I went to this movie with lot of expectations but I was pretty much disappointed. There are so many goof ups in the movie and so many questions left unanswered or at least doesn't provide a clear explanation, like, has the king got magical powers for he is able to fight Reema by getting hold of her shadow, why do they run crazy when they reach the lost chola city, and Reema too seem to have got some magical powers for she is able to portray a tiger symbol at her back in a flash and is able to fight back the magical saint (or whomever is he) when people were trying to burn them, what exactly happens when Karthik is fighting the big guy in the fight-area organized by king for he cud see people around him as skeletons, at-times they are missing and suddenly our crying Karthik starts fighting like a legend etc etc. Also, there are few scenes in the movie that may seem illogical and unnecessary. Though, I feel, the story is very good, the graphic scenes are very poor. We could see the effects of few Hollywood movies with a poor attempt. The climax is rather disappointing with cholas fighting the army people. We understand the budget is very less, but some scenes could have been filmed in a better way, with the available budget. Some scenes like, Reema and Andrea holding Karthik to fight chillness in forest makes audience enjoy the movie for a short period, until they get puzzled why would something like that happen on another scene or get disappointed by poor graphic scenes.
On the whole, I would say this is a very good attempt by the director, and could be a new beginning for Tamil cinema. I feel, a movie of this kind, that has a really good story should be filmed in high budget, rather than filming in a poor budget making the film prone to poor comments and a relatively bad cinematic experience. I would still give this movie a rating 8, for the very good attempt by the director.
On the whole, I would say this is a very good attempt by the director, and could be a new beginning for Tamil cinema. I feel, a movie of this kind, that has a really good story should be filmed in high budget, rather than filming in a poor budget making the film prone to poor comments and a relatively bad cinematic experience. I would still give this movie a rating 8, for the very good attempt by the director.