kandu...
like i expected, more rajini than ranjith... compared to kabali, politics kurachu koodi explicit aanu but to balance that, some stunning mass moments for rajini...
initial oru 30 minutes is a rough ride, found the huma qureshi track a bit jarring too but with the pre-interval block and that rain action sequence, it changes gears and how...!
second half is racier... santhosh narayanan's BG score is terrific but songs are generally in the protest-rap mode...
climax il colours vechulla interplay, classic ram-ravan sambhavathe thirichittathu... the rajini-nana face-offs, all worked for me...
openly critical of the sangh parivar aanu padam... swachch bharat, savarna fascism, idea of nationalism thudangi sakalathum polichadukkunnundu...
it's refreshing to note that rajini played along, without pressurising ranjith to compromise, despite this being a home production...

vann positive reports kandu poyathu kondu, it didn't leave me overwhelmed but still those few rajini moments and the film's general tone of aggression are enough for a re-watch...
3/5