Thael Movie Review - Surprisingly Good!
A woman claims to be his mom and enters the life of a debt collector who serves for a loan shark. He needs to turn a new leaf, motivated by her love, but can he do so after destroying so many people's lives? Something that stands out in Theal's underlying scenes is how quiet it is for a film with so much cruelty. The events unfold slowly, there is some silence to let the moments breathe, and the sorrowful stylish cinematic tone, with irritated lighting (camerawork by Vignesh Vasu), hits at the same time.
Each one of these factors contributes to the film's overall appeal. Then you realize how well debutant filmmaker Harikumar (now a well-known dancer and performer) has absorbed the essence of the movie's source, Korean auteur Kim Ki-Pieta. duk's (2012). The director clearly addresses the Korean movie's impact in the title sequence, which also includes a card thanking Kim Ki-duk, who is given narrative recognition.
Harikumar sets the storyline in the Koyambedu marketplace, where Paulraj (Shathru), a parasitic financier, lends cash to businesses at a high rate of interest. Individuals who fail to repay the money are treated differently by Dorai, the debt collector (Prabhudeva). Durai, who grew up as a tramp, has no reservations about attacking Paulraj's unfortunate victims. He whips a man in front of his child, slices off another's arm, and even beat a begging lady who offers him sex in exchange for him not harming her hubby.
Theal is a well-made drama with a tremendous number of effectiveness. Actually, the picture's enthusiastic effect is largely due to the composition, which owes much to the Korean cinema (this is largely a subservient variant), but the filming is also sufficiently strong. Prabhudeva is fantastic as always, despite Durai's roughness, and eswari rao is fantastic as the mom.
Overall, A Surprise winner for pongal 2022!
Each one of these factors contributes to the film's overall appeal. Then you realize how well debutant filmmaker Harikumar (now a well-known dancer and performer) has absorbed the essence of the movie's source, Korean auteur Kim Ki-Pieta. duk's (2012). The director clearly addresses the Korean movie's impact in the title sequence, which also includes a card thanking Kim Ki-duk, who is given narrative recognition.
Harikumar sets the storyline in the Koyambedu marketplace, where Paulraj (Shathru), a parasitic financier, lends cash to businesses at a high rate of interest. Individuals who fail to repay the money are treated differently by Dorai, the debt collector (Prabhudeva). Durai, who grew up as a tramp, has no reservations about attacking Paulraj's unfortunate victims. He whips a man in front of his child, slices off another's arm, and even beat a begging lady who offers him sex in exchange for him not harming her hubby.
Theal is a well-made drama with a tremendous number of effectiveness. Actually, the picture's enthusiastic effect is largely due to the composition, which owes much to the Korean cinema (this is largely a subservient variant), but the filming is also sufficiently strong. Prabhudeva is fantastic as always, despite Durai's roughness, and eswari rao is fantastic as the mom.
Overall, A Surprise winner for pongal 2022!