Thunivu: For once, the Queen saves the King, and it’s glorious

When the trailer of Thunivu had released, I felt that Ajith’s character was unhinged. In more than one instance, it is Kanmani who saves the Devil, and she does it with a brilliance that only Manju Warrier’s understated acting could achieve. Thunivu doesn’t have the perfect balance that Theeran did between drama and action, it jumps headlong into the world of a heist film with no holds barred. It reminded me of this quote I had heard in Korean series — Un diavolo scaccia l’altro — which roughly translates to ‘A devil punishes another devil’. Even the charming moments in the film — be it of him moonwalking, or him smiling like a brat as he says he does indeed not have shame centers on his darker side, The humor is dark as well, as the commentary on the society’s greed at large doesn’t just address the corrupt financial world, but also the common folks.