Sasikumar. This film marks the 1000th movie of maestro Ilayaraja.

What’s there

Ilayaraja has worked wonders with folk music. Also, the BGM is excellent and gels well with the flow of the movie.
The dances are choreographed well and are the major USP of the movie.
The climax fight has come out well in the film.
The cinematography of Chezian deserves special mention.
G Sasikumar’s editing keeps the movie progressing in a sound manner

What’s not there?

The second half is quite dragging.
The film may not strike the right chord with some people.
Blood and gore are excessive in the movie.

Verdict

Watch the movie for some USP factors mentioned above, but not with the family