When we hear regarding bank robbery, the first thing that comes to mind for today’s generation is the Netflix series Money Heist. The story of how a group of thieves steal crores from a bank using the genius of a professor. Apparently this is the same with Ajith Kumar as the hero in H. Theme of Tuniv composed by Vinod. Ajith comes to Thuni as a thief who comes to rob a prominent private bank in the city. Like the professor, Ajith has his own team on this mission. But their goal is not only money. They come to that bank looking for something more expensive. What will it be?
Tuniv’s strength is Ajith Kumar’s solo performance from start to finish. Even though the screenplay or the making might not excel, it is this rage of Ajith Kumar that saves the movie to some extent. The first half makes you wonder what’s next. Dressed in a pearly white dress, with gray hair and a beard, he looks downright devilish. The name also has devilish touch, dark devil.. Ajith’s protagonist is portraying himself as a villain and pointing out who are the real villains in the social structure in the course of the story.
From the thrilling first half, the second half, which gives a social message, pulls the film back a little. In the wake of a bank robbery, H. goes to massive frauds in the financial sector. Vinod calls for attention this time. Through Tuniv, the director exposes the big corporates who cheat the stock market in the background of the bank. There are no emotional moments like the passing of family relationships like in previous films in Tuni.
Ajith’s screen presence is the backbone of the movie. The director has managed to capture Ajith’s bravery in action scenes with tenfold excellence. Excessive use of VFX is also not included in the action scenes. Manju Varrier is coming to the film in an equal role with Ajith instead of being confined to just the heroine role. Manju gives an astonishing performance in the action scenes with her lively body movements. Other important characters are Samudratkani, who became the DGP, John Koken, who became one of the bank owners, and Bhagavathy Perumal.
Nirav Shah is the cinematographer of the film. Vijay Velukkutty’s speedy editing has done full justice to the genre of the film. Gibran’s background music was excellent.
Irrespective of the logics, Thunivar will be a treat for audiences who love Ajith’s style and full-length action entertainers.
