Karnan (Tamil)

Based upon true events, it is an emotionally dense and powerful tale of defiance n uproar against oppression. Maari showcases the lifestyle and landscape of the village in a raw yet impressive manner. His metaphor loaded writing is just brilliant. While the first hour…

Michael James

Mari Selvaraj's Karnan is an angry, powerful movie, that is visually masterful as it is emotionally sincere. Without deserting masala cinema grammar, Selvaraj takes time to set up the milieu and the characters and uses layers of visual symbolism, metaphors to tell a story…

Nakul

On the Aristotelean dramatics of Karnan: What struck me the most while watching 'Karnan' is its relentless, electrifying drama. It is as if every scene is burning on the basis of some tension ignited by of a multitude of dramatic currents. A range of leitmotifs used: a…

Arjun Anand

𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧. I have no hesitation calling it a metaphorical MASTERPIECE. Dhanush played People's Man against oppression and casteism of a village. Another award-winning performance by him. He…

Vishwas Verma 🟠🟢🔵

Most mainstream directors aim to leave the audience with a high at the end. Mari Selvaraj prefers to leave us with mixed feelings. He says that a movie can’t solve everything but at least it can make us ask questions.Full Review

Baradwaj Rangan Unofficial

Masala cinema can and must be political. Karnan does what I had been desiring for a long while. Sure, arthouse depiction of struggle, human condition, grief and oppression has novelty. It's subtle and yet, angry enough to move people. But it isn't the only way. Karnan is…

Ashwani Kumar

Karnan was a great watch. Mari Selvaraj did it again, this time taking at a real time incident based Kodiyankulam, Tamil Nadu. Santosh Narayanan's score and Theni Eswar's cinematography are as heroic as its central protagonist. What I loved the most about Karnan is how…

Mystic River

The rare film that completely echews the ideology of individualism and allows each and every one of its characters to contribute entirely to a greater holistic cause – and thankfully has the wisdom to not only end on a virtuous note where positive change has taken place and…

reibureibu

Wow, this is truly an exceptional film for sure. Mari Selvaraj proves that he's the most of talented directors in Tamizh cinema for his versatile writing and direction. I was stunned how incredible the frames are. Every frame by frame is absolutely astonishing to watch like…

arsheeza