Agilan review: An action thriller that ends up being preachy

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By Manigandan KR

11/03/2023

Director Kalyana Krishnan, the protege of late director SP Jhananathan, comes up with a film that revolves around ports and sea traffic — Agilan.

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The film is all about Agilan (Jayam Ravi) who intends to make operational a ship called “Thamizhannai” to carry supplies to feed the hungry all over the world.

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His cynicism is rooted in his dad, who had noble intentions just like him, was backstabbed and murdered. So, Agilan believes that he does not owe anything to anybody, least of all loyalty.

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How Agilan outsmarts his rivals to complete what his dad had set out to do is what the film is all about.

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One is not sure where the plot of the film is heading for quite a long time. It is not until the flashback episode in the second half that you get an idea of what the hero wishes to accomplish.

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Director Kalyana Krishnan, like his mentor SP Jananathan, wants his flick to do too many things at the same time. Striving to make too many points, the movie comes across as being preachy.

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Jayam Ravi nails his character as Agilan. He comes up with an impressive performance which, however, alone is not enough to sustain the interest of the audience.

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Priya Bhavani Shankar as his love interest-cop Mathavi is completely out of sorts. 

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Tanya Ravichandran as Punitha, Chirag Jani as Gokul and Madhusudhan Rao as union leader Jananathan put up a good show.

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On the technical front, Ganesh Kumar’s editing leaves a lot to be desired. Dubbing is bad and lip synchronisation seems out of place in quite a few sequences.

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In all, Agilan has some pertinent points to make but it fails to impress as an entertainer.

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