Uttama Villain
Seen it?2015 | 173 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Kid, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 53 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Superstar Manoranjan learns that he has only a few days to live and approaches his mentor, director Margadarisi to direct his next project — a folklore-ish comedy about a man who keeps cheating death and his role in saving a kingdom. Meanwhile, he has to sort out his personal lives, which involves an estranged son and a daughter from the love of his life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
12 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 64K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ramesh Aravind
- Kamal HaasanUttaman/Manoranjan
- K. BalachanderMargadarsi
- K. ViswanathPoornachandra Rao
- Andrea JeremiahArpana
- JayaramJacob Zachariah
- NassarMuttharasan
- UrvashiVaralakshmi
- Pooja KumarKarpagavalli
- Parvathy ThiruvothuManonmani
- M. S. BhaskarChokku Chettiar