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Critics Review
2.50
Worth a Visit
Vi Anand has tried something new and even if you judge it very strictly the film has definitely achieved at least most of what it might have intended to. (more)
Source: Bharath Vijaykumar, MovieCrow
1.50
Countryside commotion
Kollywood has almost every genre now, but what it lacked support in was sci-fi. We gape aghast at Hollywood marvels, and their mere ability to think of something scientific yet uniquely entertaining. Vi Anand has taken this opportunity to bring scientific fiction with masala to Kollywood, and thus launch himself too.(more)
Source: Editorial Board, IndiaGlitz.com
2.25
A good attempt sans frills
For all those uninitiated populace, the name Appuchi Gramam may sound a little odd especially the Appuchi part, making one wonder if it�s a children�s film. But, on the contrary, the milieu is something different from the usual.(more)
Source: Editorial Board, Behindwoods.com
2.25
Less Bradbury than Bharathiraja, but that�s part of the charm
The conceit is gold. A meteor is headed towards earth. It�s the end of the world. At least, it�s the end of Tamil Nadu. The localisation isn�t a surprise. Had the same scenario played out in a Hollywood movie, the events would be set in Anycity, America, with the occasional TV shot convincing us that the rest of humanity is in peril too.(more)
Source: Baradwaj Rangan, The Hindu
2.50
A meteorite is bound towards Tamil Nadu and the experts predict it will cause destruction on a large scale.
Appuchi Gramam opens with the information that at least 20,000 meteorites hit Earth every year. We are then shown images of the people of Appuchi Gramam grimly waiting for a meteorite to strike the place. It is a gloomy visual that recalls the beginning of Lars von Trier's Melancholia. Then, we are shown the events that occurred during the week earlier. We are introduced to Nallamuthu and Chinnasamy, who are stepbrothers and big shots in the village. The village has suffered because of their antagonism and is even without a deity because of their constant squabbling.(more)
Source: M. Suganth, Times Of India