Critics Review
2.50
Bronze medal!
Debutant Vishnu has done his part satisfactorily. Saranya Mohan reveals that she is an experienced star after all compared to her fellow artists. Climax is deliberately shot differently. All in all, a different attempt but they should have taken adequate care to narrate it more interestingly. Go ...(more)
Source: Editorial Board, Behindwoods.com
3.00
Go for it !
Debutant director Susindhran's Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu is refreshingly fresh and innovative. The film has a tight script but does not break new ground, nor does it tell a dramatically different story. But what it does have is a very ‘clean’ screenplay with all the typical elements of a good sports fil...(more)
Source: MovieBuzz, Sify.com
3.00
Surely worth a watch!
Skillful narration always sells. And the latest team to prove it is Imagine Creations’ Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu (U), a sure-shot winner of a story. It’s surprising to believe that Vennila … is Susindran’s debut attempt. So deftly he has worked on the three vital areas of story, screenplay and direction...(more)
Source: Malathi Rangarajan, The Hindu
3.00
Suchindran dishes out a 'full sappadu' if not a gourmet meal. The movie has a few minor irritants, such as the slow beginning. But Bhaskar Sathi's pithy dialogues, Lakshman's camera and the background score by percussionist Selvaganesh make you come away wanting more.(more)
Source: Bhama Ravi, Times Of India
3.50
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu is a winner
Director Susindran's screenplay is the real hero here: with the right (if sometimes cliched) situations, cast of characters. The first half could have done with some editing. Despite the rather deux ex machina situations that crop up now and then, their individual characters make an indelible mark. ...(more)
Source: Pavithra Srinivasan, Rediff.com
3.50
Candid, charismatic and convincing
Debutant director Susindhran has consciously avoided all clichéd commercial elements, yet managed to render an engrossing entertainer. But, the movie has abundant human emotions in it. It’s a refreshing and a different film. Susindhran's engrossing screenplay coupled with pacy narration works out al...(more)
Source: Editorial Board, IndiaGlitz.com