Chithha

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This is an intensely brutal tale of a social crime and its repercussions told in an unapologetic manner. The director deserves applause for exploring a sensitive subject and making it endearing for the viewers. I lost track of how many times i wept during its runtime. I must say the lead and supporting cast have just lived their part. Its easily the best work of Siddharth till date. As a loving chitta who takes care of his niece more than her dad and feels pain after her loss , Sid has given a powerhouse performance. I hope he receives many awards and accolades for this performance and sticks to roles that explores his acting talent .Even the kids have acted so well. The story, screenplay and music everything is top notch. If you like story driven movies and not mass masala flicks, then this movie is definitely a must watch.

I enjoyed this flick from Siddharth and the movie kept me very engaging till the end. The child who played 'Sundari' deserves an applause- she was great throughout the movie. Siddharth had a good role, which could have slipped from his hands easily in the movie, but he executed it perfectly. It's good to see Nimisha Sajayan get a good start in Kollywood, she was incredible throughout but the real hero of the movie is the child actress who played the role 'Sundari'. She is the life of this film. The production design was perfect and it did have an impact throughout the film. I would have gone for an 8 or 9 stars but the last 30 minutes were not that smoothly executed. I guess the director rushed to wrap it up. This is easily noticeable in the film and the screenplay was a bit sloppy in the final moments. Keeping these things aside, this was a very nice film. Hope Siddharth(he was the producer of the movie) will take initiative in producing good films like this in the future.

Eeswaran (Siddharth) is like a foster parent to his dead brother's child Sundari. Co-parenting her along with his sister-in-law. He is extremely protective of her and ensures to timely pick her up from school. One day, Sundari's friend Ponni is assaulted and Eeswaran is accused of the crime which takes a huge toll on him and his family. By the time he is proven to be innocent of the crime, a pedophile abducts Sundari. Will Sundari be saved from the monster and what impact this has on Eeswaran forms rest of the story. S. U. Arun Kumar narrates a hard hitting tale where he firmly establishes the bond between uncle and his niece. He has taken over the responsibility of the household after his brother's death and the bonding with his sister-in-law is also superbly established. This is a family which has learnt to move on and how. But when the crisis arises through a monster, forcing this very family struggle to move on and this aspect is superbly captured. Chithha is a tough watch and the issue is carefully handled. What didn't work for me was the entire vigilante angle which allowed it to take a few cinematic liberties in an already solid film which didn't required to. The real scene stealer being Nimisha Sajayan as Sakthi and her scene towards the end, sums it up perfectly. That entire scene and specifically her dialogues, hit so hard and the scene which followed after seems to be the perfect ending. In it's attempt at closing the revenge plot, the film only makes the police look incapable and the scenes came out too convenient. Barring this, the film is still a solid watch and kudos to Siddharth for backing this project.