Vikram's Deiva Thirumagal gets thumbs up from critics
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oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
Vikram
has
finally
broken
his
losing
streak,
as
his
recent
release
Deiva
Thirumagal
has
managed
to
get
brownie
points
from
the
critics.
The
actor's
autistic
role
of
a
mentally-challenged
adult,
who
has
the
mental
capacity
of
five-year-old,
has
impressed
the
audience
as
well
as
reviewers.
Most
of
the
critics
have
praised
AL
Vijay
for
his
unique
attempt
even
though
Deiva
Thirumagal
has
some
similarities
with
Hollywood
movies
I
am
Sam
and
Rain
Man.
The
performances
of
Vikram
and
Sara
have
garnered
applause
from
the
family
audience
and
fans.
The
Hindu
-
A
sensitive
poem
on
celluloid
Director
Vijay
and
hero
Vikram
join
hands
for
the
first
time
to
present
a
drama
replete
with
human
emotions
that
stay
with
you
for
long.
Vijay
provides
enough
fodder
for
this
veritable
storehouse
of
talent,
and
the
actor
gobbles
it
up
with
glee!
Deiva
Thirumagal
(U)
showcases
paternal
instinct
in
all
its
poignancy.
Read
on
for
the
Hindu
review.
The
Deccan
Chronicle
-
It
is
Vikram
all
the
way
Deiva
Thirumagal
is
an
honest
attempt
without
any
frills
from
director
Vijay
and
national
award-winning
actor
Vikram
whose
performance
anchors
the
entire
film.
There
are
no
villains,
no
flashy
songs
shot
in
foreign
locales,
no
double-meaning
dialogues,
mindless
violence,
yet
Vijay
has
woven
a
poetic
tale
of
bond
between
a
mentally-ill
father
and
his
five-year-old
daughter.
Read
on
for
the
Deccan
Chronicle
review.
The
Bangalore
Mirror
-
Vikram"s
showpiece
The
film
is
emotionally
striking
and
entertaining
at
the
same
time.
It
would
only
be
fair
to
state
that
the
combination
of
the
two
has
certainly
taken
Tamil
cinema
to
greater
heights.
Kudos
to
Chiyaan
Vikram
for
his
outstanding
performance
and
Vijay
for
taking
up
and
dealing
with
such
a
complex
theme
in
a
matured
manner.
Read
on
for
the
Bangalore
Mirror
review.
The
Deccan
Herald
-
Daddy
divine
and
dearest
A
L
Vijay"s
Deiva
Thirumagan
is
like
a
soothing
autumn
breeze
that
sometimes
blows
away
the
blues.
Inspired
by
Sean
Penn"s
2001
movie
I
Am
Sam,
Vijay"s
Deiva
has
plenty
of
mushy
moments
that
simply
melts
your
heart
away.
Read
on
for
the
Deccan
Herald
review.
The
Times
of
India
-
It
is
Vikram's
and
Sara's
movie
all
the
way
Vikram
never
ceases
to
surprise.
From
a
blind
singer
in
'Kaasi'
to
a
person
with
multiple
personalities
in
Anniyan
and
from
a
man
who
works
in
a
graveyard
in
Pithamagan
to
an
upright
cop
who
battles
the
mafia
in
Saamy,
he
has
portrayed
a
multitude
of
characters.
But
in
Deiva
Thirumagal,
he
has
outdone
them
all.
Read
on
for
the
Times
of
India
review.
The
Oneindia
-
Vikram
touches
the
heart
with
his
brutally
honest
depiction
Al
Vijay
has
etched
an
emotional
story
with
a
lot
of
commercial
elements.
We
can
see
a
mentally
handicapped
character
in
a
highly
sentimental
melodrama.
Vikram
surely
touches
one's
heart
with
his
brutally
honest
depiction
of
a
mentally
disabled
man
and
eventually
brings
out
tears
in
you.
Read
on
for
the
Oneindia
review.