Petta (2019)

This was certainly an experience. While not my favourite mass movie, it was certainly entertaining for the most part, and managed to keep me invested till the very end with its mostly well-fleshed out characters and interesting settings. That's the thing with this movie- it works, till it doesn't. And when it doesn't, it makes you look a little too closely at it and see all the flaws that you were willing to look earlier when you were having a good time. 

For one thing, the movie is too long and tries to do too much. There are at least 4 different stories rolled into one (5, if you count Trisha-Rajini romance, but are we counting it is the real question) and the only thread connecting them is of course that they all involve or are triggered by Thalaivaa's presence. Not gonna lie, I have been growing fonder of Rajini saar ever since I watched Johnny and Pokkiri Raja, so I didn't mind all the elevation scenes that much, especially when they were so well shot. Which reminds me, the biggest winning factor in this movie for me were the visuals. The lighting was beautiful, the locations were exquisite, and it was just overall very pleasing to look at (I know negligible technical jargon, so this will have to suffice). 

My biggest complaint, meanwhile, has to do with Vijay Sethupathi's character and the "final twist". First of all, the ending infuriated me out of my sleep. There was absolutely no need for that edgelord behaviour, Mr. Karthik Subbaraj. Tchah. Also, Jithu (VJS) did not deserve so much tragedy. Not only is he the most North Indianised person in the movie, he also suffers the most at others' hands?? Also, thanks to the "final twist", so many plot holes and randomness was exposed at the expense of poor Jithu. #Justice4Jithu omg asap. 

In conclusion, someone please ban Simran and Trisha from taking up these side character roles when they can eat up anyone in any movie ever. Also VJS talking in Hindi >>>> 

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