Baba Black Sheep review: A film with two different halves

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By Manigandan KR

13/07/2023

Director Rajmohan Arumugam’s Baba Black Sheep can best be described as a film comprising two contrasting halves. The first half leaves you groaning and the second has some meaning.

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Rangarajan (Suresh Chakravarthy) runs two higher secondary schools. After his death, his sons Raja (Subbu Panchu) and Ravi (Malar Kannan) decide to combine the schools

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The move causes a conflict between two sets of students in Class XI. Both sets, each comprising five boys, fight over who gets to sit in the last row of the combined classroom.

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The management lets the boys off with a warning. But not before asking them to clean up the mess they’ve created. They find a suicide note as they do this. This is what the movie is about.

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Director Rajmohan Arumugam, looks to make a substantial point about pressure on school students and suicide prevention in schools.

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While he does end up making his point by the time Baba Black Sheep ends, the manner in which he makes it is neither very convincing nor entertaining.

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Nevertheless, the movie has some neat performances coming from some of its lead characters. Ayaz and Narendra Prasad, the leaders of the two rival gangs, are impressive.

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Actress Abirami, who makes a return to Tamil cinema with this film, delivers a commendable performance.

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The makers of Baba Black Sheep seem to have been under the impression that their movie works, unfortunately, by the time you leave the theatre, you are only partially satisfied.

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