Pathu Thala Movie Cast: Silambarasan, Gautham Karthik, Gautham Menon, Priya Bhavani Shankar
Pathu Thala Movie Director: Obeli N Krishna
Pathu Thala Movie Rating: 2 stars
Jayam Ravi was recently seen in the gangster film Agilan, which is about a hitman who will do anything for money.
However, it is finally revealed that he was a good guy fighting for a noble cause.
Replace the hitman with a powerful gangster who controls the entire state's politics, and you have Pathu Thala.
It is about the sand mafia kingpin AGR (Silmabarasan), who is suspected of assassinating the state's chief minister.
A clandestine operation is launched to gather evidence against the threatening AGR.
Shakti (Gautham Karthik), a cop, goes undercover as a low-level gangster named Guna, gradually earning AGR's trust and infiltrating his kingdom.
However, as Shakti gets closer to AGR, he realises.
Pathu Thala, the Tamil remake of Shivarajkumar's hit Kannada film Mufti, is watchable despite its lack of novelty and predictability.
There are a few surprises, such as another spy in AGR's fort, but the film plays out exactly as you would expect.
The ostensibly emotional segment between AGR and his sister, who are not on speaking terms, is melodramatic and dated.
Even the scenes depicting people's love for AGR feel cheesy in an otherwise cold and violent film.
However, these are not Pathu Thala's main issues.
Pathu Thala's main problem is its illogical logic and politics.
AGR justifies his violence and sand mining by claiming that if he doesn't, someone else will.
It's past time for Tamil cinema's Robin Hood vigilantism to end.
The concept of a vigilante hero who solves the problems of the entire state and nation is a cliche that Tamil cinema has overused for decades (especially by director Shankar).
Such shallow politics serve only to justify exalting the hero and all the violence in the film.
Furthermore, a new trend in Tamil cinema is to portray the hero as a member of a lower class or caste.
Pathu has a scene where.
Despite its flaws, Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik make the film watchable.
Director N Krishna only teases us with glimpses of AGR in the first half of the film, and he finally appears onscreen during the intermission (something we saw in Vikram).
Gautham Karthik as Guna manages to keep your attention throughout.
The investigation into the case of the missing CM also adds to the intrigue.
Simbu's presence elevates the tone of the film in the second half.
The actor brings an X-factor to the role.
It is indefinable, just as the craze for Rajinikanth is indefinable.
Unfortunately, neither the director nor the film do much for Simbu.
The actor, on the other hand, saves the film.
Pathu Thala Movie Synopsis: After a bigwig goes missing, an undercover cop sets out to find a feared gangster in Nagercoil, but discovers that not everything is as it appears.
Pathu Thala Movie Review: There is no shortage of films in South Indian film industries that depict the rivalry between a daring cop and a feared gangster. What truly distinguishes a film in this genre, however, are the events and incidents that unfold, bringing the audience closer to the characters' world. Pathu Thala, the official Tamil remake of Mufti, has some memorable moments; however, the film's attempt to constantly engage the audience comes across as forced at times.
Pathu Thala Film Analysis: There is no shortage of films in South Indian film industries that depict the rivalry between a daring cop and a feared gangster. What truly distinguishes a film in this genre, however, are the events and incidents that unfold, bringing the audience closer to the characters' world. Pathu Thala, the official Tamil remake of Mufti, has some memorable moments; however, the film's attempt to constantly engage the audience comes across as forced at times.
The plot follows Shakthivel (Gautham Karthik), an undercover cop, as he investigates the disappearance of Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister (Santhosh Pratap). He suspects AGR (Silambarasan TR), a feared gangster, is to blame. However, AGR's dominance in the sand mining industry makes it difficult.
