Kondraal Paavam Review… the story missed a lot of logic
Year: 2023
Genre: Family, Money, Mystery, Thriller
Cast: Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Santhosh Prathap, Easwari Rao, Charle, Manobala, Jaya Kumar, Sendrayan, Subramaniam Siva
Director: Dayal Padmanabhan
Writer: Dayal Padmanabhan
Cinematographer: Chezhiyan
Summary: Mallika and her poor family begin to lust after a stranger who finds shelter in their house
Overall Rating: Water 
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Kondraal Paavam was missing a lot of logic that we finished the movie being so shocked!!
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Delicious
—Kondraal Paavam’s captivating score kept the story going!
The tonality deepened the suspenseful and mysterious aspect of the narrative making us wonder who exactly was Arjunan the stranger (Santhosh Prathap) and what Mallika and her family were planning to do.
We could have easily understood the story without dialogues as the instruments elevated/toned down the emotions and carried us along
—The movie opened up with a strong line that set the atmosphere “Desire and lust are like twin horses. Those who bridle and control those twin horses become humans, those who cannot control them become predators”.
Indeed, we witnessed desire and lust at their apex with Mallika (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar) and her parents making crucial choices for the sake of being free from debts and living comfortably
Bland
—Kondraal Paavam required some degree of patience as the story took a lonnnng time to start boiling. The scenario was going in circles between Arjunan and the family without aiming to the crux of the matter
—There was a lot of logic missing making the film hard to digest (no spoiler intended):
-Mallika was supposed to be a poor woman living in a remote village but she looked so polished wearing high-quality foundation on her face and having tattoos 😨
-Who designs a vicious plan in the open space where people can easily hear what you’re saying?
-How plausible is it that a child can run away for good after just being scolded?
-There was a scene where Mallika and her mother (Easwari Rao) observed something dying and instead of taking action, they just made small gestures as a way to stop it 🤔
-Arjunan’s unveiled motivation in the end didn’t make too much sense for someone who was carrying heavy emotions for a long time
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(Audio: Tamil; English Subtitles: Yes)
