Thondan (U)
26/May/2017 Action, Drama 2hrs 18mins

2.50

Messages Galore But What About The Movie?

Thondan never really comes together as a film. But as always, the standalone dialogues of Samuthirakani remain the key takeaway. (more)

Source: Bharath Vijayakumar, MovieCrow

2.50

Go for it if you are a fan of Samuthirakani and his bold messages

Kudos to Samuthirakani for paying tribute to Jallikattu protestors at the very beginning of the film and also for repeatedly reminding the youngsters that they should never let the fire die down in many scenes. Similarly, his dialogues put a lot of emphasis on how women should be respected by men an...(more)

Source: IndiaGlitz , IndiaGlitz.com

2.50

Thondan Movie Review

Thondan is largely a finger-pointing exercise that runs on predictable lines whenever it tries to be an issue-based film. In one scene, we see Samuthirakani playing to the gallery by talking about the jallikattu protests and breathlessly naming the different indigenous breeds of bulls that existed i...(more)

Source: Suganth, Times Of India

2.50

Filled with a plethora of messages in an over preachy tone

The film also only appears like Samuthirakani's strategy to become a mass hero, sidekicks in the film speak high on his noble qualities and tries their best to register a Samaritan image for him. The villain-hero clash also turns out to be predictable that Samuthirankani easily wins the game by sitt...(more)

Source: Moviebuzz, Sify.com

2.25

Samuthirakani in an old fashioned, preachy film

The writer, director, actor wants to milk sympathy out of every scene, and conduct a moral science class. Technically there is nothing much to 'review' � camera and music is just functional. The only silver lining is the comedy of Soori and Thambi Ramaiah; both the characters look real and don't pre...(more)

Source: Sreedhar Pillai, Firstpost.com

2.00

A big basket of moral lectures

Worst of all is the comedy-romance track which seems to be inspired by a Vadivelu track in yesteryear film, Maayi. It's supposed to be funny that the heroine in disguise scampers across the neighbourhood at great speed, but it only motivates you to do the same from the theatre. It takes a Soori to e...(more)

Source: SUDHIR SRINIVASAN, Indian Express