Bommai Nayagi Review… don’t let this story fool you, it’s so good!

Year: 2023
Genre: Family, Social Justice, Drama
Cast: Yogi Babu, Hari Krishnan Anbudurai, Subatra, Srimathi, G. M. Kumar, Aruldoss, Lizzie Antony, S. S. Stanley, Jayachandran, Rockstar Ramani Ammal
Director: Shan
Writer: Shan
Cinematographer: Athisayaraj R 
Summary: Velu and his family live a regular life when one terrible incident opens his eyes to the cruel world around him

Overall Rating: BBQ      
We started watching Bommai Nayagi knowing it was going to be one of those tales about parents fighting for justice in an unjust world, at least that’s what we assumed from the trailer…The movie was MORE powerful than that!!
Kudos to the team for bringing something new and inspiring
~Worth Watching~   

Delicious
—At first, Bommai Nayagi appeared like a “Sembi 2.0″ where we observed a poor Velu (Yogi Babu) and his family harassed and crushed by the rich and powerful.
The movie started in a trivial way introducing us to Velu, a simple uneducated guy working at a tea stall, and his supportive entourage; then we were taken to the terrible incident that formed the climax.
At this point, we were like “ok, we’ve seen this before, nothing extraordinary”.
Progressively, the flow of events began to switch, the film was no longer about pitying the poor and hating the powerful but Shan (the director) was now speaking to us, giving us the tools to rise up amidst injustice.
The dialogues were motivating us to stop fearing and fight, not for justice, but fight for our peace and protect what is ours. We were taking notes!
—The film covered a variety of touching themes such as the promotion of girls’ education, kindness/friendships (had Velu been a vile man, he wouldn’t have had a great support system), courage to speak up & defy shame, and living a life of honor over greed
—Acting was so genuine and effortless that we were easily invited into the story. Srimathi (playing Bommai, Velu’s daughter) nailed it👏🏾
—The pale color grading and costume beautifully intensified the melancholic atmosphere of the scenario

Bland
Some scenes made us scratch our heads as they were a little unbelievable, e.g. Bommai could recognize her people’s faces when events took place in a poorly lit area🤔
Though, it was mentioned that Bommai suffered injuries, we never saw any wounds or bandages on her


Viewers’ Guide
Language Violence Intimacy none

Trailer

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(Audio: Tamil; English Subtitles: Yes)