Papanasam

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Audience Member Realistic family thriller which never feels its length. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Realistic family thriller which never feels its length. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Every act is fair from their own perspective! The title represents a small town where the story takes place. An opportunity to see the old Kamal Haasan. It was like been ages, seen him in this kind of attire, especially Tirunelveli accent was phenomenal. As usual, his performance and expressions stole the show and none others were matched his par in the movie. Nothing wrong to call it was his show. Kind of addicted to 'Yeya En Kottikkaara' song. A typical Tamil song, if you are, you might feel the deep. It was a remake of the Malayalam movie 'Drishyam', which was inspired by the Japanese novel 'The Devotion of Suspect X'. I have not seen the original movie, but seen the Japanese version based on the same book. There are no major comparisons, except the crime, the rest was completely rewritten to suit the Indian audience. But the writer denies, by saying neither book adaptation nor inspired. I have heard that the narration was very emotional and the characters were more guilt feel than the Malayalam. Initially Rajnikath was considered for the main role, but happy it went to Kamal Haasan. None other than him would have suited better to portray Suyambulingam. He would definitely bring the emotions out of you easily. After Sivaji, he's the king of those roles. At the plenty of the scenes I was amazed by his execution, especially in the end scene when he finally breakdown with guilt. I don't believe when people say the original version is a must watch. Every film industry in India has fine actors, especially this film recruited their best as of I have heard. So I recommend your native version or the closest one to opt. The advantage in the remakes are, a chance to fix if there were any flaws in the original. Since it was directed by the same filmmaker, I strongly suggest the neural audience to pick between the original and this one, because of the naturalistic portrayal of the rural family. But if you prefer stylish, especially for the non-Indian, there's always Bollywood. 9/10 Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent remake of Drishyam Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Papanasam is nothing less than a masterpiece. In fact its a thriller so finely crafted that I can't even think of another thriller in Tamil Cinema that has such keen attention to detail, a compelling story and well etched characters. The movie has a lengthy runtime of three hours but there wasn't a single lull and the credit has to go to Jeethu Joseph's masterful script. The movie is always a few steps ahead of you and actually answers all the questions you have in your head as you are watching. Theres no loose ends or plotholes which surprised me greatly as many tamil thrillers while entertaining have some logic gaps.The movie takes a good 30-40mins to set up its characters and because of this we are able to relate to the characters easily and root for them. Once the crime thriller portion of the movie starts you are on the edge of your seat throughout and the movie's climax is so satisfying that people actually clapped during my screening. The acting from the cast is excellent all across the board and once again Kamal knocks it out of the park. You don't see Kamal Hassan the actor on screen but you see Suyambu Lingam. I cannot wait to see Jeethu Joseph's future films and I will definitely be watching the Original Drishyam next. A+ Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member This certainly is an example of how a man's career as great as Kamal's will never come down. His acting is flawless, hell, who are we to comment on this man's acting! He lived the character of Suyambu Lingam and this is clear from the claps and whistles he receives after his performance. Remade from the Malayam film, Drishyam, this film does not loose its essence owing to the direction by the same mastermind. Jeethu Joseph shows it is possible to make a classy as a family drama-thriller, a genre never explored much in Indian Cinema. This film is one to watch for its preserved story which didn't lose to the actor's calling repute. A gem that did justice to its star cast. Notable appreciation goes to the film's supporting cast, from the innocent villagers in Delhi Ganesh and M.S.Bhaskar to the cunning an corrupt Kalabhavan Mani, who also returns after a long break. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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