
Dev Prakash Subramaniam is assigned the task of apprehending a bandit, Veeraiya, and accordingly re-locates with his wife, Ragini. Shortly thereafter, while investigating another matter, he will be notified that his wife has been abducted by Veeraiya. He, in the company of several well-armed policemen, and guided by a forest guard, will relentlessly pursue this elusive bandit who is both revered and feared by the local residents; while Ragini will find out the real reason beh... (Full plot summary below)
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Dev Prakash Subramaniam is assigned the task of apprehending a bandit, Veeraiya, and accordingly re-locates with his wife, Ragini. Shortly thereafter, while investigating another matter, he will be notified that his wife has been abducted by Veeraiya. He, in the company of several well-armed policemen, and guided by a forest guard, will relentlessly pursue this elusive bandit who is both revered and feared by the local residents; while Ragini will find out the real reason behind her abduction.
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| Maven's NestNora Lee MandelVery satisfying entertainment for the eyes, ears and heart - mythic romance and action adventure to a throbbing beat. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasRatnam's pace is steadfastly brisk, and his film is replete with dizzying camerawork, myriad complications, violent mayhem, broad humor, usual musical interludes, a cliffhanging climactic confrontation and a finish that strikes a note of poignancy. |
| Hollywood ReporterRay BennettPan-Indian saga with epic sweep, intense emotion and gorgeous images. |
| L.A. WeeklyAaron HillisThe love triangle is as tediously underwhelming as the slo-mo action, but the actors, costumes and lush mountainsides are easy on the eye. |
| Empire MagazineDavid HughesWhile it's hard to see why Villain was so feted by the Japanese academy, the moody, social-realist vibe makes this worth a look. |
| sbs.com.auSimon FosterA.R. Rahman's omni-present score is as overbearing as most other aspects of this overwrought melodrama. |
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceDark, psychologically trenchant modern retelling of the ancient epic The Ramayana, with a police inspector's wife held captive in a jungle by a near-mythic tribal leader. |
| GuardianCath ClarkeBollywood golden couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan star in this absurdly extravagant melodrama, rife with cliches, song-and-dance showstoppers, macho action sequences and lush tourist board-approved landscapes. |
| Slant MagazineAdam KelemanSomewhat succeeding as a specimen of pulpy, viscerally lavishing moviemaking, but largely weighed down by overly sentimental subplots, mostly thin characters, and an aural onslaught of a score. |
| Hindustan TimesGautaman BhaskaranRatnam's latest effort seems soulless and adrift under a canopy of dense foliage. |