senthil Our tamil audience don't know what is the good movie. they expect 5 songs, 5 mass fights and hero mass entries. otherwise they will make flop a movie. this film was great masterpiece in tamil cinema. if you are mature person and good taste in cinema, you will love this movie.

kirankankipati Uttama Villain is yet another best movies of Kamal Hassan. Unfortunately before watching the same, I gone through few reviews in Youtube by popular movie critics. The problem with critics is that their job is to watch every movie which gets released and to pass their opinions in their point of view.Let us view this movie as Kamal Movie. So let us watch this movie with a deeper insight. The movie has a story, twists and turns. But if you watch this movie keenly and step into the shoes of every actor who played this movie soon you will realize the deeper meaning it conveys. I am giving this movie 10/10.Kamal and sometimes Amir Khan's movies are always experimental. Meant to invoke your intellectual mind. So you should watch the movie in that aspect. However there is one exception. Since this movie bit slow and lengthy, it may not at times suitable for theater viewing. Instead it is good to watch through Amazon Prime, or Netflix or via YouTube release. Since you can watch it at your convenience. Take some breaks whenever you wish.

Naveen Sankaran Having over expectations and coming out of the theater with disappointment is very common in Tamizh cinema (fro me if not for others). But one movie (in recent times) that I went to watch and still not get disappointed and ironically get a moving experience is this movie - Uthama Villain. Kamal sir proves the world yet again why he is such an artist! he can make you sad and cry in one scene while making you laugh your stomach out in the next one. That is UV. The story had some truths and some fiction. Everything had two meanings including the title. Although the movie had some minor mistakes including the acting of some important characters, this movie makes us to forget about those mistakes! BGM - Hats off to Gibran for understanding what is Background Score and where it should be used unlike traditional Mass BGMs. His efforts lifts the environment of the movie to a whole new level.No wonder why Kamal clings on to this young lad.Pooja Kumar - As the princess, she steals the show with her performance. Very much dedicated which is needed in cinema other than showing glamour.There might be some lag in screenplay but I never had them. I was totally involved in the movie.This movie quiet satisfied my high expectations and I was truly delighted that it was worth a watch!!More than a tribute to KB sir. Nothing more to say!

Jasrick Johal In the oxymoronic titled film of Kamal Haasan, director Ramesh Aravind narrates a story of remorse and redemption in a way that both endears and moves the viewers, eventually leading to an excellent cinematic viewing experience for the audience. The narrative style is new and different from the ones we have witnessed all along and Ramesh Aravind has adeptly interspersed two different time periods in this story that is replete with many sub-texts and ironies. Coming to the story, Manoranjan played by Kamal Haasan is a popular hero who seems to have it all. There is a doting wife Varalakshmi (Oorvashi), father-in-law producer Poornachandra Rao (K Viswanath), Doctor Arpana (Andrea), a loyal secretary Chokku (M S Bhaskar) and a roaring career. And then comes a point that becomes the trigger for many things to come. The mere mention of the main knot in the film will be a spoiler and there is a conscious refrain from discussing it in this review. There are many movies in Tamil cinema that have talked about the life of a film star. But the way it has been delved in Uttama Villain appears different which showcases the other side of fame in an emotional manner and tugs at your heart's strings. The best example is the scene where Kamal bonds with his son in his garden which narrates the price that celebs pay for their stardom.The film aces in all the departments from performance to music to direction to set designs to cinematography. There is not a single area that can be said to stay behind and this works hugely for the positive feel about Uttama Villain.Performances are top class and for an actor of the caliber like Kamal, it is a sleep walk. The Hiraniyan Naadagam demonstrates the length that this gifted actor can travel, to perfect his moves and infuse life into his role. His interactions with his son and later with Parvathi or with K Balachander are guidelines for the next generation. Late K Balachander dons on a role very similar to his off screen and sure makes us miss him a lot. There could not have been a better tribute than Uttama Villain for him. M S Bhaskar has a role of his lifetime and is superb. Nasser brings in the humor quotient with his cronies and Jayaram has a small but significant character. Pooja Kumar gets an opportunity to demonstrate her dancing talent and Abirami's voice is a plus for her.Dialogues written by Kamal himself are sharp, witty, intelligent, and mischievous. His play of words in the scene where Nasser falls sick tells us his prowess with the language. The technical departments scream of mastery. Music director Ghibran rocks big time in Uttama Villain. If his songs are the major attraction of the film, his BGM reaches a different level and accentuates the feel of every scene, be it a heavy duty emotional one or a light humorous one. The Hiraniyan Naadagam is the highlight of the film where Ghibran's work is intense and powerful. Shamdat's camera is brilliant and captures the period segments regally. Major credit should be given to set designers Lalgudi Ilayaraja and Mohan Kere for depicting the royal period.A film that is high on emotional content is rare to find these days for the simple reason that it has not many takers. But Uttama Villain scores its brownie points in this domain. When you walk out at the end of the film, after the credits roll, there sure would be a lump in your throat and you would tip your hat in favor of this amazing artist called Kamal Haasan. Take a bow sir!