The characters come across more as archetypes - hardworking father, loving mother, stunning girlfriend, demure wife, wisecracking friend and so on - and so, we care less for them. But the film lacks the edginess that characterizes Selvaraghavan’s films and the naturalism of "VIP’s" domestic scenes. It is Dhanush rightly acknowledging the influence of his brother. There is a scene where the protagonist Tamizh (Dhanush, playing the guy-next-door for the umpteenth time) and his friends are watching "7/G, Rainbow Colony" - a film that so successfully tapped into this fantasy - and the screen fills up with the words ‘A film by Selvaraghavan’. The film plays on the middle-class male fantasy of young men wanting to be a caring son, a charming boyfriend, a loving husband, and a hero for the family. "Thangamagan" has all that but these moments feel like a watered down version of what we had seen in the previous film. Movie Review: When the trailer of Thangamagan was released, it immediately brought to mind his "Velaiilla Pattadhari" (VIP) with its shot collage of domestic life and masala heroism. The youngster tries to understand why his father took this extreme step and clear his name. Synopsis: The happiness of Tamizh and his middle-class family is shattered when his dad commits suicide.
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