Arun Prabu Purushothaman’s ‘Shakthi Thirumagan’ is a pacy vigilante thriller that slowly runs out of steam

Vijay Antony plays a mover-and-shaker who can get anything done for you at a cost. But when he gets caught, the film turns into a tired old vigilante story, and the preaching begins to pile up. The rest of the review may contain spoilers.

If you need something done, Kittu is the man you want to call. Vijay Antony plays this character in Arun Prabu Putushothaman’s Shakti Thirumagan. He can get a lowly cop’s daughter into a good school. He can rotate funds.  He can get kids the land needed to build a squash court. He can get the items needed for a big ritual ceremony. He can arrange for the killing of a paedophile. He can arrange for a big-shot’s son to get out of jail. And if you lost your life’s savings of 40 lakhs to a man who took the bribe and did nothing, Kittu will get the money back for you. But for all these services, Kittu will charge an amount – and he has amassed thousands of crores. So is he a good guy or a bad guy? This is a Tamil film hero we are talking about, so I guess the answer is obvious.

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