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The gang fighting over places. A youngster decides to gain control of the area. Can he complete his dream of ruling over the place? The gang fighting over places. A youngster decides to gain control of the area. Can he complete his dream of ruling over the place? The gang fighting over places. A youngster decides to gain control of the area. Can he complete his dream of ruling over the place?

• Ranjit Jeyakodi
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Michael review: Sundeep Kishan’s most ambitious film is a gutsy attempt

Michael movie review: sundeep kishan, gautham menon and vijay sethupathi's film has a great casting choice which makes it a great bigscreen experience..

Ranjith Jeyakodi’s Michael has to be the one of the best visually striking films in recent years. This is a statement that the film truly deserves and if you’re someone with a basic understanding of cinematography, every frame feels no less than a painting. This is a massively mounted action-drama that’s undoubtedly ambitious on all fronts but what it lacks is a story that can keep you invested right till the end. Even with the big twist in the end, you wish the payoff had come much earlier.

The film opens with a young Michael ( Sundeep Kishan ) arriving in Mumbai with a hunger for revenge. We get to know about Michael and his rise through the voiceover of a crucial character. Cut to a few scenes later, Michael aspires to be like Gurunath (Gautham Menon), a suave gangster who rules Mumbai. An opportunity presents itself when Michael risks his life to save Guru. Soon, Michael joins Guru’s gang and a few years later he becomes his most trusted guy who is quickly handed over the operations of Guru’s bars in North Mumbai. A few months later, Michael is sent on a mission to follow the daughter of Guru’s enemy and kill them both. As fate would have it, he falls in love with the girl, Theera (Divyansha Kaushik). Thanks to his actions, Michael earns the wrath of Guru and things soon turn bitter between them.

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Michael spends too much time in world-building and in making everything look exquisite. A lot of time is spent on justifying Michael’s anger but we’re never told the reason behind his thirst for revenge till the very end. By the time the reason is revealed, a lot of time is wasted in mindless action. As much as the action choreography deserves a lot of praise, it does get boring to watch after a point. It’s perfectly alright to make a violent film but when the violence lacks conviction and a strong emotional purpose, everything looks senseless. This is what happens with Michael for the most part and this is what lets the film down, despite being good in parts. Nevertheless, the film doesn’t shy away from being ambitious and it shows in Ranjith’s vision. Michael credits films like Nayagan, Deewar and John Wick as inspiration but it borrows heavily from KGF and even pays tribute to the Yash-starrer in a few scenes.

Sundeep Kishan is earnest from start to finish and he holds the film together with a very strong performance. He’s strongly complemented by Gautham Menon, who plays a gangster with effortless swagger. It’s a great casting choice and he isn’t your quintessential commercial cinema antagonist. Vijay Sethupathi has a special appearance but he still manages to shine in the few scenes he gets. Apart from the visuals, it’s Sam CS’s score that really elevates Michael and makes it a big screen experience worth cherishing.

Director : Ranjith Jeyakodi

Cast : Sundeep Kishan, Divyansha Kaushik, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Varun Sandesh, Vijay Sethupathi and Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar

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• What is the release date of 'Michael'? Release date of Sundeep Kishan and Vijay Sethupathi starrer 'Michael' is 2023-02-03.
• Who are the actors in 'Michael'? 'Michael' star cast includes Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar.
• Who is the director of 'Michael'? 'Michael' is directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi.
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Michael (U/A) 03/Feb/2023 Action, Thriller 2hrs 35mins

Critics Review

Effective making and an intense narration resurrects sub par story.

Sundeep, who wouldn't have been an ideal choice for the role of a ferocious gangster, makes it look convincing with his stellar performance. Thanks to the writing that elevates him with the perfect mood. Divyansha Kaushik, who plays Sundeep's love interest, has delivered her best. The cinematography, especially the shot division, is admirable for a gangster film like this and adds value. The second hero of the film is definitely Sam CS as he elevates the film to a whole new level. The background score deserves special mention for a film that is both retro and gangster oriented. Micheal, despite few shortcomings, makes us sit throughout the revenge-saga. (more)

Source: Logesh, Times Of India

Sundeep, Vijay Sethupathi shine in technically sound film that�s bogged down by weak storyline

Michael is a gangster flick that�s more style than story for the most part. Having said that, Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi and Sam CS are the absolute highlights of this film. (more)

Source: Latha, India Today

Bold, beautiful but falls short of delivering actual thrills

�Michael� is a genre movie trying too hard to look the part and unfortunately, it shows. While it may believe - even sincerely - that it is an homage to the action heroes of the norm; or that it is merely a repurposed vehicle for everything the audience desires to watch in an action movie, it ends up merely being a formula film that severely falls short of successfully emulating all the tropes it relies so heavily on to be taken seriously at all. (more)

Source: Deccon, Deccan Chronicle

All Style, But Little Substance

"Michael" is another example of a film that is more about style than substance. It's a gangster story. Sundeep's makeover, technical prowess, and slick visuals don't add much to the film, which suffers from a lacklustre narration. (more)

Source: Great Andhra, galatta.com

Sundeep Kishan's most ambitious film is a gutsy attempt

Sundeep Kishan is earnest from start to finish and he holds the film together with a very strong performance. He�s strongly complemented by Gautham Menon, who plays a gangster with effortless swagger. It�s a great casting choice and he isn�t your quintessential commercial cinema antagonist. Vijay Sethupathi has a special appearance but he still manages to shine in the few scenes he gets. Apart from the visuals, it�s Sam CS�s score that really elevates Michael and makes it a big screen experience worth cherishing. (more)

Source: Haricharan, Hindustan Times

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