Directed by action maestro A.R. Murugadoss and starring the ever-charismatic Sivakarthikeyan, this psychological action-thriller is soaked in slow-mo masculinity, sprinkled with just enough melodrama to soften its granite jaw. It is a full-course meal for those craving guns, guilt and good guys who cry. Think: What if Superman’s real kryptonite was love and his cape was untreated childhood trauma?
Sivakarthikeyan delivers one of his most emotionally complex performances yet, portraying a character who could easily have been reduced to a walking PSA for mental health. Instead, the film treats Raghu, a man battling Fregoli delusion, with dignity and depth. Raghu is a man who confuses strangers for lost family members. But instead of this being a liability, it becomes his inner compass. He fights not just for the country, but for the faceless “family” he has always believed in. It is tragically poetic and in this film, tragically poetic men punch really, really well.
Muscular and evil
They serve their purpose with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, providing just enough menace to push our hero deeper into chaos. If they had twirly moustaches, they would have twirled them mid-fight.
The movie’s emotional core is surprisingly tender. Beneath all the testosterone lies a tale of a man just trying to hold on to his love, his identity and the only thing that gives his life purpose: saving others. His romance with Malathi (Rukmini Vasanth) is sweet and their dynamic feels precious. Malathi brings just enough light into Raghu’s world to make her absence devastating and just enough musical skill to give audiences a taste of what could have been an absolute banger of a romantic duet.
One song and done? Unacceptable.
The soundtrack still goes hard, make no mistake. But the lack of dancing? Unforgivable. The film teased a musical romance and then immediately handed us grief, PTSD and a pile of dead henchmen.
Madharaasi is not subtle. It is not paced like a prestige drama. It does not come with layered metaphors or arthouse ambiguity. What it does have is a lead character so loyal he makes dogs look flaky.
Raghu is a fractured, forgotten and fragile hero. And yet, his unshakeable desire to protect everyone he loves (or thinks he loves) turns him into something extraordinary. In a world full of gun-toting villains, sometimes what you need is a mentally unwell man in a windbreaker who believes everyone deserves saving.
CAST: Sivakarthikeyan, Rukmini Vasanth, Aadukalam Naren, Vidyut Jammwal, Biju Menon
PLOT: 7/10
ACTING: 7/10
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