Manithan

My review: Manithan

"Manithan"is a remake of "Jolly LLB", a hindi movie that was a sleeper hit in 2013. The tamil remake stars Udhayanidhi Stalin in the titular role and Prakashraj as the antagonist. Movie directed by I.Ahmed. There is a visible improvement in his narration and direction this time which was suspect in his previous two movies. Though it is a faithful remake with some additions with respect to the female lead's portions, Ahmed come out with a gripping movie. This is by far his best work yet.

The coming of age stories are not that new to tamil cinema. The story of "Manithan" is simple, movie is told in a linear easy narrative style yet it strikes a chord or two with the audience. It is one of the well written and well made movies in the recent times and a perfect launch vehicle for Udhay away from his tedious rom-coms so far. Dialogues play a very important role in creating the impact the movie does create and the credit for it should goes to Ajayan Bala. 

Udhayanidhi Stalin is good in his role of Sakthivel, a fumbling young lawyer who decides to take on the mighty. This is by far his best though he has a long way to go before he can take claim of being a reliable actor. Prakashraj is terrific while Radharavi is stupendous in a role only he could have done with such panache. Hanshika Motwani looks awfully out of place from the milieu in which the movie is set. On the other hand, Aishwarya Rajesh has a better role. Vivek is reliable as ever. 

In Santosh Narayanan's music all the songs are good while background score elevates the narration to a great extent. Madhi's cinematography gives the movie a glossy feel. 

On the whole, "Manithan" is one of the better written and well made movies in recent times tough it is a remake. 

Bottomline: Nalla manithan

3.5/5