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Athena movie review: One of the best films of 2022, it’s an uncompromising action masterpiece

Athena movie review: director romain gavras' astounding new netflix film combines potent political themes with some of the most visceral action filmmaking you'll ever see..

athena movie review in tamil

Athena is a magic trick. There’s no other way to describe it. For 90 minutes, it grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. It makes you submit yourself to being hurled violently from one scene to the next, keenly aware the entire time that you’re strapped to a vehicle of chaos, headed towards the edge of a cliff. It’s a Greek tragedy, a Biblical drama about brotherhood, and the most flashily directed action film since Mad Max: Fury Road.

Such is the level of technical skill on display here that even the Corridor Crew will be bamboozled by how director Romain Gavras — son of the legendary Costa-Gavras — managed to pull off some of the sequences.

athena movie review in tamil

Set across one day and night in a Paris council estate — a banlieue, if you will — the film traces the immediate aftermath of a child’s death at the hands of the police. The boy’s adult brothers find themselves on either side of the ideological divide. Abdel, the elder one, is a war hero. But in his younger brother Karim’s eyes, he’s nothing but a traitor. Karim has become something of a messiah figure amid the protests that have erupted across France in retaliation for his brother’s death. Abdel should’ve been the one who died, he says in a tense confrontation scene, unable to clamp down on his contempt for men in uniform.

The film begins with the most stunning opening sequence this side of Pieces of a Woman. Karim watches silently as Abdel delivers a press conference assuring the media and the public that the authorities are doing everything in their power to determine who killed the boy — their brother — and bring them to justice. Karim isn’t buying a single word. “Vive la révolution,” his eyes scream, as he silently lights a Molotov cocktail and hurls it at the stage, lighting the fuse for the absolute anarchy to follow.

As the protestors storm the police station and proceed to wreak havoc, the camera follows Karim from hallway to hallway, through a sea of angry men, as he finally makes his way out, armed with an arsenal of the cops’ weapons that he intends on using against them. Gavras doesn’t cut. He tracks Karim inside a getaway van, pans out to include other fleeing protesters performing wheelies on their dirt bikes, and follows the convoy back to the banlieue. It’s expertly choreographed chaos that somehow manages to squeeze in important character moments, pivotal plot beats, and crucial context.

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When Gavras finally cuts, after more than 10 minutes of the most immersive action filmmaking you’re likely to see this year, you glance at the Netflix logo and ask yourself two questions: man, how incredible would this have been on the big screen, and how in the world is Gavras going to sustain this level of intensity for 80 more minutes?

As it turns out, he can. Gavras does this by stitching the film together with around half-a-dozen more sequences on par with those opening 10 minutes. Unlike director Ali Abbas Zafar, whose recent film Jogi shares several thematic overlaps with this one, Gavras doesn’t allow himself to be distracted. There are no unnecessary flashbacks, no pointless diversions. And yet, the family drama is potent, more potent than anything in Jogi.

Athena is such an immersive experience that you often forget that you’re even watching a film at all, despite the strikingly cinematic visuals. Gavras and his cinematographer — the film’s MVP Matias Boucard — conjure images that will burn themselves in your mind’s eye. Particularly haunting is the sight of a lone man, tending to his garden while violence erupts around him; and the film’s final shot, which I won’t spoil here.

Co-written by Gavras, Elias Belkeddar and the filmmaker Ladj Ly (whose 2019 film Les Misérables tread similar thematic ground) Athena functions almost like the third act of a larger story; a cautionary tale about inevitable anarchy that begins after all other options have been exhausted. We don’t need to know the details of the events that led us to this moment, because the film is confident that its audience will empathise immediately. Athena couldn’t care less about those who need convincing.

But this is also where the film begins to push the boundaries of good taste. At times, it’s as if Gavras’ film isn’t merely resigning to violence, but actively encouraging it. My main complaint about Jogi was that it was too timid a film to be given the privilege to tackle such sensitive themes as the oppression of minorities and the banality of evil. Athena is quite the opposite. It’s an uncompromising and often uncomfortable look at police brutality and racial segregation. The take-no-prisoners attitude of Gavras’ filmmaking certainly isn’t going to win him any new friends, although it could (and should) win him an Academy Award nomination.

Athena Director – Romain Gavras Cast – Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek, Alexis Maneti Rating – 4.5/5

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Last Updated : 26 Apr, 2024 05:55 PM

Published : 26 Apr 2024 05:55 PM Last Updated : 26 Apr 2024 05:55 PM

ரத்னம் Review: ஹரி - விஷால் இணைந்து பழி தீர்த்தது யாரை? 

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சிறுவயதில் தாயை இழந்த ரத்னம் (விஷால்) தன்னை அரவணைக்கும் பன்னீர் செல்வத்துக்காக (சமுத்திரகனி) கொலை ஒன்றை செய்துவிட்டு சிறார் கூர்நோக்கு இல்லத்துக்குச் செல்கிறார். தண்டனைக் காலம் முடிந்து அவர் வெளியே வரும்போது, எம்எல்ஏவாக மாறியிருக்கிறார் பன்னீர்செல்வம். அவருடனேயே இருந்து உள்ளூரில் ‘நாலு பேருக்கு நல்லதுனா எதுவும் தப்பில்ல’ என்ற ரீதியில் அடிதடி, பிரச்சினைகளில் ஈடுபட்டு வருகிறார் ரத்னம்.

இப்படியான சூழலில் ஒருநாள் எதிர்பாராத விதமாக மல்லிகா (ப்ரியா பவானி சங்கர்) சந்திக்கும் ரத்னம் அவர் மீது அளவு கடந்த அன்பு காட்டுகிறார். அத்துடன் நிற்காமல், ஜனனியை கொல்ல வரும் வில்லன்களை அடித்து துவம்சம் செய்து, வான்டடாக சென்று அவரை பாதுகாக்கும் வாட்ச்மேன் வேலையும் பார்க்கிறார். மல்லிகா மீது அவர் கொண்டிருக்கும் அன்புக்கு என்ன காரணம்? மல்லிகாவை வில்லன்கள் கொல்லத் துடிப்பது ஏன்? அப்புறம் என்ன ஆகிறது? - இதுதான் திரைக்கதை.

‘தாமிரபரணி’, ‘பூஜை’ படங்களுக்குப் பிறகு ஹரி - விஷால் காம்போவுக்கு இது 3-ஆவது படம். தமிழக - ஆந்திர எல்லையில் கதைக்களத்தை அமைத்திருக்கும் ஹரி, நிலப் பிரச்சினை, நீட் தேர்வில் தேர்ச்சி பெற்றாலும் அரசு கல்லூரியில் இடம் கிடைக்காத சூழல், தாய்ப் பாசம், வழக்கமான காதலை தவிர்த்தது, பாஸ்ட் கட்ஸை மூட்டை கட்டியது என காலத்துக்கேற்ற மாற்றங்களுடன் களமிறங்கியுள்ளார் ஹரி. இவையெல்லாம் இடைவேளைக்கு முன்பான காட்சிகளை ஓரளவு நகர்த்த உறுதுணையாக உள்ளன.

ஓட்டுக்கு பணம் வாங்குவதை பகடி செய்வது, மதுவுக்கு எதிரான வசனங்கள், அரசியல் சார்பு வசனங்களையும் ஆங்காங்கே தூவியிருக்கிறார். ஆனால் நாயகன் பெரும்பாலும் மது குடித்துக்கொண்டிருப்பது முரண். ஓரிடத்தில் வரும் சிங்கிள் ஷாட் சண்டைக்காட்சி ரசிக்க வைத்தாலும், அதற்கான தேவை என்ன என்பதை புரிந்துகொள்ள முடியவில்லை.

அடிதடி ரவுடி ஹீரோ, அன்பு கொண்ட பெண்ணுக்காக வில்லன்களை எதிர்ப்பது, காலவாதியான தனி காமெடி ட்ராக், நகைச்சுவை என்ற பெயரில் யோகிபாபுவின் உருவக்கேலி, அதிகாரம் படைத்த எம்.எல்.ஏ, அடிபணிந்து வேடிக்கை பார்க்கும் போலீஸ், ஆந்திரா வில்லன்கள், நிமிடத்துக்கு ஒரு சண்டைக்காட்சி, அழுதுகொண்டு ஹீரோவிடம் அடைக்கலம் தேடும் நாயகி என பார்த்து சலித்த காட்சிகளின் ரீ-ரிலீஸ் போல இருப்பது அயற்சி.

பொதுவாக ஹரி படங்களில் சென்டிமென்ட் காட்சிகள் கைகொடுக்கும். ஆனால், இம்முறை அவர் கையாண்டிருக்கும் தாய்ப் பாசம் செல்ஃப் எடுக்கவில்லை. அதற்கான வசனங்களிலும் அழுத்தமில்லை. போலவே சில சண்டைக்காட்சிகள் ரசிக்க வைத்தாலும், ரீபீட் மொடில் கையை வெட்டுவது, விரலை வெட்டுவது, ரத்தம் தெறிப்பது, இடையில் கத்தி பேசும் விஷாலின் சப்தம் வேறு, இப்படியான வில்லன்களை தாண்டி பார்வையாளர்களை ‘வதம்’ செய்யும் முயற்சிகளுக்கு முற்றுப்புள்ளி தேவை.

இதை பொறுத்துக்கொண்டாலும் இறுதியில், ‘ரவுடி’ ஐயர் சம்பவங்கள் எல்லாம் கதைக்கு எந்த வகையில் பயன்படட்டது என்பதை தாண்டி, இதன்மூலம் ஹரி சொல்ல வருவது என்ன என்பது தெரியவில்லை. தவிர்த்து ஒரே படத்தில் இரண்டு க்ளைமாக்ஸை பார்க்க வைத்து கதையை இழுத்திருப்பது ஏசி அறையிலும் எரிச்சல்.

‘கொள்கைகாக கொலை செய்யும் ரவுடி’ என்ற உயரிய எண்ணம் கொண்ட விஷாலின் அந்த எனர்ஜி இன்னும் குறையவில்லை. சண்டைக்காட்சிகளில் அதகளம் செய்கிறார். ஆனால், வசனங்களை இழுத்துப் பேசுவதும், கத்தி பேசுவதும், உணர்வுபூர்வமான காட்சிகளில் வெளிப்படும் செயற்கைத் தன்மையும் நெருடல்.

எமோஷனல் காட்சிகளில் ப்ரியா பவானி சங்கரின் தேர்ந்த நடிப்பு கவனம் பெறுகிறது. கதாபாத்திரத்துடன் பக்காவாக பொருந்தும் சமுத்திரகனி சில இடங்களில் மாஸ் காட்டுகிறார். யோகிபாபுவுக்கு வழக்கமாக சிரிக்க வைக்க முயல்கிறார். கவுதம் வாசுதேவ் மேனன் என்ட்ரிக்கும், அவரின் வசனங்களுக்கும் திரையரங்குகளில் அப்ளாஸ். முரளிசர்மாவின் வில்லன் கதாபாத்திரம் வீண்டிப்பு. தவிர்த்து ஜெயபிரகாஷ், மொட்டை ராஜேந்திரன், ஹரிஷ் பேரடி உள்ளிட்டோர் தேவையுணர்ந்து நடித்துள்ளனர்.

ஆந்திரா காரத்துக்கு ஏற்ற தேவிஸ்ரீபிரசாத்தின் வீரியமான பின்னணி இசை சில சண்டைக் காட்சிகளுக்கு ‘ஹைப்’ ஏற்றுகிறது. ‘உயிரே என் உயிரே’ கேட்கும் ரகம். சிங்கிள் ஷாட்டும், சண்டைக்காட்சி ஒன்றில் அருவாளுடன் கேமரா பயணிக்கும் இடமும் ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் சுகுமாரின் தனித்துவத்தையும் மெனக்கெடலையும் உணர்த்துகிறது.

முன்பின் பழக்கமில்லாத ப்ரியா பவானி சங்கரை வில்லன்களிடமிருந்து காக்க மெனக்கெடுகிறார் விஷால். அதே கரிசனத்தை பார்வையாளர்களிடமும் காட்டியிருக்கலாம். ஆக, வெப்ப அலைக்கு ஏதுவாக ஏசி தியேட்டர்களை ரசிகர்கள் நாடிய நிலையில், ஹரி - விஷால் இணைந்து பழி தீர்த்தது என்னவோ..!

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You aren’t likely to see a more rightfully angry film this year than “Athena,” a non-stop opus examining the racism, inequality, and police violence that wreak havoc on France’s banlieue communities of color. That palpable fury rages through the film’s opening sequence, one that director Romain Gavras shoots in a pronounced single take that emphasizes its impressive craftsmanship; perhaps a little too loudly.

But mostly for good reason, as this sequence is simply one of the most challenging single takes we’ve seen in cinema recently, even when the technique is more accessible to filmmakers of all stripes these days (and emerged in mainstream TV discussions as of late, thanks to that crazy one-shot episode seven of the wildly popular “ The Bear ”). So let’s break it down, shall we? First, there's the murmur of the news reports in the background, helping us pick up on the fact that police violence has been on the rise. Then we see the defiant face of Abdel ( Dali Benssalah ), a French soldier freshly returned from serving in Mali, and brother of the 13-year-old Idir who had just fallen victim to one such senseless instance of cop killing. There is undeniable grief in Abdel’s stance, and he does want justice. But the military officer keeps it cool all the same, inviting his community surrounding a police station to follow his example.

The camera doesn’t interrupt the movement and finds in the crowd Abdel’s brother Karim ( Sami Slimane , a searing presence in his screen debut). His eyes burning with wrath, and his posture impatient, he lights up and throws a Molotov cocktail towards the door, starting a well-planned riot amid a rampaging crowd. Through that—and an overwhelming action sequence of smoke-filled chaos that follows—Karim and the protesters take control of the location as well as a hefty supply of guns, with cinematographer Matias Boucard ’s unflinching and agile camera following them to their housing project, Athena: a place these revolutionaries proudly revere above all else, standing tall on its edges.

Truth be told, Surkin’s pulsating score that spreads itself over this sequence (and many other similarly impressive ones thereafter) is big and exhausting. The dynamic between the music and visuals is one that brings to mind Hans Zimmer ’s occasional overindulgence when composing for Christopher Nolan —competing against the magnitude of the filmmaker’s already grand images, instead of amplifying them. But apart from that, “Athena”—a Greek tragedy constructed by the son of Costa-Gavras with recognizable hints of “Z”—immensely satisfies as a fast-moving political thriller and urban drama that feels genuinely cinematic, with technical finesse to spare.

Still, the film that essentially follows the late Idir’s three disparate brothers is more emotionally gripping in its rare moments that focus on small and quiet gestures and undercurrents. A realistically rendered (and recited) Islamic funeral prayer comes to mind, one that simmers with pain and familial grudges. Elsewhere, the third brother, Moktar ( Ouassini Embarek ), gives "Athena" one of its more challenging and narratively tricky storylines, being the sibling who’s found a way to line his pockets in the midst of all the injustice his people are subjected to. Running a drug operation out of Athena, Moktar’s primary interest happens to be his own survival and he’s not afraid to go to dubious lengths for it.

The astute and immersive script—written by Gavras, Elias Belkeddar , and Ladj Ly of the similarly themed “ Les Misérables ”—sees the brothers as representative pillars of the different ways immigrants and marginalized communities take on systems of power that are not designed for them to succeed. Abdel is something closer to a both-sides-ist, believing that there could be a harmonious way for the opposing ends to come together. Moktar is the opportunist, one who can look at a broken whole, see its cracks and muscle his way into those fault lines for financial gain and clout. Karim, on the other hand, is a young and scorching all-or-nothing radical, one who believes the system can’t be fair for anyone until it’s made to collapse and radically rebuilt.

While some of these struggles are specific to the French communities the film follows, they are also universal, with recent echoes deeply familiar here in the US. And despite a morally ambiguous parting note, “Athena” incisively engages with these battles despite a brassy style that at times overpowers them.

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Athena (2022)

Rated R for language and violence.

Dali Benssalah as Abdel

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Anthony Bajon as Jérôme

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அதிரடி ஆக்‌ஷன் படங்களை இயக்குவதில் கில்லாடி இயக்குனரான ஹரி, நடிகர் விஷாலுடன் மூன்றாவது முறையாக இணைந்த படம் தான் ரத்னம். ஏற்கனவே இவர்கள் கூட்டணியில் வெளிவந்த தாமிரபரணி, பூஜை ஆகிய இரண்டு படங்களும் மாஸ் ஹிட் அடித்த நிலையில், அவர்கள் இருவரும் மீண்டும் ரத்னம் படத்தில் இணைந்து பணியாற்றி உள்ளனர். இப்படத்தில் நடிகர் விஷாலுக்கு ஜோடியாக பிரியா பவானி சங்கர் நடித்துள்ளார். தேவி ஸ்ரீ பிரசாத் இப்படத்திற்கு இசையமைத்து உள்ளார்.

ஹரி படங்கள் என்றாலே ஆக்‌ஷனுக்கு பஞ்சமிருக்காது. அந்த வகையில் ரத்னம் படத்தில் ஆக்‌ஷன் ஹீரோ விஷால் உடன் அவர் இணைந்திருப்பதால் இப்படமும் ஆக்‌ஷன் நிறைந்த படமாகவே உருவாகி இருக்கிறது. இப்படம் இன்று உலகமெங்கு ரிலீஸ் ஆகி இருக்கிறது. ரத்னம் படத்தின் முதல் காட்சியை பார்த்த ரசிகர்கள் தங்கள் விமர்சனத்தை எக்ஸ் தள பக்கத்தில் பதிவிட்ட வண்ணம் உள்ளனர். அதன் தொகுப்பதை தற்போது பார்க்கலாம்.

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ரத்னம், வழக்கமான ஒரு மாஸ் ஆக்‌ஷன் டிராமா திரைப்படம், ஆனால் எதிர்பார்த்த அளவுக்கு ஒர்க் ஆகவில்லை. தேவி ஸ்ரீ பிரசாத்தின் இசை தான் படத்திற்கு பலமாக அமைந்துள்ளதை நினைக்கும் போது ஆச்சர்யமாக உள்ளது. மற்றபடி சத்தம் நிறைந்த, பழைய டெம்பிளேட் உடன் ரத்தக்களறியாக உள்ளது. இயக்குனர் ஹரி சரியான கம்பேக் படம் கொடுக்க வேண்டும் என பதிவிட்டுள்ளார்.

ரத்னம், சிம்பிளான ஆக்‌ஷன் டிராமா, இயக்குனர் ஹரி ஸ்டைலில் உள்ளது. அவரின் பழைய டெம்பிளேட் தான், சில ஆக்‌ஷன் காட்சிகள் மற்றும் காமெடி காட்சிகள் தான் நன்றாக உள்ளன. எமோஷனல் காட்சிகளில் இன்னும் கவனம் செலுத்தி இருக்கலாம். திரைக்கதை விறுவிறுப்பாக இருந்தாலும் சில இடங்களில டல் அடிக்கிறது. விஷாலின் நடிப்பு தரமாக உள்ளது. மற்றவர்களின் நடிப்பு ஓகே ரகம். தேவி ஸ்ரீ பிரசாத்தின் பின்னணி இசை படத்திற்கு பலமாக அமைந்துள்ளது என குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.

ரத்னம் படத்தின் இரண்டாம் பாதி வெறித்தனமாக உள்ளது. சிங்கம் 1, சிங்கம் 2 படங்களை போன்று இதில் காமெடி காட்சிகள் ஒர்க் அவுட் ஆகி இருக்கின்றன. எமோஷனல் காட்சிகளும் பலம் சேர்த்துள்ளன என பதிவிட்டுள்ளார்.

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Athena Movie Review: A furious protest film that enthrals with its technique

Rating: ( 4 / 5).

Anyone who has seen Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men will remember that stunning single-take sequence inside a vehicle carrying Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, and two other passengers. Now, imagine that level of craft multiplied by five, and you get an immaculately conceived 11-minute opening sequence in Romain Gavras' infinitely furious new film, Athena . This sequence comes loaded with sudden, extremely chaotic activity. We see a soldier Abdel (Dali Benssalah), who just returned from service, learning about the murder of his 13-year-old brother, presumably from police brutality. The camera then slowly pans to the right to catch a face in the crowd whom he is addressing. It belongs to his brother, Karim (Sami Slimane in an outstanding debut), who also happens to be the leader of a group about to ransack a police station. "It's war!" he declares. Karim possesses the charisma and demeanour of a military general. His movement demonstrates steely resolve; his presence demands immediate attention.

Director: Romain Gavras

Cast: Sami Slimane, Dali Benssalah, Ouassini Embarek

Streaming on: Netflix Cinematographer Matias Boucard follows Karim with the same rhythm as he goes into the station, comes out, and joins his comrades to board a just-nicked police van. Only after a couple of minutes did it hit me that the camera could slide out of the vehicle's window while it's in motion and track it from a parallel lane before getting back in -- not in the same way as before, though. A lot more happens after this, but why bore you with the details? While on the craft, the entire film is a series of several single-take sequences, all executed with remarkable flair. One might ask if chronicling an intense riot warranted an approach that calls attention to itself -- something that's reserved, usually, for big-scale epics or war movies. I ask, why not? Take the Omaha beach opening of Saving Private Ryan . It's the technique I remember more than the horrors enveloping the soldiers. Yes, what's happening around them is horrible, but what craftsmanship! Nothing wrong with the visceral impact, as long as there is some attempt to elicit an emotional response too. The photographic choices in Athena might get easily dismissed as a mere gimmick, but I think there is a valid reason backing them up. In the middle of the opening riot scene, a few jubilant members of Karim's gang take out their phones to document an exciting moment. At one point, the fooling around gets quite absurd to the point where it irks Karim. What if, through a polished cinematic approach that mesmerises us, Romain Gavras is looking to make -- intentionally or otherwise -- a statement about how some people dispassionately consume dark events? Is he trying to say that people will forget an incident after a while, once the novelty factor wears off, and then move on to the next big thing? Should we feel guilty about seeking thrills in a film about brothers seeking justice for a sibling? The other day, critic-filmmaker Paul Schrader, in a Facebook post about Athena , wondered whether the "constant filling of the frame creates substance or just noise?" He also questioned the contemporary relevance of a film such as 1964's Soy Cuba , noted for some astonishing single takes. "What remains beyond the technical dexterity?" asked Schrader. It's a thought which has crossed my mind several times, especially when remembering something like Birdman  or 1917 . What's the shelf life of these films? Once people stop talking about the technical wizardry involved, do these films stop being amazing?   It's not that the characters in Athena are not compelling enough. They are, but this is one of those films that, I feel, should be observed with a degree of detachment. We learn that the dead kid has three brothers. Aside from Abdel and Karim, there is the brutish Mokhtar (Ouassini Embarek), who is on his own path, not a legal one at that -- he is looking to profit from the chaos, much to the chagrin of Karim and Abdel. The three men have three different ideologies. On one side, there's Abdel, whose war experience has given him enough wisdom to know that violent payback is not the right way to go about it; on the other, there's Karim, the unwavering revolutionary with no plans to deviate from his course. While Mokhtar's actions are undoubtedly dubious, Karim and Abdel make sense when one sees things from their point of view. It's this conflict -- who among the two is right -- driving Athena . When we get the answer, it unsettles us as much as any of the endings in the films made by Govras' father, the famed French-Greek filmmaker Costa-Gavras who gave us such fervently political thrillers as Z (1969), The Confession (1970), and State of Siege (1972). Their aim is not to make us happy, but to make us question the state of the world, what discreet forces are at play, and how they facilitate violent historical moments. At a midpoint scene in Athena , a possibility that a right-wing group, not cops, may have orchestrated the murder, pops up. This information adds another dimension when we see the film in light of recent events. And when you think about its release while the Hijab protests are raging in Iran, doesn't it accentuate the topicality? In a recent interview, Romain said he doesn't believe that films can change the world -- that filmmakers don't have a moral responsibility -- that the idea is to "bring something to the cinematic language and the cinematic table." Well, that's a statement for another long discussion. 

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Athena: Release Date, Trailer, Songs, Cast

  • Release Date 23 September 2022
  • Language French, Arabic
  • Dubbed In Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
  • Genre Thriller
  • Cast Dali Benssalah, Anthony Bajon, Sami Slimane, Ouassini Embarek, Alexis Manenti
  • Director Romain Gavras
  • Writer Romain Gavras, Ladj Ly
  • Producer Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Mourad Belkeddar, Jean Duhamel, Nicolas Lhermitte
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Rathnam Review: Cliched Masala

Movie: Rathnam Rating: 1.75/5 Banner: Stone Bench Films, Zee Studios Cast: Vishal, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Samuthirakani, Yogibabu, Murali Sharma, and Gautham Vasudev Menon and others. Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad DOP: M Sukumar Editor: T S Jay Stunt:  Kanal Kannan, Peter Hein, Dhilip Subbrayan, Vicky Art: P V Balaji Producers: Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, Zee Studios Written and Directed by: Hari Release Date: April 26, 2024

The only film released in theaters today is this dubbed film starring Vishal.

Let us see its merits and demerits.

Story: Rathnam (Vishal), a henchman for an MLA (Samuthirakani), encounters Mallika, a young woman studying for the NEET exam. One day, he comes to her rescue when she is targeted by rowdies intent on killing her. Rathnam takes it upon himself to protect Mallika solely because she bears a striking resemblance to his deceased mother, Ranganayaki.

Mallika and her family are facing difficulties caused by Lingam, a powerful leader who has constructed a college on their property in Tamil Nadu. The remainder of the film revolves around Rathnam's relentless efforts to safeguard Mallika and uncover the truth about his mother, as well as the real identity and history of Lingam.

Artistes’ Performances: Vishal does a typical role that he has played repeatedly: a well-meaning rowdy person. The role is trite and so is his performance.

Priya Bhavani Shankar has performed well in the dual parts of Vishal's mother and Mallika.

Murali Sharma's portrayal as the primary antagonist is flawless. Samuthirakani is okay. Yogi Babu's comedy and his track are subpar and exasperating.

Technical Excellence: The film provides more work for action stunt performers than for actors or technicians. Many fight sequences and chase sequences appear to be the same after a certain point.

It proves to be a shock to know that Devi Sri Prasad is the music director of this film. Both songs and back ground score are dull and dud.

M Sukumar's camerawork is conventional for an action flick.

Highlights: Pre-Interval scenes

Drawback: Cliched narration Mindless action episodes and chase sequences Template screenplay Poor characterisations for lead actors

Analysis Except for the "Singham"/"Yamudu" series, Tamil director Hari's mass films are difficult to watch for sensible audiences. Hari has simply rehashed his pattern of action films with no change. "Rathnam” starring Vishal is just another addition to his long list of filmography.

Hero encounters a heroine and realizes she is in danger from some gangsters, and he must defend her while performing various chase feats. This is the template for many of Hari's movies. Most of his films have a heroine who loves him, but the hero is hesitant to accept her love for various reasons until the end of the story. "Rathnam" is exactly the same.

The main difference is that in "Rathnam", the hero does not try to accept the heroine's proposal because she resembles his deceased mother. But he pursues her and does everything a boy who is enamored by a girl would do. Why? He gives this answer: “Oka ammayiki problem vaste kukke arustundi… Lakshyam kosam hatyalu chese rowdilamu memu…ela oorukuntam.”

After Vishal is introduced as a hooligan who is willing to kill for the greater good of society, we get to see some standard comedy tracks starring Yogi Babu. The plot then shifts to the introduction of the heroine, who is threatened by rowdies. The film turns into a chase and fights marathon after he saves her from a gang.

The second-half shifts its gears and focuses on revealing the link between Murali Sharma and Vishal's mother, and the entire game becomes the hero's personal problem in addition to the heroine's problem. But the trite narration and monotonous sequences never stop.

Even before the film reaches its conclusion, we begin to look for the exit. The comedy track, the so-called romantic track between the hero and heroine, and the songs all fail.

Overall, "Rathnam" is another mass-masala action film that is crammed from beginning to end with hackneyed scenarios, cliched narrative skills, and boring moments.

Bottom line: Spoiled Sambar

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