Maidgethma
Wonderfully offbeat film!
Inmechon
The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.
Cheryl
A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
aarasan2002
I cannot believe that so many of the past reviewers have called this piece of crap a 'masterpiece', etc. I tried but could not get past half way thru this utter nonsense. After almost 75 years of film making in Tamil, "Uttama Villain" is an absolutely vindication of the fact that movie making in India is still in amateurs' hands. Their only qualification is that they have access to money (illegal funds I am sure) and no one deserving really cares about film making. Kamal Hassan had his good performances in the past but with this film, he has lost all of the respect that I had for him. About direction, the less said the better. Ramesh Arvind is either crazy or unbelievably stupid; perhaps both. I pity the investors and distributors for this film. They must be all in dire financial straits for sure
yunusitboss
New movie Reviews and lots more Hot news .... LIKE THIS PAGE : English Hindi TAMIL TELUGU Facebook : Movie Review by Yunus Irshad https://www.facebook.com/YunusIrshadsMovieReviewUttama Villain (U) TAMIL --------------- my Rating: ★★★★½ WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCESTRENGTHS:- * Kamal haasan's performance leads the entire movie.... * Story Screenplay and Direction: keeps us engaging..... * Background score was astounding.... * Great supporting cast and their performances...WEAKNESSES:- * Songs were boring.....FINAL VERDICT:- * Overall... it is a clean family entertainer with a combination of comedy and serious melodrama. Few scenes were seems to be boring but balanced by few comic performance. K balachander did his best in this last movie. I strongly recommend this movie.... Kamal is really a big brainy.....The story of a modern superstar overlaps with that of an eighth- century character he plays.Director: Ramesh Aravind Writers: Kamal Haasan, Crazy Mohan Stars: Kamal Haasan, Dr. K. Viswanath, K. Balachander | See full cast and crew »
Rangaraj Naidu
I would never like writing a review for this film, but seeing the first review, I thought it might mislead viewers and here is my perspective, and I'd like to go one by one: 1.The Story by Kamal Haasan is a class apart. Breaking away from traditional ones, this is about a filmstar, his life - highs and lows, his morality and mortality.Several themes are woven into one. The story is one that we never feel can be artificial. But so much stuff is put into this film that the complete essence of it cannot be captured in one view.2.The Screenplay, which does transitions between the 21st and 8th century parts, has a lot of significance. Each transition, scene, frame and dialogue has inner meaning that has to be discovered.3.Direction is good, if not fantastic. A lot of detailing is done in each scene and is a treat for observant eyes.4.Acting - Kamal Haasan delivers his best. There is no lies in the emotions of his eyes in the Manoranjan he plays. They are very natural and subtle and no other actor could have pulled it off so effortlessly and perfectly. As Uttaman, his acting skills, expressions, dancing skills all are put on the screen. All the supporting ensemble cast - K.Vishwanath sir, Oorvasi, Pooja Kumar, Andrea, Parvathi Menon, KH's on screen son & Nasser do justice to their roles and waste no time. Special mention to K Balachander sir as Margadarshi and MS Bhaskar as Chokku. They just did something amazing!5.Cinematography by Shamdutt is commendable in his job. In the song sequences, he does the best job...and anywhere else. His was another plus point in Uttama Villain.6.This film is not a comedy. It is a wonderful emotional film that keeps you stuck to the screen but there is no melodrama. It has its own lighter moments which might not be appealing to all. Vfx could have been better.This film is a masterpiece as there is intended subtlety at everything.It is very close to reality because no miracles or masala happen. Everyone has their role, the actors and the audience - We too take a part in it by feeling and connecting. While coming out of the theater, you shall have tears either in your heart or in your eyes - if you have properly experienced it. Finally it is up to you - to merely see the film and swear or experience and celebrate it!
Afsal Hussain (afsalthodupuzha)
How well can the Legend Kamal Hassan handle emotional sequences with utmost perfection - Uttama Villain is the answer.An intensely packed story about a superstar which often gives an aura of Ulaganayagan self-reflecting himself,Uttama Villain is a brilliantly penned meta-film that couldn't make the intentional impact because of mediocre direction and careless handling of cinema inside cinema.The story moves in two parallel tracks- The primary track has an autobiographical feel with many sequences reminding of Kamal's own illustrious carrier and personal life,depicting protagonist Manoranjan's relationship with his wife,kids and his mentor Marghadarsi(portrayed by Kamal's real-life guru late K. Balachander).This particular portion cleverly portrays the struggles and sacrifices that a hero has to make for attaining and maintaining his stardom depicting the personal life and emotions of Manoranjan.The part can boast of some exceptional sequences that displays meticulous brilliance of Ulaganayagan and are sure to make our eyes wet like the scene in the beginning were Manoranjan meets Margadhasi and the emotionally brimming conversation between Manoranjan and his son.The second track presents a folklore based comedy about Uttaman who has been blessed with immortality.This part that generously used Senthamizh language failed to meet the brilliance of the real life part with tacky visual effects,numerous unwanted lengthy sequences and dull comic numbers.Had this part been presented better,the movie could have easily joined the league of all time favorites from Kamal.Ramesh Aravind who has given some notable hits in Sandalwood like Rama Shama Bhama have done a really good job presenting the real life sequences with required perfection,but the reel life sequences required a more inspired narrator who could have lifted the quality of the movie a level.The most important thing was to join the thin line between reel and real lifes for the fulfillment of the basic idea which the movie couldn't triumph comprehensively,the reason why a large section of the audience have opinions touching the negative side.Added to this the slow pace of the narration and the lengthy duration of almost 172 minutes may not be suitable for normal front bench audience looking for just entertainment.Kamal Hassan was simply brilliant as always and played both Manoranjan and Uttaman excellently.The brilliance that he showed during the emotional sequences deserves a standing ovation that it could touch the audience heart in a flash.I always considered Pooja Kumar as an actress below par,but she surprised me with a matured performance particularly as 'Karpagavalli' in the Uttaman story.Andrea as Dr Aparna and M.s Bhaskar as Manornajan's P.A Chokku were impressive.Jayaram,Urvashi,Nassar and Parvtahy Nair too made their presence felt by good supporting performances.Last but not least,K.Balachander sir made his last act memorable handling the emotional sequences with perfection.Young music director Ghibran can be proud of the fact that his songs and score play a major role right through the narration with the songs 'Kadhalaam Kadavul' and 'Loveeaa' being the picks from the album.Overall,Uttama Villain is an intense take on super-stardom and mortality that can cater to movie buffs and the fans of Ulaganayagan.Verdict::Uttama Villain presents a sharp contrast between immortality and mortality throwing light on the life and emotions of a superstar.The execution of the thought being slightly on the lower side than one would associate with a Kamal movie and being devoid of usual masala elements,the movie is recommended only for the die-hards of the actor and movie buffs who can sit through long 172 minutes.Hats off to the acting brilliance of Kamal Hassan watching whom on big screen alone is sheer pleasure! Ma Rating::6.5/10 _Afsal
