Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

namashi_1 Set in the late 1980s and early '90s, during the time of Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war, 'Madras Cafe' is A Solid Political Espionage Thriller by Director Shoojit Sircar. Its brilliantly directed, sharply written & commendably acted. Surely, among the finest films from 2013!'Madras Cafe' Synopsis: An Indian Intelligence agent journeys into a war torn coastal island, to break a resolute rebel group. He deftly maneuvers his resources to make significant breakthroughs, amidst a scenario where the enemy has no face and the only counsel is 'Don't get caught.' The story unfolds as his quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy, by a faceless enemy, united to seize a common nemesis.'Madras Cafe' begins & ends, superbly. The twists & turns in the narrative are simply terrific, while the drama moves on a super fast-pace. In fact, 'Madras Cafe' gets better with each passing scene. The raw & brutal approach, along-with a nail-biting culmination, take this critically acclaimed film to dizzy heights.Somnath Dey, Shubendu Bhattacharya & Juhi Chaturvedi's Screenplay narrates a brutal human tragedy, sharply. Shoojit Sircar's Direction is brilliant. He deserves distinction marks for executing this rather difficult film, with such precision. Cinematography is excellent. Editing is pretty crisp. Action-Sequences are effectively done. Music & Background Score by Shantanu Moitra, are top-notch.Performance-Wise: John Abraham delivers a convincing performance. Nargis Fakhri is first-rate. Rashi Khanna steals the show. She enacts a complex part, with wonderful control. Siddhartha Basu leaves a mark. Others lend good support.On the whole, 'Madras Cafe' is a must watch.

acidrosesrijit An intense film. Very well directed and edited. It brings back memories of the terror and fear that was...Mr. John Abraham, you have excelled in your role. Your character came out as humane and everyday, an agent trying his best to do his job without any overtly patriotic fervor (read Prakash Jha's total lop-sided, misdirected, and failed Satyagraha - I hope everyone has bought India Gate basmati rice!!). The patriotism came out in the professionalism shown by the character in times of duress. Sometimes, I was almost reminded of Alec Leamas from Le-Carre's The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. John's character displays similar fortitude and perhaps an amount of duty-bound resignation after his wife is killed. He continues on the only path he knows, i.e. to finish the work at hand. Kudos to Shoojit Sircar for his excellent documentary-style film-making and superb editing. The locales and shots were perfect for the film and generated the right mood. Most importantly, the film effectively recreated the tension and horror of the civil wars and showed us Indians how precarious our position is in SE Asia with the vultures constantly circling in for the kill. Yet, in spite of it all, there are those among us who will do their duty and protect our nation. This film, I think, like Rang De Basanti and Sarfarosh has set a new landmark in movie-making and giving a message.

rajukumar-earth One of the best movie's of Bollywood.Every Indian should know the facts that has been shown in this movie. Shoojit Sircar's Madras Cafe starring John Abraham and Nargis Fakhri is not just another typical Bollywood masala flick but is a thought provoking, heart touching political drama. It's a film that will keep you and your eyes glued to the seat and the screen, effortlessly. Sircar has given meaty roles to all his characters and not just the leads.The opening scene of Madras Cafe showcases khoon kharaba and merciless killing of innocent people. The scene then effectively moves on to the present where we see John in despair trying to overcome his sorrows with alcohol. Our hunkalicious drunken John Abraham (Vikram Singh) then visits a church where he recalls the blood-curdling tales of the Lankan wars and then the flashback begins. From here, the film takes us back to the 1980's and is set against the backdrop of Sri Lankan wars.John Abraham is a military officer who's ordered to carry out covert operations in Sri Lanka during the rise of Anna Bhaskaran (played by Ajay Rathnam ), the leader of a fictitious rebel group LTF. On John's arrival in the war struck country, he meets Nargis Fakhri (Jaya) who is a British war correspondent. No, there isn't any filmy style 'love at first sight' that evolves between the two. We're glad that Sircar has delivered his film with practicality. What we notice is that, while John speaks in Hindi, Nargis responds in English. Maybe she could've delivered at least one Hindi dialogue, but we aren't complaining. We guess the Rockstar babe got her acting right because she spoke a language that she's well-versed with… Moving on, during John's stay in Sri Lanka a lot unfolds including a tragic death, followed by double crossing, kidnapping and many more twists.While being engaged in the politics involved, it's quite apparent that Sircar hasn't ignored the importance of relationships in a person's life. Newbie Rashi Khanna (Ruby Singh), who plays John's wife in the film doesn't have a lot of screen presence but all the same she serves her purpose. Sircar has delicately portrayed the kind of relationship that a military officer has with his wife and how the love for our own country overshadows any other kind of love…Throughout the film, we're aware that there's going to be an assassination. Despite knowing it's going to happen, we still dread the scene and hope against hope that John saves the day. However, Shoojit knows what he's doing and ensures that John only plays a hero and not some larger-than-life superhero in the film. We love the way Sircar has facilely designed a realistic fiction film!The cinematography is mind blowing with terrific visualisations and sound effects. Nothing is overdone in the film. Madras Cafe sticks to its genre and remains a political thriller throughout the film without romance, item numbers, vulgarity and unnecessary skin show. Music by Shantanu Moitra is pleasing to the ears. The film isn't force-filled with unnecessary naach gaana just to add a romantic factor and we totally love that!The film ends with an intriguing thought, who really won the war. It keeps us pondering for a while that nobody gains at the end of a war, there's only loss… As the narration ends, the beautiful track Maula Sun Le Re starts playing. Hmmm… Is John asking the Lord to listen to his pleas for his film to work? He surely doesn't need that for this film to work as it's the best political thriller that Bollywood has ever se

Mohit Arora A very good movie especially for john Abrahim. I like the movie all the way, only the end was not extraordinary but for sure the movie was a must watch. I would like to specially thank Mr. Shoojit Sircar for choosing John for this role, as he is the perfect guy in the bollywood for this type of roles. Thanks again for giving us such a nice story. This movie definitely drives us to a different way that we generally don't have in other bollywood movies. It is not having even a single piece of comedy and not also any romantic scenes, just a thriller but for sure it can compete to any army based movie or a political thriller ever made. Best Thing: very very strong story line and John of course.Worst Thing: Nothing worse at all, a little disappointment was at the end not being something special.