Manithan
movie
review
is
here.
Continue
reading
our
review
to
know
what
this
Udhayanidhi
Stalin
starrer
has
to
offer.
An
official
remake
of
a
Hindi
film
titled
Jolly
LLB,
Manithan
is
directed
by
I
Ahmed
of
Endrendrum
Punnagai
fame
and
produced
by
Udhayanidhi
himself.
Manithan
Plot:
In
a
country
like
India,
rich
people
getting
away
with
their
crimes
by
utilizing
the
greed
for
money
among
men,
is
not
uncommon.
There
are
so
many
hit-and-run
cases
that
have
seen
the
wrong
side
of
justice,
with
the
best
possible
example
being
that
of
actor
Salman
Khan's
hit-and-run.
This
is
pretty
much
the
core
plot
of
Manithan.
When
Udhayanidhi
Stalin,
a
young
lawyer
who
desperately
wants
to
make
it
big
gets
entangled
in
a
high
profile
case,
he
needs
to
fight
himself
first
and
then
later
on
deal
with
Prakash
Raj,
a
famous
criminal
lawyer
who
is
up
against
him
in
a
hit-and-run
case.
While
Prakash
Raj
defends
the
accused,
Udhayanidhi
fights
for
justice.
Performances:
Udhayanidhi
Stalin
is
at
his
best
with
subtle
expressions
that
showcases
the
dilemma
and
the
chaotic
mind
of
human.
Manithan
is
easily
his
best
so
far
and
by
fair
distance
too.
Hansika
gets
a
meaty
role
and
the
actress,
who
often
gets
criticized
for
her
lip-sync,
has
done
a
fabulous
job
in
this
film.
Lot
of
credit
needs
to
go
to
her
stylist
for
making
her
look
simple
and
gorgeous
on
screen.
Radha
Ravi
is
a
performer
alright
and
the
finesse
with
which
he
portrays
the
role
of
a
judge
is
commendable.
Prakash
Raj
could've
come
up
with
a
little
more
measured
performance.
With
everyone
around
him
fabricating
a
rather
refined
performance,
Prakash's
act
might
look
a
tad
over
the
top
at
times.
Technicalities:
Technically,
Manithan
is
a
delight
to
watch.
Cinematographer
Madhi
keeps
the
entire
film
colourful
and
his
interesting
angles
while
showcasing
scenes
involving
the
court
room
is
intriguing.
Background
score
by
Santhosh
Narayanan
manages
to
lift
certain
scenes
up.
Unfortunately,
his
songs
have
been
imposed
at
wrong
places.
Though
Ahmed's
screenplay
is
good
initially,
the
latter
half
of
the
film
gets
predictable,
causing
a
nosedive
to
a
perfectly
launched
missile.
Overall
View:
Manithan
sure
has
its
flaws
and
it
hardly
does
justice
to
its
original
version.
However,
the
emotional
quotient
and
the
well
intentioned
plot
makes
this
film
watchable.
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