The first half impresses during the school romance portions but, limps towards the interval when the actual action starts and Dhanush casts a spell on you, literally. Sundar has a good support role in the second half while Siva Karthikeyan continues his 'Marina' ' love nakkal' form into this too. Prabhu has a very natural underplayed cameo after long. Rohini is pretty dramatic while Bhanupriya appears sorry on screen. Shruti's younger sister in the movie has a cute role too.
Shruti is miserable while crying (which she is most of the time) but looks like a dream in her salwar suits. Humans are meant to be miserable while crying, agreed, but actors need to look good while crying too. Shruti, learn this fast. Her body language is perfect during the school portions. Dhanush is too hyper in these portions and the mustache doesn't look good on him. He is better off with a nice rugged stubble.
Aishwarya Dhanush must be commended for trying something different in her first film. She has not made a formulaic happy film, she has not seen sentiments and she has given her husband another acting milestone. Dhanush has totally mastered the darker emotions of the human psyche. The way he cries, screams, struggles with his own self, grapples with his conscience, repents etc etc. TOP CLASS. Definitely a successor to Kamal Haasan is coming up in the most unlikely family. I would even go as far as to say that Dhanush is the best at portraying psychotic shades.
Anirudh is the other hero of the movie. His 'bell' BGM is pounding and is so very much in sync with the dark content on display. The other BGMs are also pretty popular thanks to the audio and the trailers. A dream debut. He has been inspired by Yuvan, that is certain. His songs are awesome as everyone already knows. Po nee Po takes the cake for picturization.
Why this Kolaveri is decent on screen. Too many brands have been integrated into this song. Rather than media partners, in the title card, these brands could have been displayed as Kolaveri partners. This song has painted a wrong picture of the actual movie. 3 is not all about Kolaveri. That's why the masses aren't enthused by the second half in particular. They are lame enough to laugh when the hallucinations and bi-polar disorder scenes are played out.
A nice message about bi-polar disorder and suicide puts an end to the movie followed by a dreamy end credits roll. The way Dhanush acts just before his breaking point, is something that is seen to be believed. His second half act justifies a repeat viewing for 3
VERDICT: Dhanush makes the second half a must watch for the 'serious' movie buff. The first half is for the general masses. Watch-worthy for sure, on the whole.
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