Pon Manickavel
Seen it?2021 | 138 min | Action, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With rough reviews, a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for armchair detectives and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. A good follow-up to The Maltese Falcon or Family Plot.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 2 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
A cop tasked with investigating the murder of a judge finds out that a businessman might be the key to cracking the case.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Mostly negative reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by A. C. Mugil
- Prabhu DevaPon Manickavel
- Nivetha PethurajAnbarasi
- J. Mahendran
- Suresh Chandra Menon
- Prabhakar
- Sudhanshu Pandey
- Kavitha Bharathi
- Udhayabanu Mageswaran
- Charles Vinoth
- Mukesh Tiwari