1995 · action · crime · masala
Baasha
Directed by Suresh Krissna2h 25m1995
Auto rickshaw driver Manickam avoids violence at all costs. When some thugs begin to intimidate Manickam's family, it triggers the revival of Manickam's old self.
Our read: Baasha (1995) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · crime · masala entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, extreme action / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- kinetic
- intense
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“You want a massive Rajinikanth crowd-pleaser when the quiet hero finally erupts.”
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