Seeru meta review: Critics call Jiiva's film a paisa-vasool mass entertainer

Jiiva's Seeru is directed by Rathina Shiva also stars Varun, Navdeep and Riya Suman in key roles

By Ganesh Aaglave
Published: February 7, 2020 5:27 PM IST

Apart from Bollywood releases, Jiiva's Tamil actioner Seeru has also hit the screens today. The film, which is directed by Rathina Shiva also stars Varun, Navdeep and Riya Suman in key roles. While the film has got a thumbs up from audience, the critics have also quite liked the film and stated that it is a commercial masala film, with all the entertaining ingredients. Also Read - Allu Arjun to Akkineni Nagarjuna: South Indian actors who own lavish restaurants

Firstpost gave the film three stars and wrote, "What makes the film work to a large extent is it a crisp run time of two hours and it is unpretentious. Jiiva is apt for the role of Manimaran with his comic touches and friendly look. However, the scene-stealer is Varun as the villain Malli in the first half of the film and his phone conversation with the hero impresses. Navdeep as the main bad guy is menacing but is let down by the clichéd script. By the way, I forgot to mention that there is a heroine in new girl Riya Suman, who is there for songs and regular romantic scenes. In fact, the sister character Gayathri has a better-etched role along with the crucial school girl character done impressively by Chandini. Why can’t Tamil mass cinema directors provide a little more space and an independent mind to their heroines? D Imman’s music, especially 'Sevvanthiye' is a hummable number. On the whole, Seeru is an unpretentious regular commercial cocktail and watchable to an extent if you have two hours to while away."

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Sify also gave 3 stars and wrote, "Jiiva as a commercial mass hero shines, while Varun is slowly but surely climbing up the ladder as a promising young star. He is outstanding as Malli (Gautham Menon has dubbed for him) and we wish he was there for a longer time. Heroine Riya Suman is there for the sake of it and Navdeep is decent. Technically, Imman's songs and background score are impressive while cinematography is strictly functional. The runtime of the film is just 124 minutes and hence, one can watch it for timepass entertainment provided if you like formulaic entertainers." Also Read - Top South News Weekly Rewind: Ponniyin Selvan historical promotional campaign, Vijay's new movie after Thalapathy 67 and more

The Hindu also praised the film and wrote, "Seeru comes across as a film that’s at least a decade old, in terms of its outdated presentation and over-the-top sequences. The romance track featuring Riya Suman isn’t anything to write home about, but it does give us the lilting Vaa Vaasuki composed by Imman and sung with punch by Shankar Mahadevan’s son Shivam, who can find more meaningful work if he works on his Tamil diction. It doesn’t help that the main villain Navdeep is of little importance here. But the surprises within the traditional masala format, and an earnest performance by Jiiva, keep it engaging."

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ByGanesh Aaglave
Published: February 7, 2020 5:27 PM IST