Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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

Srinivasan Ravichandran I have the habit of catching up with classics from across the globe, but this is probably the best movie I have seen ever. It is difficult to find everything good in a movie - the direction, comedy, screenplay, writing, acting, casting, music, editing... But this movie has enough scope for all the departments and everyone has done justice!!! From the title song which explains the prelude, to the introduction of each character brilliantly portrayed by Kamal, everything is done so neatly. In fact, the screenplay is so fantastic that scene from each character leads to an intro to other. You can't take the screenplay lightly just because its a comedy flick. Crazy Mohan has done an Epic here, by shelling out some gems (especially to the Palakkad Cook character). And no words about Kamal, he is THE actor. Neat performances by Delhi Ganesh, Oorvashi, Nagesh, Bheem and Manorama. Raja sir has done another masterpiece in his BGMs, I personally loved the "Kai vechalum vekkama" song in climax and the way it is choreographed. BRILLIANT... If you haven't watch, please watch it immediately, If you have already watched, do watch it again. IMDb has provided space for maximum of 1000 words only, so I'm stopping my review here :)

Ramachandran S Agree totally with the above reviews. This is not only the best comedy movies in any language, but perhaps the best movie in any language I feel. Awesome direction, great team work, great dialogues by Crazy Mohan, great acting by Kamal - his best I feel. I was surprised that the story was neither Crazy Mohan's nor Kamal Haasan's. Lovely storyline. You cannot point anything negative in this at all! I wonder why it has not yet been dubbed in any other language. Watch it a 1000 times, and you would not be bored. Kamal as Kameshwaran was amazing! The best family entertainer there can be. I've not seen a better movie. A movie is supposed to be like this - entertainment - nothing else. 100% marks.

phoenixarises17 The story of the four children getting separated is quickly dispensed with to get to the meat of the story. How they get back together? Probably the funniest Tamil movie ever made. ''Bhim boy Bhim boy'' and ''Nanum rowdy aakum ketala" went to become its tag lines. Kamal should have perhaps take care to market this movie better. Still a good DVD with interviews of actors could be done to preserve this timeless classic. Dialogue writer Crazy Mohan, a veteran writer of Tamil plays, went on create his inimitable style with this movie. Quick, razor sharp jokes that are packed so close together that it takes repeated viewing to catch the entire action. The movie ends in a ridiculous climax where Singeetham makes ironical fun of the family coming together movies of yesteryear's. Must watch for comedy lovers.

srkarthik I agree with one of the previous posters!! Undoubtedly one of the best comedies ever made in any language!I have seen some of the great comedies like "Some Like it Hot":AFI's #1, "The Producers", "Annie Hall", etc. but this movie will just hold its own, if only audiences can understand the language/ethnicity, if only...Yes, it is completely unknown outside of South India/Tamilnadu and unfortunately, no amount of sub-titles will ever convey the comic timing of its script.The screenplay and the script is just too good! I have lost count on the number of times I have seen it but this is one movie I can never get tired of! Unless & otherwise you were actually born & brought up in that area (urban TamilNadu) it would also be an exercise in futility to explain to an outsider, some of the characterizations in the movie (obviously "Kameshwaran" the cook).It is a pity that this movie can be cherished only by an esoteric group. That group knows what I am talking about.