I watched the web series Suzhal : The Vortex on Primevideo in orig. Tamil w/English subtitles over a few days. Its available in several other languages as well.
STV is a crime thriller / police narration. S1 has 8 episodes. The first few episodes are rivetting and extremely well made, but towards the last few, the story becomes overly convoluted.
Though the acting is good for the most part, in some scenes there is TV style soap operatic excessive dramatisation and in some scenes the background music is also like in melodramatic TV serials.
R. Parthiban has brilliantly portrayed his character as the tough factory union leader Shanmugham, tormented by the events that follow. Kathir is good as the conscientious PSI Sakkarai but not as good as his Pariyerum Perumal standard. Santhana Barathi as Kothandaraman the Insurance Surveyor is also very good. The female characters are sometimes well portrayed, sometimes not that convincing except for Guna's unfaithful wife (Shanmugham's s-i-l) who is really good.
The plot deals fairly with various contemporary issues such as failed relationships, mental states of various characters, certain criminal offences etc.
The depiction of the semi rural Amman festival celebrated here as Goddess AngalAmman Mayanna Kollai is detailed, nuanced and realistic, an excellent informative essay of such Amman festivals for those who have not experienced these or may not get an opportunity, or wish to experience in person. Reminds me of the Malayalam film 41 Nalpathiyonu (Biju Menon) which likewise realistically depicts the logistics of the Sabarimala Aiyappa pilgrimage within the framework of the films main narration.
This is a new series and being a thriller there is no need to go into the plot which each viewer should experience for themselves. Overall, STV is well made and indeed watchable though could have been better had the convoluted latter episodes been condensed.
STV is a crime thriller / police narration. S1 has 8 episodes. The first few episodes are rivetting and extremely well made, but towards the last few, the story becomes overly convoluted.
Though the acting is good for the most part, in some scenes there is TV style soap operatic excessive dramatisation and in some scenes the background music is also like in melodramatic TV serials.
R. Parthiban has brilliantly portrayed his character as the tough factory union leader Shanmugham, tormented by the events that follow. Kathir is good as the conscientious PSI Sakkarai but not as good as his Pariyerum Perumal standard. Santhana Barathi as Kothandaraman the Insurance Surveyor is also very good. The female characters are sometimes well portrayed, sometimes not that convincing except for Guna's unfaithful wife (Shanmugham's s-i-l) who is really good.
The plot deals fairly with various contemporary issues such as failed relationships, mental states of various characters, certain criminal offences etc.
The depiction of the semi rural Amman festival celebrated here as Goddess AngalAmman Mayanna Kollai is detailed, nuanced and realistic, an excellent informative essay of such Amman festivals for those who have not experienced these or may not get an opportunity, or wish to experience in person. Reminds me of the Malayalam film 41 Nalpathiyonu (Biju Menon) which likewise realistically depicts the logistics of the Sabarimala Aiyappa pilgrimage within the framework of the films main narration.
This is a new series and being a thriller there is no need to go into the plot which each viewer should experience for themselves. Overall, STV is well made and indeed watchable though could have been better had the convoluted latter episodes been condensed.