Cert 12A
136 mins
BBFC advice: Contains moderate violence
The everyfilm quest is becoming tougher and tougher because the summer is here and demands on my time are becoming greater and greater.
I am trying hard to watch as many movies as possible but am now the furthest behind (two weeks) I have ever been in terms of writing up reviews.
So let me stretch my memory back to a Easter Sunday when I nipped off to the Piccadilly Cinema in Leicester where I sat alone, watching the lunchtime screening of M. Muthaiah's Komban.
This is the tale of a village toughnut who sees off villains who are exploiting the locals and making their lives generally miserable.
The problem is that the greater our hero's success at seeing off the bullies, the more arrogant he becomes.
This reflects badly on the love of his life (Lakshmi Menon) and her proud father (Rajkiran) and even causes them to be endangered.
Ultimately, Komban has its heart in the right place and is decently entertaining. I was particularly impressed by Rajkiran as a dad who seeks only the best for his daughter despite potentially losing face himself.
However, while Karthi gives his all to his lead role, I found his hero a bit too stupid to be believed. His arrogance towards those closest to him is rather inexplicable and grated on me.
Nevertheless, what I can say for certain is that two weeks after watching it, Komban is still fresh in my head - so Muthaiah must have done something right.
Karthi: "We have given our best to entertain the audiences. It is an emotional tug-of-war between a father and son-in-law."
Reasons to watch: Entertaining battle of good over evil.
Reasons to avoid: The arrogance of Karthi's character grates.
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6.5/10