Madras Review

The movie speaks about the youth of North Madras, how [politics affect them, their lives. As the director, Pa Ranjith himself says “it’s a mainstream movie which has documented the vibrant life of the oppressed”. Listen to the words he uses. It is indeed a documentation and that might be the reason why this movie breaks many dominant Tamilian stereotypes seen in the other films. The film shows North Chennai in its actuality. Each of the characters has a major and memorable role to play except maybe for the lead Karthi. An inanimate thing like a wall leads the story making many life-changing decisions in people’s life.