Kanithan (2016) movie
Country: India
Language: Tamil
Genres: Action | Thriller
Release Date: 26 February 2016 (India)
Production Co: V. Creations
Technical Specs
Runtime: 145 min
Color: Color
Storyline and user Review:
Having come close to his dream of joining BBC as an Investigative reporter, Goutham, an Engineering graduate gets arrested by Police for having used counterfeit degree certificates to swindle a bank. With his career at stake, he decides to take on the counterfeiting racket mafia.
STRENGTHS:- * Drums Sivamani's powerful background score and Yappa song... * Atharva's rocking performance..... * Concept was different
WEAKNESSES:- * Weak Screenplay at many places.... * Catherine teresa doesn't know acting.... * Songs were boring and useless at few places.....
FINAL VERDICT:- * Overall... It is a clean one time watch movie, you can't say it is a thriller but trys, you will see many AR murugadoss touch in handling scenes but debutant director fails little bit in execution. First 25 mins is waste of time then movie starts and after interval it was very grippy, song comes like a speed breaker and spoils the exact flow.... this movie could be named as KO-2. Go for one time and enjoy.
Kanithan is an action thriller that throws light on the issue of fake certificates. Atharvaa and Catherine both play the role of journalists in the film and the story has been told via these characters. Director: T.N. Santhosh Writer: T.N. Santhosh Stars: Aadhira, Tarun Arora, Atharvaa
T N Santhosh makes his directorial debut with Kanithan, starring Atharvaa and Catherine Tresa. Produced by S Thanu, the film is a cliché ridden thriller packed with loads of action.
The protagonist Gowtham (Atharvaa) is on a mission to expose a dangerous fake educational certificate racket. Though an interesting premise, the uninspired writing and execution leave a lot to be desired.
The director takes 20 minutes to introduce his characters with drab comedy.
Gowtham is an investigative journalist, working for a small-time television network.
His certificates are sent for a routine police verification and suddenly he is caught in a dreadful nightmare.
He and a group of youngsters are arrested for forging degree certificates to get educational bank loans amounting to several crores. They are arrested and their certificates declared invalid, ending their professional careers.
Gowtham uses his investigative skills to find how this ingenious network has infiltrated every field, flooding the society with a sea of unqualified, untrained individuals masquerading as doctors, engineers, teachers and civil servants.
Butthe mastermind behind this network proves too clever for him. Their cat-and-mouse game adds a certain thrill to the narration, but for most part, the film is spoiled by predictable clichés.
Aadukalam Naren, who plays Atharvaa’s father and Manobala, his boss, have nothing to offer. Neither does director K Bhagyaraj, who appears briefly to offer timely advice.
Catherine Tresa is reduced to playing an annoying girlfriend who is nothing but trouble for Gowtham. After her more sedate roles in Madras and Kathakali, the pretty actress ups the glamour quotient here.
Karunakaran has an interesting role to play, but it is the good looking and extremely fit Atharvaa, who is perfectly cast. He is this angry young man, who gives a convincing performance, excelling especially in the fight sequences that have been cleverly choreographed. Tarun Arora makes a worthy opponent, adding a challenge and lending credibility to the enormity of the crime.
The background score by Drums Sivamani is too loud and dramatic, but the film is visually impressive. The racy thriller is punctuated by boring romance and mundane comedy. Director Santhosh seems determined to follow a set template with the required dose of action, romance, comedy, sentiments and songs with no thought to the flow of the narration.
Despite the compelling plot, Kanithan is an uninspired action thriller that has little to offer
