Super Deluxe (2019)

Super Deluxe: Directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja. With Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha Akkineni, Fahadh Faasil, Ramya Krishnan. An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged father, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.

“The movie sets the ball rolling big time even as the credits come on. Then the background music makes itu0026#39;s entry and then the first scene comes on, and you know, you are in the right theater.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe deep saturated colors in the frames feel so perfect. The frames are simply perfect – framing characters in different portions of the screen, amazing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are so many scenes that are so hilarious. The screenplay has a welcome randomness to it. You typically never know what is coming.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVijay Sethupathi is on a push-the-envelope mode. While the old man in Aadhi was challenging, the transgender in Super-Deluxe is a level up in challenge and well met.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFahad Fazil, on the other hand, did not have a better role here than say u0026quot;Kumbalangi Nightsu0026quot;. Some of his scenes almost did not work, while many others did.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBagavathi Perumal, who plays the subinspector has given a truly outstanding performance, potentially surpassed only by Vijay Sethupathi, who had the advantage of much more challenging scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYuvan Shankar Raja has done amazing background music work, that stands out with itu0026#39;s subduedness. Music is used to enhance comedy at multiple points, and the result has been fantastic. Also, unique sound choices to communicate scene tension, background sounds to give a feel of a lot of background action.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMultiple unpredictable random threads of stories sometimes come together in such a sudden tight knot that you can almost touch. Randomness is just awesome.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe thread on god did not connect with me and hence, scenes on that thread, felt like a drag, as also did some scenes of Fahadh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDeeply philosophical as well, the movie presents various valid stands. I did not quite like the ending as much, as it was a bit preachy. On the other hand, leaving it abstract might not communicate enough.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA must watch and more. Worthy of multiple watches for sure.”