24 Mani Neram (1984)

I had quite high expectations from this one (rookie mistake, I know) because Wikipedia said it was one of the most influential Tamil thrillers of all time. However, I don't know if it's because of a culture/generation gap, but I couldn't enjoy the movie all that much. Sathyaraj was fantastic as the villain though, so I don't really regret watching it, but the rest of the movie was a solid meh. On top of it, the rape scenes were too much for me to handle. I can't believe movies in the 80s just got away with that kind of depiction.

In conclusion, I have realised that even if I don't like a movie, I will still like Ilaiyaraaja's music. He balances it all out. Raaja raaja than!

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