Thangalaan tamil Movie

Critics Review

2.50

Technically sound but just moderately engaging!

Fantasy element is fine when it stands alone, falters when blent with reality. The film misses to hold the interest except for the initial chunk in the latter half. Had immense potential to be a hard-hitting flick, but it never took off from the ground level.(more)

Source: Ashwin Ram, MovieCrow

2.00

Vikram-Pa Ranjith's film drowns due to convoluted storytelling

Actors Chiyaan Vikram, Parvathy, Malavika Mohanan and Daniel Caltagirone do the heavy lifting with their brilliant performances. Vikram as Thangalaan is simply extraordinary, fully embodying his character. Parvathy's Gangamma is feisty, and she once again proves why she is one of the best performers...(more)

Source: Janani, India Today

2.75

Vikram delivers a spellbinding performance in this Pa Ranjith film

Pa Ranjith has once again given us a film in a completely new genre - Thangalaan is a period film that is intertwined with some fantasy and mystical realism. The characters and the setting are raw and rustic and it adds to the allure of this drama which is based on the Kolar gold fields and the labo...(more)

Source: Latha Srinivasan, Hindustan Times

3.00

Pa Ranjith, Vikram revisit history to give a compelling but flawed tale

The film rambles around quite a bit, and there are well-made portions that don�t always feel cohesive with the narrative. Some of his audacious attempts at storytelling in Thangalaan get overburdened by the novelty factor. He isn�t always ably supported by the technicalities of the film that keep us...(more)

Source: Avinesh , Indian Express

2.75

An ambitious Pa. Ranjith and regal Vikram aim for gold, but settle for less

Thangalaan, like Ranjith�s previous works, might offer a lot to those who have what it takes to tweak their vision and decipher and interpret the various references and ideologies expressed on-screen. In the filmmaker�s most ambitious project to date, everything we love about him is present: the sym...(more)

Source: GOPINATH RAJENDRAN, The Hindu

4.00

Pa Ranjith's Thangalaan is a stunning spectacle on greed, societal oppression and self-assertion

The magical realism in the final act does make us wonder how much of what's unfolding is happening inside Thangalaan's head, but Ranjith's refusal to spell it out is what makes the film singular. And while history may have played out otherwise when it came to deciding the fate of the workers who wor...(more)

Source: Suganth, Times Of India