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The second
type of theft that gets spoken about in this movie is love theft. It speaks
about how one individual courts another individual’s girlfriend who is not the
happiest of person in a relationship.Those two
were the obvious themes that stands out in the film.
I feel that
if you were to narrate to me the story of TPT to me, it would be even more
powerful and amazing, but when I watched it on screen, something along the way
seemed to have gone missing and reduced the impact of what the film could have
delivered.
Second film
as a director, second film as a lead actress, which is a remarkable feat.
Playing a role of a girl trapped in a way traffic relationship with a guy since
schooling days, couple with a determination to do something to change the
society, you had a character that two different types of emotions in the film.
Just like
how the gods Krishna was close to Arjun, Yuvaraj who plays the character of
Krishna is the best friend of Arjun. Playing the humor relief of the film, it
is safe to say that Yuvaraj is going to be an actor that the people are going
to love much and find themselves very connected to.
Manjula Joseph & P.Jegan
Manjula and
Jegan plays two very contrasting parents to two very contrasting sons. Manjula
is the sweet loving mum which you wished you had and believes at the right parent’s
upbringing is what determines the attitude of the children’s future. You will
love her for how lovely and sweet she was in the film.
Final Verdict: Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey Is Going To Steal Away The Box Office
After the
success of Geethaiyin Radhai (GR), Director Shalini Balasundaram is back with
her second directional venture with Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey (TPT). With GR
being a huge success in the box office, expectations were running high on Shalini’s
TPT. With the GR combo of Shalni-Ztish teaming up once again for TPT,
expectations were high on this film. Here is my review of the film
Story Review
Thirudathey
Papa Thirudathey, the tittle itself gives away that TPT is going to be a film
themed around theft. The first thing that impressed me about TPT was the depth
of its content. Shalini touches upon two types of theft in this film. First
being the theft we all know about, involving money and jewelry. Let it be
snatch thief, robbery or blackmailing, Shalini had all of it covered in TPT.
The second
type of theft that gets spoken about in this movie is love theft. It speaks
about how one individual courts another individual’s girlfriend who is not the
happiest of person in a relationship.Those two
were the obvious themes that stands out in the film.
There was another
interesting layer in the film that caught my attention in the film. It touches
upon parenting. TPT shows on how parenting has an influence on how a child
grows up to be. How the hero and villain behaves in the film were largely
influenced by the upbringing of their parents and this serves out as great
message and reminder on parents watching this film to be more responsible on
how they raise their children.
TPT is a
film that is challenging to summarize its story into a one liner as you could
see from above the depth of the film. It is a story that happens over a couple
of years. It has two story tracks going on this film and how it crosses over
and reaches the climax is what TPT about.
The first
track is about the love theft that happens between Saresh, Shalini and Irfun
with Yuvaraj, Hemaji & Manjula who are all a part of this storyline. The second
track is about crime theft that happens in the life of Kabil and his circle and
the relationship between his father and him.
In terms of
story, TPT wins big time. It had such a good and strong story and had all the
different kind emotions wrapped in it. Love, comedy, fear, emotions, heartbreak
and everything, TPT has the complete package wrapped in 2 hours 20 minutes for
your viewing.
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Director Review
Shalini Balasundaram
First of
all big congratulations to Shalini on your second theatrical film. It is good
to see you have followed up with another film post the success of GR. Having
watch both GR and TPT, I can say that you have improved so much.
It is good
to see that you have taken the criticism you received from GR and put that to
work in TPT. I have seen significant improvements in TPT but it is still not up
to par for me just yet. Noticed many moments where the camera was shaky. It
felt that there were many hand held shots and that was disturbing for me.
Also I
picked up a few conti mistakes in the film, whereby in there wasn’t consistency
in the cast in one scene but different shots. That was a little disappointing for
me too. This mistakes happened in GR too but in TPT it was surely lesser and
that is a welcomed improvement.
However the biggest disappoint for me in this film was the screenplay and the type of scenes selection. As fantastic of a story you had, I didn’t feel the film did full justice to deliver the full potential of the story.
However the biggest disappoint for me in this film was the screenplay and the type of scenes selection. As fantastic of a story you had, I didn’t feel the film did full justice to deliver the full potential of the story.
I feel that
if you were to narrate to me the story of TPT to me, it would be even more
powerful and amazing, but when I watched it on screen, something along the way
seemed to have gone missing and reduced the impact of what the film could have
delivered.
I felt with
a neater, trimmer and better scene arrangement, TPT could have been so much
more impactful to the audience. As much as story was the strength of TPT, it
also worked against your way as you seemed to have far too much of a content
that you tried to deliver.
On the
positive note, one of my favourite thing in the movie is the interval block. I
loved the treat you gave for the interval block. I don’t remember a film which
had so much going on in the interval block with such a mix of emotions. I was
laughing, fearful and anticipating for things to happen all at the same time. Brilliant
work there Shalini.
You are
going strength to strength and improving with every movie Shalini and it is no
doubt that as long you keep working on improvements from film after film, you
will only get better.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
The Cast
Saresh D'Seven
I first
watched you in Aasaan where you played a supporting character who was a hacker.
Despite the minimal screen time, you made a very lasting impression on me in
the terms on how you carried your body language for the character. You molded yourself
well into the character and I was impressed.
And when I
saw you in SSL, which justified my initial thoughts on you that you are a lead
actor material. Now carrying the experience of two films, I could see you have
matured into a much better actor in TPT.
Playing the
role of Arjun who is an aspiring film maker who is determined to make a
difference to the society, you played it very calmly and casually. It felt very
natural and real whenever you are on screen. It was like watching someone you
know next door. That was very well done with you.
It I were
to highlight one thing about your acting, it was the way you acted during the “Valikirathe”
song scenes. You nailed it. It was absolutely perfect and that was my favourite
portion of the film. The way you reacted to the situation felt so real and
painful. That was fantastic.
I am not
surprised on how fast you are climbing up the ladder to be my favourite
Malaysian actor and I am convinced post TPT, I will not be the only one who is
going to be saying that.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Shalini Balasundaram
Second film
as a director, second film as a lead actress, which is a remarkable feat.
Playing a role of a girl trapped in a way traffic relationship with a guy since
schooling days, couple with a determination to do something to change the
society, you had a character that two different types of emotions in the film.
You have
stepped up from GR and showed more confidence as an actress but I was let down with
the way you played the character. It felt like it was more of a character
extension of Arthi from GR rather than Amudha. That is an area that needs to be
worked on if you are going to continue acting. I would love to see variations
from your performance.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Kabil
Making his
filming debut in TPT, Kabil plays the role of Raja @ Mc Fire who is the main
negative lead role of the film. Playing the role of a boy who grew up in a
family that encourages crime and theft, he becomes one with a vision to emulate
his father in the crime world and become the next big thing.
The way he
expressed anger in his scenes were good and was convincing. He carried a
certain aura in his performance and looked to dominate the scenes which he was
present in. I loved the way the scene which he confronts his father in a shop
in Ipoh. Such dominance and control of the scene and that is a joy to watch.
An area
which was a could have been a little better for me is that I felt Kabil got
himself stuck to the matrix of his character description too much and that
meant a little lack of adaptation on how his character should talk and carry
himself from scene to scene which was different.
I always
feel a character should adapt their characterization from scene to scene and
give only what is need instead of giving the total characterization in every
scene.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Yuvaraj Krishnasamy
Just like
how the gods Krishna was close to Arjun, Yuvaraj who plays the character of
Krishna is the best friend of Arjun. Playing the humor relief of the film, it
is safe to say that Yuvaraj is going to be an actor that the people are going
to love much and find themselves very connected to.
Krishna is
more than just a character for me. He was a representative of the audience in
the film. Wherever you feel something was not right, Krishna would voice that,
where ever you feel sad, Krishna will cry for you. Such was the character
written by Shalini and credit to her for that and credit to Yuvaraj for the
convincing execution.
A good
comical actor doesn’t always follow the script and needs to have the ability to
improvise scenes and that was very clear that you were able to do so in your
performance. That is why I believed your character would be well loved by the
audience.
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Hemalata Gnanaprakasam @ Hemaji
After
Saresh’s performance, my next favourite performer in the film was without a
doubt Hemaji. Despite the limited on screen time you had, you did justice to
your character every time you appeared on screen.
I believe
you are too making your debut in this film as Sanjana, but the way you
performed doesn’t seem to show that. You looked like someone with bags of
experience and very calm and natural on screen.
There were
two moments of yours in the film which made a lasting impression on me. The
first being the part where you mentioned that Arjun loves Amudha in front of
everyone in the hall. I burst out laughing for that scene. A comedy that worked
so well while you delivered it very casual. Just like how any normal person
would pull a prank on another person.
Second was
being the way you acted at the interval block. You were very tied down in the
scene and had limited space to perform but how you utilized your eyes to convey
all the emotions needed to make a strong impact on the audience is one that
should be applauded. I firmly believe that is the moment you would have stolen
the audience heart away.
For a character
that is so pivotal to what TPT was all about, I was very much disappointed with
the limited screen time Sanjana had. I felt more moments should have been built
around Sanjana and things could have been more impactful considering the
importance of your character brings to the film.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Irfan Zaini & Ramkumar Ravichandran
Irfan comes
in more of a small character but a very important person in the story line
between Arjun and Amudha. Irfan as Science Stream Karthik as mentioned by
Shalini in the trailer is the love interest of Amudha in TPT. He plays the role
of a very driven and successful businessman who as a result of that loses the
emotional loving side of him.
As
mentioned despite it being very minimal he was very convincing every time he
appeared and does justice to his selection. He brought out the rich classy
businessman look with ease.
How Krishna
is to Arjun, which is how Ram Kumar is to Raja. He is the villain best friend
has a similar feel as to what Krishna is. He plays the role of a very humorous theft
and was someone who impressed me very much with his body language and
variations in emotions and voice tone. This is another character you will love
despite it being a negative one.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Manjula Joseph & P.Jegan
Manjula and
Jegan plays two very contrasting parents to two very contrasting sons. Manjula
is the sweet loving mum which you wished you had and believes at the right parent’s
upbringing is what determines the attitude of the children’s future. You will
love her for how lovely and sweet she was in the film.
Jegan
however is a father who is an ex criminal and is trying to make up for lost
time. He knew that because he was criminal is why his son today is being a
criminal. He is willing to go the distance and sacrifice everything he has to
bring his son back to the right path. He plays the role with so much of
conviction and is something that will stay in your mind.
Rating: 3.2/5.0
The Music
Ztish
What a
talent this man is. As strong the story was in the film, Ztish’s music was
equally a pivotal strength to TPT. With TPT he goes on to show that there is so
much variety in his music and he is just not a heart break song expert.
Theeya
Vazhiyile is my personal favourite track from the movie and I loved how it was
used in the film too. There are 5 tracks in the film and each song were equally
good. Kudos to Ztish for stepping up his game treating us with a musical
brilliance in TPT.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Final Verdict: Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey Is Going To Steal Away The Box Office
Final Rating: 3.2/5.0
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