Tik Tik Tik Review

Much of Indian cinema is still stuck in the age-old belief that it must present “wholesome entertainment”. This means that a film should have a liberal mix of romance, comedy, villainy, fights and just about everything else packed into high drama. Unfortunately, this kind of scripting does not work in today's India, where ticket-paying masses have become extremely choosy. They are not so keen to munch masala, except of course spiced-up popcorn.

What is worse, Ravi cannot seem to get rid of his wooden looks (film after film) and Pethuraj is equally disappointing. Come on, these guys are on an unimaginably dangerous mission, and they are the least prepared for it (!), but I could see no trace of fear on their faces: even when Vasu finds himself struggling without oxygen to get back into his craft. And, earlier, when he steps on the moon, he announces that he is the first Indian to do so. Great, but where is the excitement?

Sadly, Tik Tik Tik did not not get my heart tik-tiking, the movie turning into a sloppy slide into space.nd this is precisely where Shakti Soundar Rajan falters in his latest outing, this time into space. Termed Tik Tik Tik, the Jayam Ravi starrer is obsessed with, what I presume, offering its audiences value for money (especially now that ticket prices have been jacked up in Tamil Nadu after a decade).

And here is the buffet. There is a 60-sq-km killer asteroid hurtling towards Tamil Nadu, and whose crash into the Bay of Bengal will be catastrophic. Giant tsunami waves will kill millions in the region, including Andhra Pradesh and Sri Lanka. The only way to save lives and property will be to get a large missile to destroy the asteroid as it races towards the earth