PHOTOS & STILLS - GALLERY
THEGIDI MOVIE REVIEW
Release Date : Feb 28,2014The trailer of Thegidi repeatedly announces the professional practice of shadowing and surveillance. It also warns against growing close to the subjects under the scanner. But when our hero doesn’t pay heed to these rules and falls in love with one such subject, he opens a Pandora’s Box full of crime and deceit which, with justified narration, can make for thrilling entertainment and Thegidi ends up as just that.
Thegidi is a film that can genuinely stand to claim that the story is its real hero. Ashok Selvan plays its central character, Vetri, a rookie detective whose first job turns out to be a real baptism by fire. Vetri isn’t exactly a smooth operator and his keen observational skills are challenged by his lack of professionalism. Ashok Selvan tries to balance his performance between looking curiously sharp and being weighed down by the situation at hand. He’s particularly convincing when the palpable tension gets to him.
The film on the whole features a trim and fresh cast with almost every character having an important part to the proceedings. With a prodigious young technical department that includes cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan and editor Leo John Paul, the end product exhibits quality standards. It is with such a backbone that a relatively low key cast can perform with a degree of confidence, as displayed by the likes of Janani Iyer, Jaykumar, Pradeep Nair, Rajan Iyer and Kaali who plays Vetri’s confidant Nambi. The ever reliable Jayaprakash joins the party as a cop.
Writer-Director Ramesh has his reins tight when his focus is on moving the story forward with suspense and his narration and detailing in these segments give the film its strength. The first half romance however is played out in familiar fashion but the restlessness is saved by Nivas Prasanna’s lively music. The young composer can expect to earn more kudos for his background score, particularly in the climax and the scene where Vetri snoops around for clues in a suspect’s house, the music is atmospheric and engrossing.
Running over just 2 hours Thegidi doesn’t exactly race along, but from the pre-interval scenes Ramesh piles up the suspense well enough to have you glued to your seats and keep you guessing the ‘whos’ and ‘whys’ of the case, which turn out to be driven by an interesting new motive.
FACEBOOK COMMENTS ON THEGIDI REVIEW
OTHER MOVIE REVIEWS
- Ninaithathu Yaaro Movie Review
- Inga Enna Solludhu Movie Review
- Ner Ethir Movie Review
- Goli Soda Movie Review
- Malini 22 Palayamkottai Movie Review
- Veeram Movie Review
- Jilla Movie Review
- JC Daniel Movie Review
- Vizha Move Review
- Madha Yaanai Koottam Movie Review
- Thalaimuraigal Movie Review
- Endrendrum Punnagai Movie Review
- Biriyani Movie Review
- Jackpot Movie Review
- Ivan Vera Mathiri Movie Review
- Kalyana Samayal Saadham Movie Review
- Thagaraaru Movie Review
- Jannal Oram Movie Review
- Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham Movie Review
- Vidiyum Munn Movie Review
THEGIDI RELATED NEWS
- Will Thegidi Enjoy A Solo Release?
- Thegidi Trailer Review
- Thegidi - A Reunion Of Team Soodhu Kavvum
- Friday Film Fest - The New Releases In Town
- Top 10 Songs Of The Week (Feb 15 - Feb 21 2014)
- Karthi Gears Up For The Last Leg Of His Next
- Jayaprakash - The 70-year Man, The Villain, The Father, The ...
- Kamal Haasan To Reveal Andrea’s Single
- Vijay Sethupathi To Come Out Big In The US
- C.V Kumar's Next At Sathyam Cinemas
- The Ajith - Andrea Factor In Simbu's Vaalu
- Bala’s Find Is On A Roll
- Vijay Sethupathi's First Confirmed Release In 2014
- Vijay Sethupathy’s Next Ready!!!
- A Biriyani Break For Karthi And Ranjith
THEGIDI RELATED LINKS
- Thegidi Team Speaks To Behindwoods - Videos
- ''I Never Imagined This Kind Of Response To Thegidi'' - Nivas K Prasanna - Videos
- Thegidi - Vinmeen Video Song - Videos
- Meet Thegidi Team - Photos
- Thegidi Music Review
- Thegidi Trailer - Videos
- Thegidi Audio Launch - Videos
- Tamil And Cinema - The Mutual Interdependence!
- CCL 4 Final - Karnataka Bulldozers Vs Kerala Strikers Match - Photos
- I II III IV
- I II
- The Year Of Her(s)
- Film Fraternity Mourns The Loss Of Balu Mahendra 4 - Videos
- Pannaiyarum Padminiyum Movie Review