Mambattiyan
16/Dec/2011 Action, Drama

1.50

Mambattiyaan is plain lame

Thaman's music fits the bill with its thumping beats, and the Ilaiyaraja re-mix is nice as well. Shaji Kumar's camera-work is great, and showcases the hills and vale with startling clarity; it's one of the best points of the film. Don Max's editing could have been better. The biggest flaw, thoug...(more)

Source: Pavithra Srinivasan, Rediff.com

2.50

Mambattiyan - Prashanth All The Way

Camera work by Shaji Kumar is worth a mention and the music is scored by S Thaman, editing is Donmax, special effects by Prashanth himself. (more)

Source: Movie Reviewer, IndiaGlitz.com

2.50

Average

As on whole, ‘Mambattiyan’ can be watched once and it’s a moderate effort by entire team. But for Prashanth, whose previous films weren’t up to the expected levels, this can help him raising the bar to a little extent in his career graph. (more)

Source: Richard Mahesh, Top10Cinema

1.00

Mambattiyan is bad

If you intend to see Mambattiyan, don't. You've already seen this movie staged elsewhere with different people.(more)

Source: Rohit Ramachandran, Nowrunning

3.00

Fast paced and engaging, ‘Mambattiyan’ couldn’t have been remade better.

The screenplay is taut, the director rarely losing his grip on his narration. It’s a racy pace as we follow Mambattiyan’s transformation from a simple youth to an outlaw revered by his people and wanted by the police.(more)

Source: Malini Mannath, Indian Express

1.50

'Mambattiyan' is out-dated and slow

Director Thyagarajan chose a story with proven potential. He also had a fine script and he just had to update few things and he e tried to give the movie a slick look by adding few elements. But he has grossly failed to make it appealing.(more)

Source: Editorial Board, IANS

2.00

Jungle bandit – a bit outdated for 2011!

With Mambattiyan, Thiagarajan brings the period forward to the present, but doesn’t make enough suitable changes. Result, a film that lacks contemporary feel and looks jagged. Mambattiyan could have been so much better if the period setting was maintained in the 80s or if the characters were moulded...(more)

Source: Editorial Board, Behindwoods.com