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Thaana Serntha Kootam Review


Cast: Suriya, Keerthy Suresh, Ramya Krishnan, Karthik
Music: Anirudh
Direction: Vignesh Shivn

The wall posters of ‘Thillu mullu’, ‘Varumayin Neram Sivapu’ and other artefacts set the mood of the film to 1980s except Suriya’s costumes. The film opens with RJ Balaji in an interview getting rejected for job as he does not have money to bribe the selection officers. Simultaneously we see Tambi Ramaiya (who works as peon in CBI) requesting his higher officers to go easy on his son in his interview. HIs son is not RJ Balaji, its Suriya. Both end up getting rejected, but I could empathize with Rj Balaji’s character more than Suriya’s.

Kalaiyarasan plays as Suriya’s friend who wants to be Police, but falls prey to corrupt section process. But I really loved his character and his story, which I enjoyed than whole film’s story. The reason why I could not empathize with Suriya is because he takes power into his hands and becomes Robin Hood. The film becomes heist genre but sticks with comedy and emotions. But the problem is it’s neither heist nor emotional.

The only emotional scene that worked for me, except RJ Balaji’s, was when Suriya talks to his dad (Tambi Ramaiyah) about his rejection. And the way the scene ended made me laugh more than any other scene. I loved Vignesh Shivn’s ‘Nanum Rowdy thaan’ screenplay where he mixed emotional scenes with comedy brilliantly. In Thaana Serntha Kootam both work at parts.

The screenplay becomes predictable and the twists don’t surprise us. Every character except Keerthy Suresh was properly used. The love between Suriya and Keerthy was mundane. Anirudh’s Sodakku song was mind blowing to see with visuals and other songs too was beautifully choreographed. His background score makes a boring scene passable.


Verdict: It’s neither heist nor emotional. 
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