Mersal (2017) Online

2017 Joseph Vijay S.J. Surya Kajal Aggarwal Atlee Kumar

Original Title :: Mersal
Genre :: Movie / Action / Thriller
Year :: 2017
Directror :: Atlee Kumar
Cast :: Joseph Vijay,S.J. Surya,Kajal Aggarwal
Writer :: Atlee Kumar,Vijayendra Prasad
Type :: Movie
Time :: 2h 52min
Rating :: 8.0/10

A magician and a doctor attempt to expose the corruption at the heart of India's medical industry.

Mersal (2017) Online

Maaran, a sincere doctor who fights against corruption and Vettri a magician who is out for a revenge. Both of them are estranged brothers and once they come together, they get to know about their common enemy, Daniel, who had killed their father and mother.

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Joseph Vijay	-	Vetrimaaran / Maaran / Vetri
	S.J. Surya	-	Dr. Daniel Arokyaraj
	Kajal Aggarwal	-	Anupallavi
	Samantha Ruth Prabhu	-	Tara
	Nithya Menon	-	Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
	Vadivelu	-	Vadivu (as Vadivel)
	Kovai Sarala	-	Sarala
	Sathyan	-	Police Officer
	Rajendran
	Yogi Babu	-	Nolan
	Kaali Venkat	-	Auto Driver
	Hareesh Peradi	-	Dr. Arjun Zachariah
	Devatharshini
	Surekha Vani
	Misha Ghoshal	-	Media Anchor

From this film onward, Vijay will not be sporting his usual 'Ilaya Thalapathy' epithet which he did for most of his career up till now, but instead will sport 'Thalapathy'

This is the 3rd Vijay starrer for which A.R. Rahman has composed the music for. It also happens to be releasing on both of their careers' 25th anniversary.

The Twitter has given a emoji of the first look of the film respecting the lead actor Vijay.

This is director Atlee's first film without music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar (although he sings a song for the film's soundtrack). Coincidentally, the music composer for this film is Oscar winner A. R. Rahman, G.V. Prakash's maternal uncle.

This film created a great controversy for mocking Indian government's digital India scheme as well as recent GST tax. A hashtag #MersalvsModi started trending in social media.

The first look poster of the Telugu version of this film, 'Adirindhi', became the most liked Telugu first look on Twitter (with 27 000 Likes in 1 week), marginally beating the total number of likes of that of A.R. Murgadoss' 'SPYder' (26 900 Likes) which released two months prior. This is surprising to many in both Kollywood and Tollywood, since this film did not receive as much anticipation or press before in Telugu as SPYder, a Telugu-Tamil bilingual, received in both languages. And although Vijay is a very popular face among Telugu audiences, his market in that language is not considered too firmly established as of yet.

Vijay acts in 3 different characters for the first time in this film.

This is actor vijay's highest budget movie (135 CRS) which is also said to be the third highest budget Tamil movie after Enthiran and 2.0.

The teaser video of mersal has gone viral raking in more than 1 million likes to become the world's most liked film teaser on YouTube. The record was earlier held by Ajith's Vivegam with 599k likes, which was beaten by Avengers the Infinity War

24 years after the song "Chikku Bukku" in 1993, prominent young music composer and actor G.V. Prakash Kumar, will sing a song for his uncle A.R. Rahman in this film.

Actor Vijay had performed few magic tricks in the film to make it more realistic. He learned magic from professional magicians from Bulgaria, USA and Germany.

This is not Vijay's first film since 'Vettaikaran' to have been granted a U/A certificate. Both 'Thuppakki' and 'Thalaivaa' were certified as such initially, but have been resent for cuts and been recertified with a U certificate just prior to their release.

Actress Jyothika was opted for the role of Aiswarya but due to unavoidable situations she wasn't able to take part in the film. Instead, Actress Nithya Menon was added to the cast.

This is the third time Vijay has acted with Kajal Aggarwal and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. He previously acted with Kajal in Thuppakki (2012) and Jilla (2014). He previously acted with Samantha in Kaththi (2014) and Theri (2016), the latter which was written and directed by Atlee as well.

As of 2017, this is Vijay and Atlee's highest rated movie on IMDb.

Ever since the 2012-released 'Thuppakki' , Vijay has sung a song in each of his films' official soundtrack. Much to the disappointment of his fans, he has broken that streak with 'Mersal', where he has not sung for any of the 4 official tracks.

The Mersal soundtrack topped the iTunes India Top Albums chart in a matter of minutes.

This is the Highest Grossing Tamil Film of 2017.....raking around 220 crores in 19 days

This heavy budgeted film was completely shot within a period of less than 120 days.

After 'Vettaikaran' in 2009, 'Mersal' has been granted a U/A certificate by the CBFC. Vijay breaks his continuous streak of having U-certified films since with this one.

One of the characters Vijay plays in the film is named Vetri. This was the name of the film marking the star's very first onscreen appearance, as a child actor. The film 'Vetri' starred Vijayakanth (who is referenced in a scene by another of Vijay's characters, Maaran), and was directed by his well-known associate S.A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay's father. This could be a possible homage to Vijay, that too since 'Mersal' has released on his milestone 25th anniversary of his career as a leading actor.

Vijay's second film to gross $1million in the United States. Mersal grossed $1.8million in its lifetime run in US. The other movie which grossed $1million in US is Theri(2016).

After Rajinikanth, Vijay is the only actor to breach the $1million mark twice in US, with Theri(2016) and Mersal(2017).

Mersal teaser is the first movie teaser to get 1million likes on YouTube platform. It was followed by Avengers: Infinity war trailer 1, Avengers: Infinity war trailer 2, Captain Marvel trailer, Thugs of Hindustan trailer and Sarkar teaser.

Highest grossing independent tamil movie of 2017.

2nd movie to gross 100 crores in TN region. The other movie was Baahubali 2 which grossed 100 crore earlier on the same year.

User reviews

Samuhn

I went in for the USA Premiere Show (FDFS) For The Much-Awaited Action Entertainer MERSAL. Oh god, the crowd was unbelievable! Everyone was set for a Diwali Treat:)

Firstly, the screen presence of THALAPATHY VIJAY, was absolutely amazing, for sure Vijay steals the show right from the title-card to the ending of the movie.

His Triple Role : Farmer, Doctor, Magician were all new get ups for Vijay and has he done well with these characters? 100% YES! Right From The "Mersal Arasan" To The Flashback Sequences Of The Leader Farmer, Thalapathy excels!

As Usual, he excels in his romance, dance, comedy and attitudes throughout the film which keep the audience entertained in each way.

The Story by Baahubali Writer "Vijayendra Prasad" was quite different even though it had some elements of an action Marsala film but Atlee's direction of the film keep it unique.

AR Rahman's BGM is merattal masss! He proves his Oscar winning award in Mersal, songs such as Aalaporaan Thamizhan and Neethanae bring out the audience a real taste of Mersal!

SJ Surya as a villain plays his role neatly (look out for his dialogues/scenes in the second half) a perfect suit for the movie - Stylish.

Also, actors such as Vadivelu and Sathyaraj stand out not just for their comedy but for their highly rated emotional scenes which Atlee narrates well. Vadivelu fanatics will leave the cinema with smiles on their faces:)

Heroines play their role superbly in each of Vijays Characters and so do other actors such as Sathyan, Kovai Sarala, Vikram Vedha's "Cheta" etc.

GK Vishnu has fantastic cinematography for a debut, thanks to Atlee for giving him an opportunity to see how perfectly he can do his job! Visuals in Aalaporaan Thamizhan and Many of the magician scenes excel, thalapathy is captured spot on!

Ruben the editor has done his job well, with neat cuts and editing to keep the movie at a smooth pace.

What can I say, a pure Thalapathy Vijay entertainer with high emotional/ mass scenes which will impress the audience of all type. A film for thamizhans to enjoy, so worth the wait? TOTALLY YES, go grab your tickets and have a great Diwali ahead!

9/10

Silver Globol

I went to this film after a colleague recommended it. I'll be frank I wasn't fond of the really random dance sequences (as an American they're a bit too random for me, though Mr. Vijay can dance really well) but the film got those out of the way early. I was told a couple things about this film before going in- it is a huge "mass masala" so it fuses many different genres together. And that the actor, Vijay, is an enormous superstar in the Tamil state who the people really adore. As soon as the film started, the audience whistled and cheered at just his name appearing on the screen! And then when he first appears in the film, the audience was overjoyed and so many cheers, I've never been among a crowd like that. It's crazy I hadn't seen a film by Vijay yet but I got chills seeing how much the audience loved him. And throughout the film, it was too easy to see why: spectacular performances as 3 different people, and he nailed them all. Especially the village role, was a terrific and moving performance, he has a huge screen presence and powerful flair about him. I've noticed that the Indian superstars are really a class apart in this, I can see these select few are at that level due to these certain intangibles that have won over the audience, its an trait I don't see in even the biggest of Hollywood actors. Anyway about the actual film's story, the beginning had more comedic elements, I didn't understand some of the jokes, but that's okay because there is tons more to this film. I felt the first female character was completely unnecessary and the second one was acceptable but also not needed. The third actress, however, was GREAT! Nithya Mennon is her name, she and Vijay in the second half brought tears to my eyes repeatedly, I didn't expect to be so moved! I had similar reactions to some really heart-wrenching scenes in the first half as well, the film had lots of emotional power at its core. The film was unique to me in that Vijay's characters stood up so strongly against corruption, malpractices and deception by the medical industry, especially against the poor people- the people who need it the most but end up also losing the most in these scenarios. A new subject for me, handled so well. I'm not aware of what the medical policies for patients in India are like, do people always pay before the treatment or is that just certain types of hospitals? Some questions I would just ask my colleagues on Monday. Another thing was when Vijay's characters said certain dialogues, the crowd cheered and clapped a lot, especially during his speech scenes where he criticizes many injustices in front of large crowds in the film. Not only did the crowd in the film cheer strongly, so did my audience! It was as if I was in the film. And the action!! It was tremendous, lots of intense fight scenes with nice use of wire-work. Every hit by Mr. Vijay felt powerful with lots of emotions to it: these aren't your normal "beat up the bad guys because they're against you" fight scenes but rather they felt like a man who has had to go through so much emotional pain that every punch and kick roared of justice. And wow was the crowd happy and loud during these fights! Wonderful experience really, I laughed, cried and was also really fired up during the film. I'm interested to watch more of Vijay's films now and I will definitely anticipate when his next film releases.

Geny

Mersal is a drama/emotional/action movie written by atlee. Vijay has 3 roles and he has done justice to all the roles.While watching the movie you ll encounter lots of dejavu moments from the movies such as apoorva sagathargal,ramana,shivaji and atlee's movie theri.S.J suryah's acting is awesome and he has done a great job. The movie has really some strong scenes which creates a huge impact on us. AR.Rahman's background adds value to the movie and he adds silence wherever it is required not like theri. The movie is lengthy and they could have reduced it a bit to about 2 hours 30 min. Action sequences were a treat to watch, editor and cinematography departments have done a great job. Overall the movie is a one time watchable flick, lots of dialogues were targeted against the government which marks Vijay's entry into politics??!!

GWEZJ

Watched Mersal on First Day !! Ignoring some logical loopholes and the film's length, the film is surely one of the best mass masala entertainer from Vijay and Kollywood in recent times.

Pros: Performances b all characters,Characterization for each and everyone,Cinematography,Action Sequences,Emotional dialogues, Climax,Screenplay(maintained a slow but nice pace),Social Messages,Music and Editing.

Cons: Length and Loopholes

3 hours is a bit too much for any film.There are some logical loopholes but the best part about them is, you will only realize their existence after the film ends.

Cinematography is colorful(giving the tone for the film)and each frame is crystal-clear.It is done by GK.Vishnu.He makes his debut via Mersal.Action Sequences are very good, which includes magic tricks.They are interesting to watch.ARR songs are the best and the BGM is divine at times, esp. emotional scenes . Performances are very good, especially Vijay, Nithya Menen and Kaali Venkat's performances are very good. Kaali Venkat once again proves that he can also do character roles.Social messages in this film are very relevant to the current state of India.They also raise awareness about medical corruption in India.

Final note: Though the film's story is old,it's presentation makes it a treat to watch.TREAT A REAL TREAT TO WATCH !!!!!!

Tantil

wow just wow .. even though the story is predictable the presentation of the movie is marvelous. the whole movie is carried out till the end by Vijay. and all the other cast members done their job very well. now DOP i heard its an Debutant but the scenes gave visual treat.Asusual Rahman sir never lets us down. i can see Hardwork and dedication of Atlee and Vijay at their best.i felt that this is the best movie of Vijay's career.

Kazigrel

Vijay's recent films a mixed bag, with a lot of good ones and a lot of extremely bad ones, but Mersal might stand out from this crowd as being almost entirely different from what he usually plays.

From his beautiful portrayal of the three roles that he suits up to his astounding screen presence, Vijay is a sure bet in any film. From a simple Farmer to a Magician, Vijay essays all his characters in style. AR Rahmaan's music was good, considering that he is one of the finest music directors in India, it's a kind of a let down for him. All the Heroines( Kajal, Samantha and Nithya ) essayed their roles perfectly, with almost no attachment that we feel to each character (pun intended). All the other roles were superbly done, especially by Sathyaraj and Kovai Sarala.

The Cinematography By GK Vishnu was not up to par, considering that Atlee usually pairs up with George C. Williams in the matter of cinematography. George knows how Atlee wants his film to be, where Vishnu fails miserable. Although he was able to scrap up a decent Masala-type atmosphere in every shot.

Vijayendra Prasad's story might have been the main attraction, considering that he wrote Baahubali, VP's script was lacking the need to explore different concepts, one thing he might have missed out. In a nutshell, the story is quite OK, just not into it.

From a seemingly OK 1st Half, the film stretches into a great Mass masala film. SJ Surya has done a exemplar job as the villain, providing Nail biting dialogues as well as a terrific job of acting out the ' Villain ' Scenes.

In short, Mersal is nothing more of a Mass Masala Flick ; the type that every Tamilian might have seen before.

Watch it for the Mass And Not For The Content.

My rating - 7.1 / 10

happy light

Mersal is treat for anyone who enjoyed kaththi and thupakki because it contains the style and content as both films. This film can't be hated, *first of all, the story is a simple story but the execution was mind blowing. *The film can't be any better without Vijayendra Prasad the story/screenplay writer of the film. There some noticeable epic baahubali type of scenes in this movie which are the major plus points. *Dialogues of the film turned out really well especially dialogues about current situation of Indian government and medical system. *Cinemotography of the movie is chance less since the cinematographer is a debutante. Every frame was crystal clear and unique. *Two songs were unnecessary, but the rest two were visual treat for fans. *Vijay's screen presence was outstanding and one of the best in his career. *SJ Surya's character was redefined as stylish villain after Aravind Swamy. *Nithya Menon's role was perfect for the story and Divine. *Kajal and Samantha's role were just side roles and not so important but not irritating as well. *Kali Venkat's acting was mind blowing *Ar Rahmans BGM is the back bone of the film.It elevated many mass and emotional scenes to different level. *Sathyaraj/Kovai Sarala/Vadivelu's character were decent but Vadivelu tops it for the best. Conclusion: In overall, Mersal is one of the best Diwali Treat for true entertainment lovers. It is a true blockbuster after Thuppakki and Kaththi for Diwali. It is a must watch for all.

Kulabandis

Let's start with casting. This movie has so much star value starting from Vijay to AAR, Samantha, Kajal, Nithya Menon, Vadivelu, SJ Suriya, Sathyaraj, Kovai Sarala... The biggest positive for the movie is actor Vijay. He adapted to all the characters very well especially the flashback Vettrimarran role. Rural background and dialogue delivery of Vijay in the Vettrimarran role is convincing. It's a new experience for fans. SJ Suriya is another positive. Although he has short screen space, his acting and dialogue delivery is extremely great. We get goosebumps sometimes. Actor Vijay outcasts all other actors and occupies most of the screen space. Nithya Menon, Sathyaraj and Vadivelu used their given space and did their job well. let's hope this movie will be good come back for Vadivelu. Kovai Sarala is over expressive, we can't even watch her scene. Love portions of Samatha are fresh and enjoyable but out of the story. Kajal Aggarwal is literally wasted, added just to increase star value of the movie. Her absence won't even affect the movie in any way.

All fights sequences are choreographed well. All songs are colorful and sound fresh with ARR music but break the flow of the movie. Kollywood should stop forcing songs into movies, at least they should reduce the number of songs to maximum two. The cinematography is very well, we can literally feel the budget used on the screen. The effort they took to recreate flashback sequence can be felt clearly in tools used in operation theater shoot.

The whole movie gives a Deja vu feeling. Our mind frequently moves to the memory of movies previously watch. From the intro scene (Sivaji arresting) to Climax scene (Kathi press meet) we can't ignore images from past movies coming in between the movie. He literally copied scenes from the movie "Now you see me", which is completely stupid because that movie is very popular many people have watched it. The movie is bit lengthy, we can feel it. Overused cinematic liberty especially magic stunts that should have been avoided. Instead of presenting Vijay as a magician, he's presented like a superhero with supernatural magic power.

This movie conveys a strong social message about Hospital lobbying. Dialogues are bold. We have to appreciate Vijay for his bold attempt to talk about GST, Demonization and other issues. Still, the audience has a feeling that Vijay is doing it as a prework for his political career. Especially too much of MGR reference rises unnecessary suspicion.

Endline: A Decent commercial movie with a strong social message, you can surely watch one time with family.

Mr.jeka

I have Seen in Qatar First Day First Show, Amazing the much awaited Vijay starer Mersal has released on Diwali Festival Special Mersal has all the essential ingredients to make audiences happy, high expected movie that gave us high satisfaction, Still I feel after long time that I watch a Good Movies, 10/10

Jum

in one sentence i could say Mersal is a visually beautiful and stylish entertainer with relevantsocial message ! Vijay shines his triple roles ; Emotional scenes,Mass scenes he just nailed it <3 film by film he is improving his acting skills n Entertaining Mass Stylish appeal <3 :) <3 in the case of heroines, for me Nithya Menen steals the show ,nice performance and dialogue delivery ,other Kajal and Samantha just did OK,small roles.

villein role is safe with S J Suryah ,nothing big to perform,still good direction by Atlee kumar is almost good ,mixture of commercial and social message together ;done well,he just fall behind in terms of execution and convincing area- just little bit.

long running time ,lack of convincing,unnecessary scenes- two songs in the first half is doesn't needed but good ones over all mersal is full of Entertainment ,Magical scenes,excellent Cinematography ,,especially in song scenes- composition by A.R. Rahman and beautiful Picturization by Atlee gave me Goosebumps, this film is a treat for Vijay fans and good entertainer for the audience! BLOCKBUSTER loading!

Pooker

This movie has outclassed every other movie, an amazing story-line and actor Vijay has performed really well for the three roles, hats off to the entire crew !

Do not believe the critics, just watch the movie and decide ! Class movies are not easy to make as these days almost every story has been revealed, yet the entire crew has made a movie which you can watch more than ten times !

No wonder this movie will run more than 100 days !

It's guaranteed entertainment for the whole family !

Dozilkree

First of all, I request Vijay and Ajith haters to stay out of a mostly neutral platform like IMDb and to not spread this childish behavior here. It's not only disrespectful towards both of these hard-working actors, but towards everyone who has worked with them as well. If you don't like them, then just ignore them.

On the one hand I was expecting way more of this movie, since the advertisement for this movie was nearly perfect. They didn't reveal too much and after watching the movie this teaser really is one of the best conceived we've seen. Well Done! On the other hand I was very pleased by some aspects of this movie.

Positive:

the best aspect about this movie is the outstanding performance of Vijay. This might be one of his best performances. Especially in one part of the movie he got a very good fitting character and realized this character very good.

we can't forget the other performances. People who have experienced the humour of Vadivelu will enjoy this one as well. The three main female actors portrayed their role and their role was fitting to them, too - one of the very few good things about writing a role for the actor. Especially Nithya Menon was outstanding. S.J. Suryah got a stereotype of role(but good, explanation later) and I don't think somebody would have believed, when he debuted as a director, that one day he will give such great performances. Another good work of him. Actually every actor did succeed in fulfilling the purpose of the character.

although I'm quite disappointed with the story, the characters have been very well-conceived. There is one character, which steals the whole show. Now just one more note to the antagonist: yes, it's kind of a clichéd role. But in this case this stereotype was necessary. You will understand that after watching the movie.

The score of A.R.Rahman and the placement of the songs were amazing. Especially in the flashback portion the music really play with the emotions.

I actually enjoy a very good movie even, if I don't agree to the message of the movie(for example in V for Vendetta I felt like that). But in this movie I'm very thankful for bringing this topic back in the game. It's actually one of the big negative aspects in India and it's not only good that this topic is shown. On top of that it's tough and very good conceived, how the conveyance of the message was executed.

Not good enough:

the story wasn't bad, but it wasn't up to the standards of my expectation at the writing team, which included one of the most respected writer in India, Vijayendra Prasad. One of the biggest nuisance factor was that this movie had unnecessary masala elements(in India a movie, which contains something from everything and isn't really bound to a genre, are called "masala movies"). In Theri for example the emotions were combined very good. The transitions had a smooth flow, while in Mersal some mood changes felt so unfitting.

the debutante DOP G.K.Vishnu did a decent job, but the magic of the Atlee and George(Atlee's main DOP) would have been better. Sometimes the cinematography just didn't fit to the story-telling good enough. But hats off for his first big work!

So all in all, you should reduce your expectations a little bit before watching this movie. Mersal is a very emotional movie, which still contains a lot of "masala" elements.

Prorahun

Vijay performance super song ultimate atlee direction ok a.r rahman bgm mass over all super movie

Wat!?

The Cinematography itself takes you into the scene, The Script with Magic Scenes Are Tremondous!

Ttyr

'Atlee' has become a dependable brand with just 2 films 'Raja Rani' and 'Theri',both which were efficiently packed masala entertainers that managed to gain humongous success at the Kollywood box- office.Naturally,the expectations were sky-high from the combo of Vijay and Atlee who were expected to repeat the success of Theri,which I felt was to some extent a slightly better movie altogether on comparison with this much more predictable mass masala entertainer.

An elaborate affair running around 170 minutes,Mersal has all the ingredients that one conjoins with a festival entertainer,heavily relying upon the charisma of Vijay who ensures that the loopholes in the screenplay is overshadowed by his massive screen presence up to a good extent.K.Vijayendra Prasad who's known for his epic mass entertainers like 'Baahubali','Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and 'Samarasimha Reddy' has stick on to the basic formulas of a typical masala flick,the result being an average to above average cinematic experience in a nutshell.

Atlee's pattern of narrative reminded me of his mentor Shankar's 2006 blockbuster 'Shivaji',revamped with plot elements similar to A.R Murugadoss's Vijayakanth starrer 'Ramana'[2002] and a conclusion upon the lines of yet another Murugadoss flick Katthi [2014].The introductory portions of the movie was impressive followed by a slightly weaker 45-50 minutes which luckily ended with a thrilling interval block.The second half holds the flashback portion of 'Thalapathy' which is highly emotional and has moments to connect with the native audience in particular.

The fact that the easily predictable narrative could have been trimmed by at least 15-20 minutes cannot be blanked out and hadn't there been a solid performance by Thalapathy Vijay as the saving grace,the movie could have been rather a mediocre experience altogether.The plethora of hard-hitting punch dialogues added with a good social message towards the end was effective in increasing the emotional connect of the movie.

As mentioned before Vijay was at his awesome best throughout the movie and succeeded in portraying the roles entrusted on him with required perfection.The pick among the female cast was Nithya Menon who shined with an energetic performance.Samantha and Kajal Agarwal didn't have much role to play except for being part in two songs that didn't make any impact in the narrative whatsoever.'Vaigai Puyal' Vadivelu gave an impressive supporting performance .S J Surya's villain role was too stereotypical and lacked necessary detailing.

Songs by maestro A.R.R ranged from mediocre to good with the pick among the songs being 'Aalaporaan Tamizhan' and 'Nee Thaane' that were picturized well by Atlee.The background score of the movie wasn't exceptional but nonetheless decent.Frames by debutante G K Vishnu were catchy and edits by Ruben was fine in general.

Overall,Mersal is a satisfactory festive flick that ensures a paisa vasool one time watch for those who have a taste for masala entertainers.

Dorintrius

Good message at climax Vijay boldly talk abt gst and other issues. But overall as a movie, content is very week. Vijay can give chance to other director who ve good story rather concentrating in politics. Father Vijay character is too good and interval block scene is good noting more. Other than Vijay only sj surya and nithya Menon got some scope.

Kigul

Mersal is a simple story told in the grandest way possible. While the film certainly has its flaws, it has effortlessly been vanquished by an interesting screenplay. The film is hugely benefited by the stylish direction of Atlee. Certainly, the film is nothing new in term of its content but the way its story has been executed, makes it stand out.

The whole film is a celebration of the charisma of Vijay. He is outstanding in a triple role, especially his role of wrestler Vetrimaaran was exceptionally played. Nithya is wonderful in her role. Kajal and Samantha are just to fill the spaces. Justin Selvaraj is magnificent in the role of the corrupt doctor. His mannerism is peerless. There was a certain cold-blooded gleam in his eye which gave her character a new altitude. Vadivelu is good as always.

The film is overly long and needs to be trimmed. There are some questionable editing choices in the film. Runtime is indisputably a big drawback of this film.

Atlee is here in its full form. He directs the film with his full energy. Another winner for his career.

The film keeps you entertained for almost its entire run-time. It has a good message too but in the rabble of masala, it has lost its intensity. If a little more attention would have been paid to the script, the film might have attained a different level. While the film manages to entertain you for most of its run-time, it never really tries to emphasise on something which is new and has never been explored earlier, which sadly is a mighty drawback in itself.

Nevertheless, it is a nice entertainer and is a must watch for Vijay fans. Even if you are not his, the film manages to entertain for most of the time. A good one-time watch...

Xava

The only reason I gave 10 for this movie is it gave me all the ingredients that I wanted this Diwali. It has its flaws... But it's a perfect festive treat for everyone. The non linear screenplay was well handled. The characters were designed to the point... Kajal agarwal's character was actually not needed. Brilliant music from ARR. Clinical direction from Atlee.. He has mastered the packaging of a old used to script in an engaging way. Vijay was brilliant as usual and the dance, stunt and dialogues are OMG moments. Lot of current issues have been discussed. Hats off to the effort. Special mention to SJ Surya.. There was a goosebumps moment when he delivers the 30 years later dialogue. Over all... A happy Diwali for movie watchers

Vetibert

My hero and idol Thalapathy Vijay Annan´s best movie in his career...actually the best movie I´ve seen in my life

Mitynarit

One of the best power packed entertainer in recent times.

Taken the Tamil cinema to next level.

Vijay vere level

Flamekiller

The movie was so good. Songs and BGM were superb in the movie. The flashback Vijay Thalapathy character acting was amazing than Vetri and Maaran. There were some logic mistakes and Kajal and Samantha don't need in the movie. Nithya Menon acted good in the movie. Vadivelu can be used more but the comedy was also amazing.

Thorgahuginn

Vijay MERSAL mass in this movie. Must watch for all vijay fans and for general audience this movie will be a good treat with social message. Mersal Arasan and Aalaporan tamizhan songs are awesome. Vijay and SJ Surya are the main characters in the movie, all the other actors are supporting characters with limited scenes.

Dangerous

**2nd para contains spoiler**

The film starts where Vadivu (Vadivel) kidnaps a few people in an ambulance. This is investigated by Police lead by Rathnavel (Sathyaraj) and they find out where the hide-out is. When they come to arrest the kidnapper, they meet Vijay (Dr. Maaran). During interrogation, he narrates his flashback and tells Rathanavel that he is not Dr. Maaran but Vetri (Vijay, 2nd action). Dr. Daniel (S.J.Surya) who happens to see one of Dr. Maaran's interview on TV on why he charges only Rs.5/- from his patients, comes to meet Dr. Maaran, thinking he is Vetri.

The flashback of who Dr. Maaran and Vetri are, why Dr. Daniel is looking for Vetri reveals that Dr. Maaran and Vetri are brothers and Dr. Daniel was helping their father Vetrimaaran (Vijay, 3rd action) in the hospital that Vetrimaaran built in their village. Dr. Daniel, who is business minded, gets the hospital transferred to his name and Maaran's mother Aishwarya (Nithya Menen) dies soon after she delivers Vetri, who is assumed dead on delivery. Dr. Daniel tries to run away from the hospital and when Vetrimaaran tries to follow, Dr. Daniel's men kill Vetrimaaran. Now, Vetri and Dr. Maaran understand their past and join hands to avenge Dr. Daniel.

Xal

It's thalapathis best movie no doubt. Three roles and double action. What more can you ask from a movie. There are emotional scenes that will make u cry and action scenes that will make you rise.

Peace Bro.

10/10

Weiehan

I expected so much from atlee and vijay, but its really bad from these vijay and atlee because I see so much similarities from movie, dhoom 3 exactly only the story is different. The story is good but background music and music really bad. How ar rahman can do these kind of awful songs. Direction is OK, but the first fight scene with magic is awful. I never saw these kind of magic in my entire life. Vijay's same routine, for people

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