Naveen Prathap Another movie for Kamal and only for Kamal with no songs. A movie which is in par with Hollywood standards that focuses only on the story content rather than any commercial elements.Casting: A perfect casting and everyone have done their part so well.Story: As everyone knows that this movie is a remake of the French movie "Nuit Blanche" aka "Sleepless Night", the story and screenplay are almost same which I heard from others as I didn't watch the original version. A normal story for a classy thriller film with a difference being that it travels in a single location. Cinematography: Pretty decent and doesn't spoil the mood of the scenes.Music: Gibran's rerecording is good and doesn't irritate or make you feel amateurish. The song which is placed at the end credits is good too.Lady Lead: Good role for Trisha after so many years and she has done it well except for the stunt sequences. She looks good too in her costume and way better than she is looking in the textiles showroom advertisements. It's time for her to take such roles or a matured mother character like jyothika did in her last few films.Stunts: I should definitely mention about the stunts in the movie as this movie has one of the best stunts that have ever filmed in Tamil cinema. They are so realistic which are similar to that of the stunts in the Hollywood's Bourne series (Not exactly though). I wish all Tamil movies follow these kinda stunts henceforth even in mass commercial masala movies.Screenplay & Direction: Didn't know whether the screenplay had been altered to Tamil audience or not, but it is so engaging throughout the movie and there will not be any scene where u will feel to move out your eyes from the screen. Also screenplay has been done by Kamal Hassan himself. Yet another movie with the name of the director is being replaced with someone else's name ( Rajesh M Selva ) instead of Kamal Hassan himself I guess as the style shows (Not Sure though).Hero: ULAGANAYAGAN Kamal Hassan, what else do you wanna know, you can feel his presence in each and every frame. He looks ten years younger with his rugged look as well as classy in his blazer throughout the movie. His ruggedness suited him so well in the stunts sequences 'Semma Thoranai'. Unlike Papanasam, there is no much scope for delivering his acting skills in this movie but still there is a scene where he talks with his kidnapped son in phone and you can see a glimpse of his trademark reactions for a second. It's absolutely his screen presence which makes this movie at this level. If you are a fan of thriller movies, this movie is one good choice.I doubt whether the movie will have a good box office run at the B and C centers as the movie will satisfy only the audiences of A centers.

Jasrick Johal Kamal Hassan is a living legend, it is a know fact that he is one greatest Indian actors to step forward on to the Indian celluloid, and this year we have been lucky to see him in two great films those being Uttama Villain, and Papanasam. Its very rare Kamal Hassan releases more than 1 film year if even one, so 3 releases in a year is extremely rare for him,and with his film he pushes the boundaries of greatness with each film, he is a pathbreaker, so with Thoongaa Vanam the expectations were high. Thoongaa Vanam for the most part meets his standards. Hassan is hercules in the film he shoulders the whole film with the relentless act, the man never gives up. The film which is a french remake is based on the ongoings of just one night, and for the most part Thoongaa Vanam is very gripping,the its a sleek and stylish thriller , and almost on par with Hollywood standards. At the core of the film is the theme,that how far can a father go to save his son, and this a very common theme we have seen in a lot of films, but we get a different take in Thoongaa Vanam. But while the first half the film is great things beginning to slip in the 2nd half, but more on that later.Story wise the film is about the son of a Narcotics Department Cop CK Diwkar getting Kidnapped. The cop now has to return his prized of a big bag of cocaine back to the city kingpin who runs Club. Things start getting messy when his colleagues also start chasing him. All in a Single Night.Acting wise Kamal Hassan is at his best in Thoongaa Vanam, at the age of 60+ the relentlessness he shows on screen is very entertaining, his act is pitch perfect believable, and one believes that he will go to no limits to save his son.The way he performs the action scenes is applaud worthy. Hats off to the evergreen Kamal Hassan. Prakash Raj is good as the comical villain. Sampath Raj is adequate. Trisha is very good, and her action scenes are top notch. Thoongaa Vanam for the most part is highly engaging, the first half of the thriller moves at a fast pace, and the the viewer is completely engaged with the sleek and stylish ongoings. Though the story doesn't have much depth, one doesn't mind this blemish because the film is based on one night so there is no time to establish multiple plot points characters etc.Its supposed to be a racy thriller. The films however tends to becoming very slow in 2nd half and film becomes very muddled in its narrative at many points. At times it feels like we are watching the hero walk in circles playing hide and go seek with the villains. One tends to get bored at some junctures of the film. There are also many unwanted characters introduced in the film, for example what was need of the girl Hassan keeps kissing to hid from the villains. Luckily in the 2nd half there are many amazing realistic action sequences, and some good comic punches by Prakash Raj and co, that make up for the films blemishes.The film is at a running time of 2hrs, and the makers can easily cut 15-20 from the running time to make the film better. The climax at some points(son driving car, and girls at hospital scene)was quite comical but unwanted also.Overall if your a fan of the thriller genre or Kamal Hassan you will surely enjoy Thoongaa Vanam.Kamal Hassan's performance alone is worth the ticket price of the film. So on this extended Diwali weekend the Tamil going audience has the choice between the mass appealing Vedalam or the class appealing Thoongaa Vanam. Both the films for me are about the same,in the there respected genres. But I'll be a little biased this time around and give Thoongaa Vanam, .25* more being a Kamal Hassan fan ;).3.5/5* or 7/10

sara filmi Thoongaavanam.... What to say about this film.. This is not just a film.. It is a course for young directors how Indian films should be.. No actor dares to act in Indian film without songs.. Ulaga Nayagan already acted thrice in films which doesn't contain songs are Pesum padam, Kuruthipunal, a man like you and now for the fourth time in Thoongaa vanam. Mass actor with class skills will be always one and only kamal hassan. And once again it is proved in this film. A strong crew consisting Prakash Raj, Kishore, Sampath, Trisha Krishnan, Aasha Sharath enough to make audience to go to this film.. But the bgm score which is the vital role of this film made it to the core.. Action sequences doesn't look like Indian way in which a hero will fought with 100 fighters, flying scenes, etc etc. Excellent stunt choreography made this film an action pack thriller.. An authentic story, screenplay, acting from the team. But Kamal Hasaan the man who stole the show with his marana mass acting.. Trisha, Prakash Raj, Kishore did enough what the film wants. The credits song after the film got over was the real suspense to the audience, unexpected. Very well planned screenplay made it like a kuruthipunal, vikram, vetri vizha which even after 20 years will be fresh for the cinema lovers... Everyone must go and watch in the theaters.. Thoongaavanam- a new path for Indian film makers.

Naveen Sankaran I already saw the Sleepless Nights and still went into the movie to see how far they have remade it. I wasn't disappointed. It was a very sincere remake and we could see the effort they have done to pull this off within some 40 odd days. Hats off! Going into the review now.It was a very smart move to handle this script as it is something rare in Tamizh cinema - events unfolding within a day. So, the casting has to be really really good to make this one a decent picture. The casting is the real strength of this movie. Right from big roles to small characters, the casting was very good. This makes the movie half job done!Ghibran is the next half job. BGM was a major plus without which the movie would've been a dragging one. His music will keep you engaged all the time.Screenplay has been adjusted a little here and there which turned out to be pretty successful in adapting to the taste of our audience. I personally watched out for the stunt sequences as I was really impressed with the original. This hasn't impressed me and didn't disappoint me either.Kamal Haasan is the stand out performer - once again! Watch out for him.Trumcard lies with Ghibran who used it perfectly.Rating - 7.25/10. If not for the final scene of the movie - 7.5/10