Paruthiveeran

A lot of people have been saying that the climax/rape scene is unrealistic/unnecessary/vulgar - I say please stop what you are doing and go watch it again.
[My wife broke down and i could hear some sobs from other women as well. Not many can handle the climax]
idhu dhAn rape. 'tha indha reaction-a evoke pannanum. A tad lengthy, but jolts the life out of you. Hats off to Ameer for that scene. He has shown tremendous courage (you need balls to show a scene like that). Thamizh directors are growing up, its time for the audience to grow up and wake up as well

In the interval i was wondering if our people had gone overboard and overrated what seemed to be a 'decent' attempt at good film-making. Ameer second half la padatha thookki niruthittaaru. I think Ameer must have loved Virumaandi - the feel is there and some cues have been taken as well.
Dialogues, locale, cinematography, attention for detail, are noteworthy. Saravanan is a revelation. Yuvan kalakkittAru, though none of the songs has stuck in my mind. pAdAma irundhirukkalAm.
Its a remarkable debut for Karthi. However, its ironic that he is so much like Surya, it will be a challenge for him to stand apart. Not that he copies Surya but he just happens to sound and look like Surya! avar thappu illai

Cribs: Not a childhood-sweetheart "love" flashback again!!! pOdhum!
The humor/comedy has come in the way of the the otherwise natural portrayal. Overboard in a few places. I don't find Priya Mani's acting as good as many have posted here. Not only is her accent unconvincing, her body language doesn't look like that of a village girl.

Aandavar banner is another big bonus

P.S: Has anyone watched "Twenty Nine Palms" (French)?