Director: Vignesh Raja
Cast: R Sarath Kumar, Ashok Selvan, Nikhila Vimal
Music: Jakes Bejoy
Editor: Sreejith Sarang
Camera: Kalai Selvan
Produced by: Applaus Entertainm,E4 Entertainment
Language: Tamil
Release date: 9th June 2023
Por Thozhil is the latest Tamil movie starring Ashok Selvan, Sarath Kumar, and Nikhila Vimal in the lead roles. Directed by Vignesh Raja, this edge-of-the-seat investigative thriller was bankrolled by Applause Entertainment in collaboration with E4 Experiments and Eprius Studio. The story was co-written by Alfred Prakash and Vignesh Raja. Por Thozhil movie is actor Ashok Selvanβs second thriller drama after the blockbuster Thegidi. The film was released in theatres on 9 June 2023.
Por Thozhil is about An academically bright but faint-hearten rookie cop needs to man up and overcome his fears in order to succeed in his very first assignment-team up with a hostile and reclusive senior cop to catch a serial killer on the loose.
The best aspect of Por Thozhil is that it is treated like a true blue psycho thriller where the life of everyone on screen is in danger. There is absolutely no respite and it is the hero & senior cop who is on the back foot throughout. in the film where Director Vignesh Raja keeps you glued with small twists. You expect something , something else happens and then it leads to a googly that throws you off guard. This keeps happening throughout and all these are not are not twists out of nowhere but the result of some very good writing. Most of the times they can be routed back to an old scene.Whatever you think as a minor flab to cater to the mainstream has been cleverly woven into the central narrative of this edge of the seat thriller.
The sketching of the villain is one of the best you have come across in thrillers in Tamil cinema. In their sole goal of maintaining the suspense,Β In Por Thozhil, the villain is revealed somewhere a little after the mid-point. What really surprises you is the convincing flashback and further still the film does not lose steam after the reveal and the twists still keep piling up.Vignesh Raja also touches upon few aspects of the society without trying to impart a message. The undue importance of marks in our academic system is one such.
Ashok selvan continues to delight us with his choice of scripts.His chemistry with senior cop Sarath Kumar is just brilliant.Β Sarath kumar, who has the flair for choosing different scripts proves his versatility. With his fitting body to suit the role, he has given a remarkable feat. All the same, he uses his brain rather than brawn to investigate the case.Β Nikhila Vimal who plays aΒ romantic interest of Ashok selvan is just about adequate in a small role. The main villain(Name withheld to prevent spoiler) is a revelation and is a scene-stealer. All othersΒ do their part well.
Jakes Bejoy comes up with a terrific background score that keeps you petrified .Kalai selvan camera angles is just brilliant .Vignesh raja-Jakes bejoy – Kalai selvan trio could actually be the star of Por Thozhil. They makes the narrative is spine chilling and the climax portions are captured in a thrilling manner.
Bottomline
Thriller at its best form..
