Star cast: Vikram, Shriya, Raghuvaran, Vivek, Santhanam, Vinod
Raj, Y G Mahendran, Arun Mathavan, Vinayak, Alex, Indrajith
Direction: Susi Ganesan
Production: Kalaipuli S Thanu
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Banner: V Creations
Chennai: The long awaited first Tamil Superhero movie 'Kandasamy'
has been released today worldwide.
The first version of Indian ‘Robin Hood' type movie is all set to
hit silver screens worldwide in 900 theatres on Friday.
Director Susi Ganesan has used excellent visual work to give a
movie colourful style.
The movie is produced bilingual and in Telugu they titled as
"Mallanna".
Vikram and Shreya have been in the lead cast while Indrajith, elder
brother of actor Prithviraj, playing the villain role.
Sherya looks hot and sexy while Vikram is heading towards stardom
with this new release.
The movie has been produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu and he pushed a
huge ammount to make it success.
It is worth watching if you are an action crazy and you can spend
you money once for this movie.
'Kanthaswamy' a superhero tale with a twist (Tamil Film
Review)
By Aravindan D.I.
Film: "Kanthaswamy"; Director: Susi Ganesan; Cast: Vikram, Shriya
Saran, Krishna, Raghuvaran, Vivek, Santhanam, Vinod Raj, Y.G.
Mahendran, Arun Mathavan, Vinayak, Alex and Indrajith; Music: Devi
Sri Prasad; Rating: ***
Director Susi Ganesan's "Kanthaswamy" is a typical commercial
pot-boiler that has style and substance. Though the Robin Hood-like
story is not new, Susi has presented it with trademark
superhero-movie elements -- flashy action scenes and stunning
special effects.
Yet, it's not the typical superhero film and therein lies the twist
in the tale.
The movie begins with people flocking to a Murugan temple. All
those who submit their woes as petitions to Lord Kanthaswamy
(another name for Murugan) on a piece of paper and tie it to a tree
in the temple find that their problems are all solved soon.
Meanwhile, superhero Kanthaswamy becomes a phenomenon -- a caped
crusader dressed as a rooster who takes up the grievances of
ordinary people and resolves them. But the local police officer
(Prabhu) suspects something fishy and pokes his nose in the
matter.
On the other hand, brave CBI officer Kanthaswamy (Vikram) is on a
mission to unearth black money and illegal wealth amassed by the
rich and corrupt that lie stashed in foreign banks. He is in for a
challenge when he raids the house of tycoon PPP (Ashish
Vidyarthi).
When Kanthaswamy finds unaccounted cash and documents of various
foreign deals worth over Rs.1,000 crore, PPP, the seasoned
criminal, is not amused. At the same time, his only daughter
Subbalakshmi (Shriya Saran) pretends to have fallen in love with
Kanthaswamy in an effort to take revenge on him.
Watch the film to know the connection between the masked crusader
and the CBI officer.
Susi Ganesan has presented the movie with a fast-paced and stylish
narrative. He has conceived and executed many scenes well. He has
tried to give the old story of robbing the rich to help the poor
some logical elements. The twists in the tale are
interesting.
The fight sequences, especially the blind-folded action scenes in
Mexico, are breathtaking. The innovative camera angles and lighting
by cinematographer N.K. Ekambaram make the film visually stunning.
Thotta Dharani's art work is also awesome.
On the flip side, Susi's story is disappointing. While he has
worked hard to make the film stylish and sleek, one wishes he had
worked harder to come up with something new.
We have seen powerful 'Good Samaritans' like Kanthaswamy in films
like "Gentleman" and "Indian". We have also seen an 'alien' with
extraordinary powers to eliminate the baddies in "Anniyan" and an
intelligent hero diverting the black money to good causes in
"Sivaji".
The major problem with the script is the length. The director could
have avoided a couple of songs and halved the comedy track by
Vadivelu.
Devi Sri Prasad's music goes with the movie's mood. Two of the six
songs -- "Excuse me Mr. Kandasamy" and "Yen Peru Meenakumari" --
are picturised well.
Vikram comes out with flying colours. His dedicated efforts have
given an extra-dimension to the character. Very few people in
Indian cinema could portray the larger-than-life fantasy character
as easily as Vikram. His body language when he appears with a mask
and wings is amazing.
Shriya sizzles in her glamorous appearance and charming acting.
Prabhu renders a neat performance but he is fast becoming
predictable in the role of an investigative cop. The
characterization of villains leaves much to be desired. Vadivelu's
comedy track passes muster.
"Kanthaswamy" is for those looking for sheer entertainment.