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Iraivi

I don't remember the last time I walked out of a theater zoned out. I don't remember the last time I was at a loss for words. I don't remember ever thinking of S J Surya as a good actor, let alone a great one. I don't remember the last time I had difficulty terming a movie as a good one merely because it was too hard-hitting for me to say so. The guy who gave us "Pizza" and "Jigarthanda" is back, this time with a tale of three men and how their decisions (mostly bad ones) affect the women in their lives. The plot starts off with Arul (SJ Surya) drowning his sorrows in alcohol because his movie is shelved by a sadistic producer. His wife (Kamalinee Mukherjee) keeps giving him more chances than he deserves, hoping he will get over his alcohol addiction once things settle down. Michael (Vijay Sethupathi) is a typical loyal-to-the-boss sort of person who does just about anything to help Arul and his younger brother (Bobby Simha). But this sense of...