Kamal has been a spectacular actor, no doubt. Only problem is he is NOT a director's actor.
As he has been acting since his 4th birthday, he easily and eagerly mastered almost all the tricks of the trade and naturally, he knows more about direction than many of his directors. Probably that could be the reason why many of top directors prefer to stay away from him after directing him in just one or maximum two movies.
Next to director K Balachander, this movie's director Singatham Srinivasa Rao has directed more films with Kamal.
In this movie, about a blind violinist, Kamal plays very well as Raghu. The dialugues (written by Kamal himself) are sharp and witty.
This is Kamal's 100th movie and the music director Ilayaraja had really paid his tribute well. All the songs are extremely well tuned and Andhi Mazhai (evening rain) is simply one of the best of Ilayaraja's compostions.
Madhavi, Y G Mahendran and the veteran director in L V Prasad in supporting roles did their best to lift the movie to a different level of enjoyment.
Kamal's performance is simply one his career's best.
Really a gem of a movie.
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