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Vikram K Kumar is the real hero! All his work in making such a detailed script has payed off.

The screenplay will be slightly hard to digest for the commercial movie lovers! But I loved the way he penned the screenplay. The Romantic part is well combined with sci-fi part, so it was very engaging and enjoyable one.

Greatest comeback for Surya! If it's Theri for Vijay, it's 24 for Surya! He just basks the whole movie on his back and delivers a great performance! Aathraya role needs special mention as he literally steals the show with his sleek villainous role.! Watch out!

ARR silently keeps the flow of the movie with his BGM and you won't get disturbed unlike others. The Art direction and cinematography completes the visual cycle beautifully! Special appreciations to them!

Every character is given its own importance. Was waiting for such a sci-fi thriller in Thamizh cinema that has very good detailing that it takes some time to get a good look into it completely!! Although it's on the lines of Indru Netru Naalai, 24 is the movie to watch out, purely for its screenplay! Aathraya - highlight of the whole movie! Must watch in theater!!

As it's a sci-fi in Thamizh, 9/10!!!!

This movie possess everything:

• Strong story base

• Sci-fi fantasy

• Romance, though below par from the standard of entire movie

• Deadly villain

• Unexpected twists

• Family drama

• perfect logic loops

A once in a decade kind of film, very carefully handled in terms of screenplay and direction. The movie starts in a typical sci-fi way, then slowly takes you into a roller-coaster ride with some unimaginable and unpredictable destinations.

Cinematography & VFX deserves a special mention as this film could have been nothing without this team.

In a sci-fi film, you cannot think of songs to gel up with the pace of the film, but here, they were awesomely handled. BGM, out of word - Rahman rules all over.

Its triple role for Surya as Athreya/Mani/Sethuraman and he rules the entire movie with his performance. The antagonist Athreya is on top of the rest.

Amidst a completely occupied screen space for the lead actor, Samantha and Nithya Menon have got decent roles and they have done their parts well.

The movie do have a few glitches in the first half, but they are completely negligible for its 'never seen before' kind of feel, when your anticipation goes wrong all the time.

Verdict: Just go for it...!

I had some high hopes with 24 (2016). But I was disappointed with it. I was expecting some paradoxes in the movie, some sort of predestined event that was inevitable, but nothing was there to wow.

Perhaps happy ending made it bit boring. Could have been certainly better. Character of Sathya (Played by Samantha) felt useless and that character had little to no major affect on storyline. The reason for rivalry between the Brothers (Athreya & Shiva Kumar) is not mentioned in the movie. I expected more from this movie especially with Time Travel concept. Movie is average just because concept is new doesn't make it any better. My rating would be 6.5.

This being my first review on IMDb,I'd like to be impartial.

Masterpiece.The film's carved so perfectly you'll be satisfied once you come out of the theater. First thing,the story,it'll be what you expect from a time-travel movie.It's not exaggeration when I compare this movie with "Predestination" and "Triangle".The Interval scene will keep you guessing and if you can guess it,you're wrong anyways. Second thing,Suriya's versatility.Suriya is a perfect cast because you love him and hate him at the same time because he is the protagonist as well as the antagonist. Third thing,background score.Well,what more can you expect from the legend himself. If you see someone giving a rating less than 9,suggest him to watch the movie again because he didn't get it the first time.

Thank you for the classic,Vikram Kumar.

Story is an clean and well explained Surya acting steals the movie Thiruu has done a best part in this movie Vfx is equal to Hollywood range... Samantha cute expression is awsm.. Nithya comes in a small part and gave her 100%.... As usual saranya mothers role has added nice sentiment btwn son and mother in the film ARR music was At top notch... Vikram Kumar the king of the film...

The only problem is that Surya repeat the same dialog again and again... Vikram could have avoided that..

. NOTE: movie time is gonna be reduced to 164 min to 154 min hopefully Vikram should cut the repeating dialog in it...and worth for money

A nice movie all worked 100% in it..and the movie is 100% awsm..

Must watch film.... Everything is perfect in this movie. Being a science fiction film, it is also fun to watch. Watched it in the first day of release(first show too), the theater response was crazy! Positive reviews everywhere,movie is just awesome. It is filled with sentiments, humor and twists. There were twists and thrills till the very end! No single scene seemed boring. Songs are amazing and lovely too. Every scene gives you goosebumps. It is not like other south Indian films. Screenplay is extraordinary. Dialogues are unique. Don't guess any scenes while watching movie because the next scene will be entirely different from your guess! Villain character rocked with no cigar, alcohol or vulgar words. Best movie so far

24 is a very good attempt with the concept of time traveling .Doing a movie about time traveling and making it understandable to most of the Indian audience isn't an any easy task and the director vikram Kumar has managed to do that .The concept isn't complex like and doesn't confuse us like the English movies with too many scientific explanations which will easily confuse the Indian audience .The first half of the movie is very promising .The second half loses the plot with unwanted romance sequence and song which makes us forget this is a sci-fi movie .Surya perfectly plays the role of a villain and the good guy, after all he's best known for doing these kind of versatile roles. .The bgm of the movie was terrific and it is used perfectly in the movie only in particular sequences which makes us go awe.Nithya menen and saranya ponvannan have done justice to their roles.Overall 24 the movie is worth your money but I'm giving a 7 only because of the romance scenes which spoils the pace of the movie

24, One of the India's exceptionally crafted has turned the Film Industry equal to Hollywood. Excellent Screenplay, Excellent BGM, Excellent Cast. Last but not least, watch this in theatres for Suriya sir because his role as a villain is amazing and you would literally love a villain for the first time. Hats off to the Director Vikram K Kumar sir for this beautifully crafted film. There would be some scenes which may test the viewers patience and some scenes which would really take you into the movie......Go in with zero expectations and come back with full of satisfaction.....After a year from Masssss....Suriya is back n 3 forms....Dr.Sethu, Mani and the best of all, Athreya The Bad......!!!

After watching a Scifi "Netru Indru Naali" in Tamil, and with lead Actor Surya in this film I had expectation in this film.

The scientist and the set of 90's where damn thoughtful. The scenes of villain Surya is exceptional, Athreya did his part really good, either as the young villain or old age and also in the second part.

The story gives disappointment, the story line is very thin and the screenplay revolves around more around heroine. The Director had nice story but would have ended within an hour or so like a perfect English scifi if not for the songs and the comedy.

Overall Indian directors should concentrate on logic in an scifi film rather than masala as Indian film

As a doctor who fan, I thought the time traveling elements in the show could one day be matched in Tamil film industry. This movie came very close to it. Excellent writing and acting pave way for a new darling for critics. I really liked Surya's Psychotic killer role than his other two. As the negatives, I could say the romance and songs killed my mood multiple times. Songs are pure time dragging (Yes I know it is ARR). But I do understand the need for commercial elements. They should have released a shorter version of the movie in oversees without all that romance crap for the international audience. Overall, this movie is gold and the best ever from the actor we all admire. My rating would be 8.4/10

Note: the write-up is based on the 2 hours 34 minutes trimmed version that is currently being played in theaters.

The film is trimmed, Well trimmed indeed. Right through the 154 minutes run time, The film is filled with lots of 'Disney' like fun moments that will be enjoyed by the kids and you wont be annoyed accompanying them.

The 'Actor Surya' who has been lately trying hard to become 'Entertainer Suriya' seems to be back in a well executed film. Suriya trying to select different kinds of scripts was clearly evident through his previous films but the script which looked good in paper was never executed well in the screen and this is the only factor why 24 as a film is a well made comeback film. Talking about the execution, Suriya plays three different characters and each character seems to be a break up for three different kinds of audience.

Mani- The jolly go lucky -romantic guy who is enjoyed by the family audience.

Sethuraman- The typical 'for the critic' written guy who runs the plot of the film.

Athreya- The stylish villain who keeps the boys excited throughout the run time.

These break up of characters have done wonders in the film to satisfy whole of the audience and this is the reason why I call this as a 'Pakka Masala' product.

(Taking about me calling this film a 'Pakka Masala product' and if you find this offensive try finding another alternative word for a Sci-Fic film like this containing some totally unwanted romance and misplaced songs, From Thani Oruvan i have been complaining about this and I'm already tired) Right from the film Manam director Vikram Kumar seems to never get the romantic scenes right. It will mostly end up has a half written and half swallowed lines but his brilliance as a writer is rightly shown in the place where he should be appreciated for. His writing and linking of each characters to the story shows his intelligence. Sometimes it makes you complain about the co incidence but believe me it is never easy to link all characters to one plot.

There are different versions of Time travel and as time travel never been proved or experienced you are forced to accept the directors version of time travel. If you have a friend who sees different kinds of films and is comparing each film and finding faults, its high time you ask the nerd to shut up.

According to my knowledge the directors version of time travel is simple, well written and presented. Leaving those love scenes aside the screenplay is well written and even a little bit of annoyance will make you miss some twists. Vikram Kumar seems to be playing a intelligent game with the audience, every time you expect the character to reveal something he fools you and shows you how intelligent his characters are. I bet you can never predict those 'I got it right' moments and it is one of the reasons why the film is never a bore.

Samantha is adorable in each scene and Saranya as usual does the mother role at her best. Talking about the characters in the film, There are around 5 important characters and in which 3 of them are being played by Surya himself :P still you never get bored, Even the style of crying seems to be different for each character.

Another brilliance in the movie is the visual effects. The moments of keys, the inside of the watch and the rain sequence (my favorite ) isn't an immature work. Kudos to the cinematographer and VFX TEAM.

As said before you will never be annoyed watching this film in theater, until your nerd friend starts his theories. :P

A must watch movie for those who love Sci-Fi and Thriller.Credits goes to the Actor Suriya and the Director Vikram K Kumar they have done excellent Job. Vikram's (Director) Experiment '24' reached successfully to the audience. Nithya menen was perfect for the role so as Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Once again saranya gave her best performance in this movie. yes I am a Fan of AR Rahman's Music but little disappointed for this movie (personal Opinion).

Plus Points of the movie

1) Suriya's Acting 2) Vikram K Kumar's Direction and Screenplay 3) Innovative Story Line 4) Best Editing 5) Back ground Music (BGM)

Minus Points

1) Songs ( Felt Boring )

Over all a Big Thumbs Up for this Movie, I recommend you to watch :)

We ( Indians ) should encourage (Director's) Talent.

Surya is a triangle, and love and hatred under the time and space shuttle. Several plot turning points are doing well. Samantha's face value is also very interesting, but there are too many films on this theme. Visual fatigue, the film does not have any special color place.

"24" as the title explicit the movie is related to time-travel concept it's worthy to watch as it's a thrilling one.even the title itself is closely related to the story.It is totally an new concept introduced to the Indian Film industry for that director has got full credits.He has purely scripted the movie with a thrilling story line which can be enjoyed for a child to aged person on the same way.Even though it's a fictional approach story line keeps the audience truly to believe that we can travel through time .This movie has also set records in opening days and equally got great positive reviews from the critics.An movie with such a concept with lots of thrilling moments is something awesome and worthy to watch.Do not miss for the ones who watch movies it's really an great work from the director as well from the all technical team and the brilliant acting from hero Surya. The villain character from Surya is just mind blowing one.

Vikram K. Kumar, the director of non-regular flicks like Manam, Ishq and 13B has come with another exhilarating movie - 24. Not many Sci-fi movies are produced in Indian Cinema every year, so this comes in as a new taste for the already fed-up audience. Thanks to Surya for always trying to bring us some offbeat movies to improve the fate of Indian cinema.

First of all, I'm glad to say that this movie, unlike most unorthodox movies produced in India isn't a copy of any Hollywood movie. Although it has a glimpse of BTTF, it cannot be cited as plagiarism in any way but rather can be called as a mere influence to develop this eccentric project. Second of all, let's forget logics while talking about such type of movies.

The movie opens up with the past where Sethuraman invents a watch that could play with time. This scene alone can tell you how good a cinematographer Tirru is who did a similar job with Krrish 3. Just after achieving the glory, in comes the antagonist "Athreya", Raman's own brother who tries to nab the watch by threatening to kill his wife. Here's where the astute scientist mind comes into play who hands the watch to the new-born son and then the boy himself to a woman to look after him.

Fast forwarding 26 years (to 2016) we have the young Suriya named Mani who works as a watch mechanic only under the guidance of his foster mother. In some surprising turn of events, he comes to know about the unprecedented capabilities of the watch and soon starts experimenting with it where at one point we experience the best shot of the movie. He then meets Samantha and as we expect he falls in love with her and makes her fall in love with him using some gimmicks as the rightful owner of the watch. These scenes are dragged a bit and we can see that this part of romance along with the non-essential songs are targeted at a specific set of audience to improve the reach. Not to forget, any such young fun- loving guy would experiment in the same way as he did that also lets him learn a lot about the watch.

Just before the intermission, we can see the protagonist and antagonist facing each other after which the awe-factor of the watch is known that also justifies the name given to the watch. A lot of regular type of drama goes on in the second half which can leave some audience to boredom but the character of Athreya still leaves you glued using his witty tricks to snatch the watch. Albeit, sometimes even he does some stupid things that could never be spoken of. What happens later is better to be seen on the screen.

Overall, 24 isn't a spectacular movie but is definitely worth a watch and does stand out among the heap of recipes we taste regularly. The cast and crew should well be appreciated with big names written all over it. The music by A. R. Rahman doesn't make a big impact on the movie although the background score is appreciable. As mentioned earlier, cinematographer Tirru has done a great job. The acting by Surya in the form of Athreya deserves applauds. As always, director Vikram K. Kumar should be appreciated to what he's trying to do in each and every movie. The flaws come in the form of the usual cliché-ridden scenes that still abide by the law of Indian cinematic rules. I felt like they could have done much better with this script. In fact, it could be made into a TV series as they've already planned a sequel to this film. I'd rate it 6/10 but +1 for letting us (Tollywood audience) watch a Sci-fi flick after a long time.

Thanks to the Director sir Vikram K. Kumar for giving such a best film in Tamil, this the best ever Tamil movie I've ever watched.. And the work of camera man is really nice that too in that rain drop scene I've mesmerized for a moment, it is awesome. About the music I don't have to say anything but.. Song are good, I thing the 24 team has not given the important to songs. But the background score, it can be done by only AR Rahman sir. Surya sir's acting is appreciable, especially with the "Atharya" character. You cannot expect any social message or something in this movie but it a complete package of a new journal. You will surprised minute by minute. you can watch this movie with family that is a common case in all Surya's movie and Thanks for that.

Thanks.

I want to keep this review honest, spoiler free and as short as possible.

Usually when dealing with complicated screenplay in Tamil movies the director will dumb down the story so that average Tamil audience can understand. However, doing so it reduces the raw intensity and takes the charm out of the movie.

This is where 24 dares to think different. Director Vikram Kumar treats the audience as an intelligent person and sticks to the complicated screenplay that moves back and forth in time like a game of chess. This is probably the reason you see some of the negative reviews for this film.

Suriya's portrayal of Athreya reminds me of Light Yagami (L) from the famous Japanese Anime Death Note. Well, there are two more Suriyas too and he has done a tremendous job of differentiating all the three roles. Sadly, Samantha is portrayed as the clichéd romantic interest and she is bearable at best and tedious at worst. Mani's (Suriya) antics to woo her shows us the kind of nerd director Vikram Kumar is.

AR Rahman is the Best in the industry and this comes with a mountain of expectations from him. The songs are not up to the mark of ARR level even though he compensates for this with good BGM.

The entire cast has done an above average job in the acting department. Editing is sleek, cinematography suits the genre well and it is a plus. Suriya's on screen presence holds the movie together and Vikram's screenplay keeps you engaged till the end with some twists, surprises and pleasant scenes.

To conclude, this movie is so good that it could have been made into a standalone Hollywood movie. You can watch it once for Suriya and once more for Vikram Kumar.

Impressive teaser trailer and beautiful songs composed by AR Rahman, 24 was backed by everything a tamil movie needed. The movie is truly a visual treat. An experimental gift by Vikram Kumar to Tamil cinema. The movie cannot be called as a complete Sci-fi movie as the movie had comedy and romance just like any other Tamil movie. There was one small thing i felt unexplained ,it was a bird that played a crucial role at different points you can call it coincidence or fate but there is a limit to that. Imaginoromanceophllia and i am a watch mechanic madam... brought little smiles here and then. The movie takes Tamil cinema to a different level by the repeating of events through time travelling something seen throughout Edge of tomorrow. Vikram Kumar did surely explore multiple possibilties of time travelling and hats off to him in blending all these concepts to a fun ride. I felt it quite nice that they related all the three characters rather than making it a senseless scenario of three look alikes. The run time is quite long but there wasn't much drag because of the fine performance put out by Suriya Saranya Samantha and Nithya. Overall the movie is definitely a one time watchable and it is worth your ticket money because IT IS VARIETY

Great Piece of work. The movie is a first of its kind in a Tamil cinema industry. This movie has beautifully executed the concept of time travel for a family audience. The plot of the movie is unique with twists throughout the movie, making the audience excited about the next scene. The movie's screenplay is probably above par than most of the Tamil movies in the last few years. The sci-fi film's screenplay is well made to make even a non-science savvy audience understand the script compared one of the actor's earlier venture "7 am Arivu".The hero has shown a lot of variations while acting in different roles of the film. Though,there are a few unwanted romantic scenes which reduces the pace of the movie, the overall movie is exciting for the audience. Venturing into a new dimension of film in the Tamil cinema, the movie is fully packed with humor,action, science and fantasy.