Avinash Ravichandran of The Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Some of his audacious attempts at storytelling in Thangalaan get overburdened by the novelty factor.Read at source
Thangalaan 2024 
Synopsis
Thangalaan
In 1850, in the village of Veppur, North Arcot, Thangalaan resides with his wife, Gengamma, and their children. As the village chief and a landowner, he is highly respected, unlike most of his fellow villagers who are bonded labourers on the zamindar's land. Thangalaan often regales his children with bedtime stories, and one night, he narrates a chilling tale about Aarathi, a woman from the Nagar tribe, believed to be a sorceress and protector of the land in the deep forests. Thangalaan's great-grandfather, Kaadaiyan, belonged to a tribe skilled in extracting gold from the Ponnar river sand. When a king, passing through the area, discovered the mountain's gold veins, he sought Kaadaiyan's expertise to retrieve the gold. However, Aarathi had set up obstacles, including snakes, to safeguard the territory. Kaadaiyan initially refused to help the king but was promised the land his forefathers had lost to the king's ancestors, which had been gifted to the Brahmanas. Kaadaiyan eventually agreed, but the king found the retrieved gold rocks fake, attributing it to Aarathi's sorcery.
- Director
- Pa. Ranjith
- Release
- 15 Aug 2024
- Studio
- Studio Green
- Run time
- 156 min
- Language
- Tamil
Cast & crew
Vikram Cast 
Malavika Mohanan Cast 
Parvathy Thiruvothu Cast 
Pasupathy Cast DA Daniel Caltagirone Cast 
Pa. Ranjith Director, Writer AZ Azhagiya Periyavan Writer K. K. E. Gnanavel Raja Producer G. G. V. P. Prakash Kumar Composer ST Studio Green Producer JI Jio Platforms Producer PA Pa. Ranjith Director, Writer TA Tamil Prabha Writer G. G. V. Prakash Kumar Composer A. A. Kishor Kumar Cinematographer SE Selva R. K. Editor Reviews
Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Across 7 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Thangalaan, reception is mixed. The 5 scored reviews average 64/100.
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Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "The impressive performances and memorable sequences stand apart like gold nuggets in a muddled sieve in Vikram and Pa Ranjith's intriguing yet incoherent Thangalaan."Read at source
Janani K of India Today gave 2/5 stars and wrote "However, Thangalaan seems to be the weakest work in director Pa Ranjith's filmography.Read at source
Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote "Vikram has outdone himself in this film as Thangalaan and shows us how talented and committed he is, yet again.Read at source
M Suganth of The Times of India gave 4/5 stars and wrote "The film is a true-blue big-screen experience that immerses us into its world and keeps us glued with arresting visuals and intense drama."Read at source
Rohit Panikker of Times Now gave 4/5 and wrote "Thangalaan is a well-thought-of and well-produced experience in both visual and cerebral storytelling.Read at source
Sudhir Srinivasan of The New Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote that although "not sparkly", Thangalaan was gold for its experimental story, clever craft and striking climax.Read at source
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 15 Aug 2024
- Run time
- 156 min
- Language
- Tamil
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Pa. Ranjith
- Studio
- Studio Green
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