Kurangu Bommai (2017) :
Brief Review -
A Clever Tamil Anthology tells the old story in new way but man.. what a god damn freaking revenge it delivers. Crime anthologies have been made often in South Cinema, especially in Tamil Cinema and to be honest Tamil Industry has delivered some real international level classics in this genre. I mean the same kind of stuff British Cinema makes and is loved by foreign audience. I have seen some major classics recently and i can say it loud and clean that Tamil Cinema is nothing less than British Cinema when it comes to crime drama and anthologies. Kuranga Bommai is another fine example of classic crime anthology which makes my previous statement even more plausible. A loyal worker, Sundaram takes orders from his boss Ekamabaram, even when Ekamabaram asks Sundaram to smuggle a valuable idol in his car. Actually, the story is nothing new or outstanding but like they say in the film in one song, "I am telling you the same old story in new way, it is not Ramayana and Mahabharata".. The storytelling is unique and innovative. The same sequences are repeated in the film to tell us the time differences and what a Major breakthrough it provides to the narrative is surely a thing to watch. I wasn't convinced that it is a classic until the last minute when it shows some real painful and worthy revenge trick. All the actors in the film are fine in their roles. Yes, there are one or two fiascos but forgivable. The background score and the cinematography are major highlights of the film but only if you can understand the creative use of it. The real master behind this brilliant classic is Nithilan Swaminathan. He crafts an ordinary scrip with his extraordinary vision and keeps you hooked for the entire runtime of about 105 minutes. Overall, a new break in old genre and highly successful.
RATING - 8/10*
By - #samthebestest.
