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'Mark Antony' Review: SJ Suryah is the heart and soul of this mindless time-travel film

Director adhik ravichandran's 'mark antony', starring vishal and sj suryah, is a fun time-travel film based on gangsters. with mindless fun, the film entertains, says our review..

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• 'Mark Antony' released in theatres on September 15.
• The film is helmed by Adhik Ravichandran.
• Vishal and SJ Suryah play lead roles in the film.

Release Date: 15 Sep, 2023

Mark Antony is a name that every Tamil film fan can remember in the blink of an eye. Thanks to Raghuvaran’s iconic performance in Rajinikanth’s ‘Baassha’, he makes Mark Antony one of the deadliest villains. Cut to 2023, we have Vishal and director Adhik Ravichandran trying to cash in on the fame that the character Mark Antony has created over the years. Like 'Baashha', 'Mark Antony' will be remembered for a superlative performance from SJ Suryah.

Antony (Vishal) and Jackie Pandian (SJ Suryah) are best friends and gangsters in Chennai. Together, they control Chennai through their rowdyism. However, their enemy Ekambaram (Sunil) decides to take revenge against Antony for killing his brother. He plots and kills Antony in a bar. This makes Jackie become the sole gangster and he brings up Antony’s son, Mark.

Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi (Selvaraghavan) is working on a time-travel machine, i.e., a phone in this case, which finds Antony. He decodes the time-travel phone to make changes to his past life, so he could bring back his mother and question his father. When Antony and Jackie get hold of this phone, they express their desire to change the past.

Adhik Ravichandran created a name for himself in the Tamil film industry. After scoring a hit with ‘Trisha Illana Nayanthara’, the director failed to achieve success of that magnitude. But, ‘Mark Antony’ could just bring him that success. The time-travel gangster film is a whacky and crazy ride. What works in ‘Mark Antony’ are SJ Suryah’s brilliant performance, GV Prakash’s music and the comedy bits.

The film also has its own share of flaws. So much so that it keeps reminding us not to expect logic in a film like this. The time-travel phone has limited functions and Chiranjeevi writes them down in a diary. But, the rules and functions are so convenient that they change according to the screenplay.

‘Mark Antony’ has a solid story in its score and Adhik has laced it with several theatrical moments at frequent intervals. Be it the interval sequence, Jackie’s interaction with his son or the climax, the film keeps you entertained with his quirky one-liners. The screenplay goes wild and it could have been a bit crisper towards the second half.

While Vishal is the lead hero, it is SJ Suryah who steals the show by miles. He is credited as ‘Nadipu Arakan’ (acting beast) and he truly lives up to the name with the variations he has shown in the film. Though Vishal has tried his best, his performance is not as effective as Suryah’s. Sunil, in his role of Ekambaram, proved why he is one of the best performers in Telugu cinema.

That said, there are some problematic bits in ‘Mark Antony’. Be it the treatment of Ritu Varma’s character, the cliched way in which Silk Smitha’s character behaves or Y Gee Mahendran’s act, these stereotypes could have been avoided in this day and age.

‘Mark Antony’ works well because of its (un)intentional comedy. Sometimes, you laugh at the dialogue and sometimes you laugh at the film itself. Either way, you laugh while watching the film and that’s probably the film’s success.

Apart from SJ Suryah, it is GV Prakash’s music that takes the cake. The cinematography by Abinandhan Ramanujam needs special mention as the frames are carefully crafted and take us back to the 70s and 80s.

That said, ‘Mark Antony’ is a valiant effort and, with certain shortcomings, it still manages to engage the audience and leave them in splits.

2.5 out of 5 stars for ‘Mark Antony’. Published By: K Janani Published On: Sep 15, 2023 ALSO READ | Vishal's Mark Antony gets bigger. Selvaraghavan joins Sunil, S J Suryah in period gang war film

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Mark Antony Reviews

One of the only things the film has got right though is in establishing the time period that the film is set in...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 1, 2023

Mark Antony is not a great film, but it's quite a refreshing entertainer that delivers what it promises.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 19, 2023

Barring S J Suryah’s delightful presence, this Vishal-starrer ends up as an unnecessarily loud and mindless film that is neither serious nor finds a wacky nerve; it also brings back the toxic trope of antagonising queer characters.

Full Review | Sep 19, 2023

Adhik Ravichandran directs Vishal and SJ Suryah in a campy actioner that’s high on energy, guns and nostalgia, but the film doesn’t know when to stop.

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‘Mark Antony’ movie review: SJ Suryah has some fun in this loud and silly time-travel gangster flick

Barring s j suryah’s delightful presence, this vishal-starrer ends up as an unnecessarily loud and mindless film that is neither serious nor finds a wacky nerve; it also brings back the toxic trope of antagonising queer characters.

Updated - September 15, 2023 06:16 pm IST

S J Suryah and Vishal in ‘Mark Antony’ | Photo Credit: Think Music India/YouTube

RUTHLESS IS ANTONY! ANTONY’S SON IS SCAREDY! TWO ECCENTRIC SJ SURYAHS! EERIE SILK SMITHA LOOK-ALIKE CAMEO! WIGS! GUNS! BOMBS! KABOOM! 

Reading a review written like this might still seem more appealing than watching Adhik Ravichandran’s Mark Antony , an utterly loud and silly time-travel gangster drama that is neither serious in what it strives to achieve nor quirky enough to overlook its glaring issues.

The USP of Adhik’s story might circle around this simple but fascinating thought — what would happen if a time-travel device gets in between a nasty 70s gang war? Adhik’s premise and how he initially chooses to use the time travel device does show promise. It’s 1975, and Antony (Vishal) and Jackie Pandian (SJ Suryah) together rule a better part of Chennai. Unfortunately, it all goes awry when their nemesis Ekambaram (Sunil) kills Antony in a club on a fateful evening. Cut to 1995, we see Jackie as a kingpin who is more loving towards Antony’s son, Mark (Vishal again), than his own son, Madhan (Suryah again). Things take a turn when Mark comes across a Time Travel Phone made by late scientist Chiranjeevi (Selvaraghavan) that lets him place a call to the past and decides to call up his late parents.

Mark Antony (Tamil)

Chiranjeevi’s device is an intriguing sci-tech that Adhik uses to his whims, only to reduce it to a plaything for some adult children. There are of course a few time-travel rules for this device - a call can be placed only to the past, a user cannot place a call to the same date twice, a first-time user will levitate in the air, lighting can cause disruptions, and only the user will be aware of when things change in the present after the call. But don’t bother remembering these rules as even Adhik doesn’t take it seriously.

Moreover, what is it with Tamil cinema hero characters that they don’t seem to understand even the simplest of time-travel rules? Just weeks after we saw GV Prakash as the infuriating Jeeva in Adiyae , we have Vishal play Mark, a character that neither understands time-travel nor finds any real redemption in terms of writing.

In fact, after a life-changing time-travel turn, you might expect Mark to process the sudden changes, but why bother when he can shake a leg with his ex-girlfriend Ramya (Ritu Varma), an unnecessary damsel-in-distress who gets to do very little in the film. Much of the characters in this film emote in a single, often loud, note — Antony speaks in a base voice and growls when needed, the womaniser Jackie shouts, Mark squeals or shudders, and Madhan is somewhere between all the above.

Mark Antony could have been that all-out wacky entertainer that makes you overlook any logic loopholes, but except for Suryah’s delightful presence and a few good masala moments, there is nothing really entertaining about it. The screenplay keeps you anticipated about something surprising, something that breaks the rules of the genre or something that makes up for everything that’s lost, but that never happens. And it only gets worse when Vishnu Priya Gandhi, a look-alike of late actor Silk Smitha, altered slightly using graphics, is brought in for cheap jokes; she is constantly made to speak with a seductress’ modulation and even Vishal’s seemingly empathetic dialogue about what Silk a.k.a Vijayalakshmi went through can’t hide all the irony in what follows.

Adhik has always been a controversial filmmaker, infamous for some insensitive filmmaking, and the blues continue in Mark Antony . You may not expect a heartless, womanising gangster from the 70s, like Jackie, to empathise with queers and so you might give his queerphobic dialogue a pass. But why doesn’t a filmmaker in 2023 struggle to understand that an item song featuring transwomen only adds to how they are fetishised in society or mocked? It also brings back the toxic trope of antagonising queer characters when the same transwomen attempt to kill a lead character and are beaten to a pulp, and when an effeminate gay character (Y. G. Mahendran) is antagonised.

The only saving graces of Mark Antony are its vivid colours that pop out of warm tints and the character designs. Both Vishal and Suryah look stunning in a few shots, and both the actors seemed to have had a lot of fun while playing the older characters. But if I had the Time Travel Phone, my call would have been to either Adhik after he finished his first draft or to the lead actors after they signed on to do the film. Or myself, prior to watching the film.

Mark Antony is currently running in theatres

Published - September 15, 2023 06:07 pm IST

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Mark Antony Review: An Excess Of Everything Kills The Fun In This Time-Travel Actioner

Written and directed by: Adhik Ravichandran

Cast: Vishal, SJ Suryah, Selvaraghavan, Ritu Varma

Runtime: 151 minutes

Available in: Theatres

In one of its most innovatively choreographed bits leading up to the intermission, you get a glimpse of what Adhik Ravichandran’s  Mark Antony  could’ve been. In a rundown club of the 70s, Vishal is seen battering his enemies to the beats of Ilaiyaraaja and Kamal Haasan ’s ‘Varudhu Varudhu’ from  Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey  (1983). The flickering yellow lights of the disco are interspersed with a scene from the 1990s (the present), where the tables have turned and a younger Vishal is on the receiving end of the said battering. The scene lasts almost for the length of the deliciously retro disco song — Adhik chooses  this  particular song because it is from a film that features yet another star (Kamal Haasan) in a double role. The scene encapsulates everything that  Mark Antony  set out to be: an unfiltered, unhinged campy actioner. Who knew the very campiness that slightly sets this film apart, would become its own undoing.

Mark Antony  is a classic example of a misfire due to excesses. The film opens with scientist Chiranjeevi (Selvaraghavan) cooped up in his chamber, trying to fashion a time-travel medium. But unlike the scientists before him, he doesn’t want to make a teleporting machine. He is happy rewriting the past with just a phone call. Everything about Chiranjeevi is delightfully over the top. Right from his ridiculous wig to how he dramatically writes the cardinal rules of his machine, the director treads a thin line between originality and madness. The smallest of recoils would’ve been enough to poke fun at its ridiculousness, but the absurdity here is super fun and intentional.

A quriky and surprisingly thick premise

Chiranjeevi's time-travelling phone finally becomes a success, and after redrafting a few personal goals, he sets off to find happiness at the bottom of a glass at a club. But what Chiranjeevi doesn’t realise is that this club has an inexplicable connection to his creation. For a film that revolves around time travel, Adhik’s  Mark Antony  takes its brief a little too seriously — it leaps into the past and future with almost a sort of irreverence, surprisingly enough never once spoon-feeding the audience of its dizzying plot. 

Adhik’s love for loud and brash characters is apparent in the writing of his lead protagonists. Antony (Vishal) and Jackie (SJ Suryah) are inseparable friends and partners in crime, whose friendship is cut short by Ekambaram (a superb Sunil), a don from the enemy camp. So, when Antony is killed, Jackie vows to retrieve the head of Ekambaram, who has now gone into hiding. To thicken the already dense plot, we’re introduced to Mark and Madhan (also played by the same actors), who are sons of the best friends. But there is one difference between their equations. Unlike their fathers, neither Mark nor Madhan has the grit or style to command respect. Mark grows up to be a frightened mechanic in the shadows of Jackie, while Madhan grows to hate his father because of a frustration that gets a backstory towards the end. What happens when the sons learn the secrets of their past? Especially with a time-travel machine thrown into the equation?

Absurdity and detailing go hand-in-hand

While the tone of the film might be frivolous, this doesn’t extend to its eye for detail. Every time the camera cuts to another period, we’re informed of the year by a calendar placed strategically in the frame. If it’s not the calendar, we get witty markers such as a Pepsi Uma show running in the background, triggering a core memory among 90s kids. The film also takes the consequences of time traveling seriously. As we’ve learnt from Marty Mcfly’s adventures from the  Back To The Future  films ,  every action in the past has a reaction in the future, and this is never glossed over in  Mark Antony . 

Irksome representation, as always

SJ Suryah, in particular, is at home in Adhik’s world of absurdity, screaming at the top of his lungs and mouthing the most atrocious one-liners with his brand of characteristic nuttiness. But this is only when he isn’t being a womanising dirtbag on screen. In its effort to have mindless fun with our romance for nostalgia, the film also retains some of the cringey, obsolete elements of the past that deserved to be forgotten. The era’s (or is it the film’s?) transphobia is evident through a repulsive depiction of Gowri (played by YG Mahendra), an effeminate man who is obviously the butt of a few jokes that always begin with him being an “uncle-aunty”. Silk Smitha (featuring a lookalike) gets a debut in a stomach-churning scene that is clearly intended to titillate. What’s the point of celebrating the actress’ courage with a tokenistic dialogue, when she is dragged through the dirt to be incessantly sexualised, that too posthumously?

The sexual innuendos flow like a river into the second half, and the absurdity that once seemed original, becomes an overkill. It becomes difficult to keep track of the number of Vishals and SJ Suryahs in different time continuums, and the exhaustion gradually sets in. Every cliche — cheesy songs, cheesier backstories — that the film carefully avoided in the first half, is fleshed out in its second half. At one point, when Vishal’s Mark says, “Podhum. Aadina aatam la podhum (Enough playing games. Let’s put an end to this),” he is clearly preaching to the choir, the choir here being the audience.

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Article by Satya B Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 12:40 pm, 15 September 2023

2 Hr 31 Mins   |   Action   |   15-09-2023

Cast - Vishal, SJ Suryah, Sunil, Selvaraghavan, Ritu Varma, Abhinaya and others

Director - Adhik Ravichandran

Producer - S. Vinod Kumar

Banner - Mini Studios

Music - G.V. Prakash Kumar

Vishal and SJ Suryah join the forces for a time-travel gangster drama laced with fun, ‘Mark Antony’. Directed by Adhik Ravichandran, the film’s trailer raises the curiosity. Will Vishal and SJ Suryah combine to deliver and will this end Vishal’s jinx in the T-town? Let’s find out.

What is it about?

Mark (Vishal) runs a mechanic garage and fondly calls don Jackie Marthanda (SJ Suryah) as ‘Nanna’. Mark hates his late father Antony (Vishal) who killed his mother. Mark accidentally finds a time-travel telephone in an old car that allows him to speak to people in the past, but it has its own limitations such as one phone call per day for a said date. Mark finds facts about his father Antony (Vishal). This reveals the true-identity of friend Jackie (SJ Suryah) and the past. It is Mark Vs Madan and Antony Vs Jackie. The rest of the story is about how Mark settles his scores and what all that comes his way?

Performances

SJ Suryah has breathed life into the character of Jackie. He shines and shows his dominance in the dual role as father and son. The voice modulation of father Jackie Marthanda is terrific. Vishal also essayed the dual role of father and son Mark and Antony. He pulled off the characters well. But it is the father role Antony that is a notch higher. The senior characters of both Suryah and Vishal carry the film. Selvaraghavan plays scientist Chiranjeevi who invents the time-travel telephone and notes down rules in his dairy. Sunil as Ekambaram starts well, but his role wanes. Abhinaya gets a limited role as Antony’s wife and Mark’s mother, but she leaves her mark. Ritu Varma as Ramya is alright. Nizhalgari Ravi is Sivaram, Antony’s advocate who turns the story. All the actors have performed well in this science-fiction gangster drama.

Technicalities

Adhik Ravichandran took a simple and routine gangster drama and imbibed a science-fiction theme involving time-travel telephone. This gives the much-needed spin for the film. Story may be predictable, but it is the racy and tight screenplay that makes the proceedings interesting and engaging. GV Prakash, who failed in the songs, balanced it with a thumping background score. Action blocks are well conceived. Production design deserves a pat on the back. The film gets the period backdrop right as the eras of 1975 and 1995. The transportation to these eras holds well.

SJ Suryah & Vishal’s Performances Time-Travel Theme & Fun Pre-Interval Episode

Logic-less Scenes Recurrent Elements Villain Lacks Strength

The name, Mark Antony, is quite familiar to movie buffs. For the unversed, it is the name of the popular character in Rajinikanth’s cult movie ‘Basha’ (1995) where villain Raghuvaran plays the Antony role. This serves as a base for the gangster film. The total spin here comes from the science-fiction backdrop. The time-travel concept is the unique selling point for Adhik Ravichandran’s directorial. While it takes some time for the viewers to delve into the story and understand the proceedings.

The fun is weaved around the point. Though it sounds silly and logicless at many portions, the undercurrent humour holds well and hooks the audience. The rules applicable for the telephone are designed such that they suit the needs of the screenplay. This is where the director and his writing team’s flexibility and liberties get exposed.

The film has three major scoring points – one is the terrific performances of the lead cast, two is the tight screenplay the three is the transporting audience to a certain time by rightly creating the ‘World of Mark Antony’. The pre-interval sequence is one of the major highlights of the film which makes the proceedings even more interesting. The second-half has some recurrent elements that puts one off. The love story of the lead pair gets sidelined and ignored. But the film has a good dose of mass elements and retro moments perfectly dished for fans. The action sequences are choreographed flawlessly.

Mark Antony has its moments. Despite giving us a feeling of being loud and chaotic, it engages and entertains. The screenplay gets thumbs up in the first-half, but doesn’t live up to the same steam in the second-half. Dialogues are catchy and hard-hitting. The pre-interval sequence is intriguing. The second-half is where the film struggles. There are recurrent scenes.

The Silk Smitha scene is just a forced one. There are several such unwanted and filler scenes placed. The songs are not appealing. But GV Prakash compensated this with by delivering a compelling background score. The pre-climax and climax sequences are on the expected lines.

Mark Antony has a lot of scope to improve in terms of scenes and the film could have been way better. Yet it doesn’t disappoint either. It just banks on the time travel concept to entice the audience.

Verdict: Antony Without Mark!

Rating: 2.5/5

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Mark Antony Movie Review: Adhik Ravichandran’s ‘Mark Antony’ mixes serious masala storytelling with goofy humour, and the result is inventive and entertaining

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After Venkat Prabhu, Adhik Ravichandran sets out to prove that it is possible to make a well-thought-out, well-written, and well-made entertainer within the boundaries of commercial Tamil cinema. Like Maanaadu , Mark Antony takes a sci-fi premise and does joyously inventive things with it. The difference is in the tone. Maanaadu was more classical, while Mark Antony is gloriously over-the-top – it's like a knowingly cheesy revenge-themed Spaghetti Western. (The score by GV Prakash Kumar is appropriately filled with trumpets and guitar twangs.) In 1975, a science geek played by Selvaraghavan creates a time-travel phone, which helps you make calls to people in the past. And through those calls, if you provide information in order to change the course of events, the present changes, too. This much we know. But what Adhik does with his writers is brilliant. He slaps this crux onto the masala movie. And this is where the film takes a life of its own.

Mark Antony plays with one of the most popular masala tropes: the double role. Usually, the hero plays two characters – usually, brothers or father-son. Here, the villain does the same. So we get two sets of lookalikes. The story is serious: the hero has to avenge his father's death (but with a twist using the time-travel concept). And there are serious scenes set in the past, like the one where a boy and his gun-wielding mother chase off a gangster and his goons. There are seriously mythic bits like a line hinting at rebirth, and a scene with a man being possessed by a god, which leads to a big action item. There is a superb stretch involving a missing finger, which gets an equally superb echo. There is a wonderfully "logical" reason for an older man not eating until the younger man he considers his son has the first morsel. (And this has a connection with the older man's wife, too.). All of this points to the spirit of the masala movie being taken seriously. 

But the treatment is wonderfully lighthearted. Despite the basic seriousness of the plot, Mark Antony is not afraid to be goofy – this mix of flavours works amazingly. We see people levitating in a certain situation. We see a man who keeps breaking his father's statue. We see a gangster who does not do any "bad things", i.e., no women or drugs or guns – and we are left to wonder what kind of rowdy he actually is. We see hilariously huge guns. Wait till you see the name of one of them! Vishal is the nominal hero, but the real stars are Adhik's tongue-in-cheek direction and SJ Suryah's outrageously hammy-funny performance. The actor is credited as " nadippu arakkan " in the credits, and this is no exaggeration. He channels Sivaji Ganesan and MR Radha and about a dozen other stylised performers and aces every single line reading . I practically stood up and clapped during a monologue where his character reels off similar-sounding names of films starring MGR and Sivaji Ganesan.

The other layer in Mark Antony is the bed of pop culture it rests on. The title, of course, is a character from Baasha . We get nods to Ajith, Vijay, the gaudy AVM sets from the 1980s, and Ilayaraja songs from Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey and  Chittukuruvi. An incredibly imaginative scene sets Silk Smitha in a bus while the SJ Suryah character has a conversation with his disco-dancing conscience. I suspect this will be a film enjoyed by many, but the few that don't buy can still keep themselves busy by, say, noticing lines from a song in Kamal Haasan's first film uttered in the form of dialogue. Cinematographer Abinandhan Ramanujam bathes the frames in exaggerated neon colours, and in terms of composition, the shots are vibrant and alive and also a bit nuts. The costume designer adds to the vibe with an in-sync wardrobe. One of the characters Vishal plays is a fan of cartoons, and he wears a Tom & Jerry T-shirt. And none of this is rubbed in your face. 

The minuses?  I think I am beginning to tire of the one-note comedy by Redin Kingsley. And I wish Vishal had pushed himself more. He is not bad as the gangster, but as the wimpy son, he is not as effective as he should be. The film is a little too dialogue-heavy, but this lack of elegance is easily forgivable given how much information needs to be made clear for a larger audience. The effeminate Y Gee Mahendran character looks like he had more to do in the screenplay and was edited off due to length reasons. The heroine (Ritu Varma) is not written  with the same level of interest as the men. In a serious genre film, a duet would have been a pain in the butt – but in this universe, I wished they had had a romance track and a Thamizh Padam -ish duet reminiscent of an earlier era. 

But the apparent joy this team had while writing and making this film is contagious, and Mark Antony moves fast enough that you don’t have much time to dwell on what’s not working. Adhik's storytelling (and Vijay Velukutty's editing) is quick, no doubt – it's certainly attuned to today's attention span used to shorts and reels. But it's not that "speed of machine-gun bullets" kind of cutting, and the narrative is always coherent. You always get what is going on. At a time when the only thing that seems to be working big-time at the box office is the “mass” flavour, films like Maanaadu and Mark Antony restore your faith in the masala movie – and they assure us that this very Indian “genre”, if you will, can be refreshed and rebooted with Western concepts like time-loops and time travel. Mark Antony feels both modern and old-fashioned (in a good way). I left the theatre with admiration and happiness.

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Mark Antony Movie Review: SJ Suryah dazzles, but the film fizzles

Rating: ( 2 / 5)

A year or so ago, I caught this Korean film called The Call , about a woman being able to cut across time with a telephone call. At the time, I thought that such a story could be great material for a Tamil entertainer. Mark Antony , based on the idea of a telephone call that travels back in time to connect people, is two-and-a-half hours of me learning how wrong I was, and this, despite SJ Suryah playing so likeably to the gallery.

Director: Adhik Ravichandran Cast: Vishal, SJ Suryah, Ritu Varma, Selvaraghavan

SJ Suryah is in a phase of his acting career where he can do little wrong. The man shows tremendous commitment to every moment, and where someone else might come through as laughably cartoonish (almost like they were parodying Sivaji Ganesan, what with the dialogue delivery being all stretched out), the actor’s sheer energy and a certain undefinable charisma ensures that we buy everything he does. There’s one enjoyable stretch in Mark Antony —perhaps the only one for me—in which he’s a hoot as he plays both father and a hilariously irate son who calls him from the future. But when you see even SJ Suryah struggle to sell certain ideas—like when he bizarrely begins mimicking a woman in an important scene—it’s a sign of a film that you might have to suffer through.

And boy, did I. First, and above all, the ridiculously noisy score. Everything in the film is an excuse for the background score to try to attack your hearing. In between generic tracks being played, you get a second or two of respite, but then, the characters step up with their screaming. You know that famous Ross scene in F.R.I.E.N.D.S where he makes a gesture with his hands to tell Joey and Chandler to keep it low? If he saw this film, he would be maniacally repeating that gesture across the film’s running time of 151 screaming minutes.

This film is also evidence that the Tarantino-esque idea of using old songs to spice up set-pieces might be on its death throes. We get ‘ Panju mitaai selakatti ’. We get ‘ Kannai nambaadhe ’. And most fittingly, doubling up as a warning to us, we get ‘ Varudhu varudhu, velagu velagu… ’ What once felt like stylised homages to our old music now feels like a lazy device, with great, old songs feeling exploited for their familiarity, with average film moments quietly sliding under the shadows of old musical greatness.

This is a period film, with a back-and-forth narrative that oscillates between the 70s and the 90s. And this means—you guessed it right—more throwaway references. Ajith Kumar has just made his debut in Amaravati ; Shankar is called a ‘new filmmaker’; Walter Vetrivel has been released… There’s a reference to Ninaithadhai Mudippavan somewhere. But the film—and this reveals its soul—seems most excited in its recreation of ‘Silk’ Smitha and in her sexualisation. It sneaks in something about respecting the strength of Vijayalakshmi (Silk Smitha’s real name), but soon enough, it has her speaking with a sensual drawl, as a character, channelling, it seems, the energy of youth audiences, drools all over her.

Amid all the din, I kept thinking that the film and its central conceit might have benefitted from having a sobering presence somewhere. Vishal simply isn’t able to bring what Simbu was able to bring to, say, Maanaadu . I bring that film up for more than one reason: There’s the repetitive way in which the ‘time travel’ idea is used. There’s SJ Suryah really playing to the gallery, and in one stretch, waking up again and again to express disappointment. There’s even YG Mahendra here—playing a transwoman it seems—but in this film, his character exists to be mocked, including someone using that notorious line, ‘ Avana nee ?’. In such a film, is there any surprise that Ritu Varma, playing Ramya, gets relegated to the sidelines, oscillating between two lead characters for no convincing reason.

Now and then, in between the deafening screams and score, the film sneaks in an emotional scene or two: a father-son reunion, a mother-son conversation… And the background score laughably makes the sudden transition to something manipulatively melodious. But really, there’s no time or mental space to feel aggrieved about such choices because… the sensory assault is relentless. In a scene, Vishal, playing Antony, kneels in submission and it’s supposed to really move us because his wife is crying about it, but before you can decide whether to care or not, the film suggests that his character is possessed by a guardian deity called Karupanna Saamy… and that’s cue for more assault. In between, I spat my coke at a shot of Vishal running at the bad guys, getting juxtaposed with a horse running at them. I turned to the person next to me, my mind somewhere between confusion and convulsion, eager to share with some living person the strangeness of my theatrical experience.

There are a couple of striking ideas, which in a better film, might have resulted in more impact. The idea of juxtaposing two different fight scenes happening across time. The idea of someone getting blackmailed from the past. The idea of comparing two father-son relationships. But such ideas needed more fleshing out, more nuance and subtlety, and at least some occasional quiet. This isn’t that film. This is a film that seems to be OD-ing from start to finish: its characters are introduced too fast, its twists are presented and resolved too soon, and its background score is too loud. At some point, a character says, “ Indha time-travel-a vechu nammala saavadikkaraanga (they are killing us with this idea of time-travel).” I may not go as far as to say that, but that’s partly because I won’t be talking for a while—not while the film’s background score is still ringing in my ears.

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Mark Antony movie review Guns, gore and time travel, everything in excess ruins this Vishal, SJ Suryah-starrer

One of the only things the film has got right though is in establishing the time period that the film is set in. The palette of the film, the scenes, and to a certain extent even the compositions would remind audiences of the films that were made in this era

Cast: Vishal, SJ Suryah, Ritu Varma, Selvaraghavan

Director: Adhik Ravichandran

Language: Tamil

Retro gangster drama, just the genre is so intriguing as there is a lot of potential in making a period noir film. The look and feel of the film, the nostalgia that the period of 70s to 90s evoke is a plus for any film set in this time period. Now imagine an intriguing sci-if element added to the mix — a telephone that allows one to talk to people in the past — and it is definitely an idea worth giving a shot. This is exactly what director Adhik Ravichandran has tried to bring to life with SJ Suryah, Vishal-starrer Mark Antony . Both the actors appear in a double role, Vishal as father Antony and his son Mark, and SJ Suryah as Jackie and Madan.

Of course, SJ Suryah breathes life into both his characters brilliantly. He is known for eccentric portrayal, and with Jackie and Madan, he has reiterated that he is the best when it comes to this particular playground. However, it is in excess. There are short inspired stretches in the film that really point you towards the potential that the film had, but couldn’t reach. For instance, the conversation between Jackie from the past, and Madan from the present as they continually plot to kill Antony is one of the most hilarious conversations that I have seen on screen in recent times. Again, this is one of the only places where it is truly enjoyable.

Similarly, the set-up of travelling through time through a phone call gets redundant towards the intermission of the film. I personally felt as if the film could come to a close instead of breaking for an intermission. That is how redundant the phone call idea became. By the film’s half time, we are saturated with the back and forth of calls that get made and the present event that changes. Sometimes, less is more and it is clearly time that filmmakers understood this. Of course, with Vikram and most recently Jawan, everything has been loud and served in excess. However, there is something called a meter. In Mark Antony, this meter is tossed out of the window, and we just see one stretch of action followed by another with little to no breathing space. This truly is the reason why the film comes across as mindless instead of a smart, partially spoof-comedy noir-drama.

One of the only things the film has got right though is in establishing the time period that the film is set in. The palette of the film, the scenes, and to a certain extent even the compositions would remind audiences of the films that were made in this era. One of the high points of the film happens to be the intermission block where we see Antony confronting Jackie to the tunes of Varudhu Varudhu from Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey (1983). There is a parallel drawn here between the past, and the present where Mark, Antony’s son has a confrontation with Jackie. It is fun as long as it lasts, and Adhik uses smart references in the film. For instance, this song is from a film in which the lead actor Kamal Haasan plays a double role. There are references to Vaali, Ajith Kumar, watching MGR movies on the first day and more. They are decent additions.

Another missed potential is actually the story of scientist Chiranjeevi (Selvaraghavan), who is the one who discovers this legendary phone in the first place. A most seamless inclusion of this character into the main plot line would have potentially been fun. In the end, it is all about a missed opportunity. Mark Antony squandered its potential, leaving us with a lingering sense of dissatisfaction.

Rating: 2 (out of 5 stars)

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Mark Antony (2023) Movie Review: Loud, Bizarre, and Continuously Over the Top with Little to No Impact

Imagine getting access to a phone that will let you talk to anyone from your past and change the course of your life. Exciting, right? This is what is the core premise of Adhik Ravichandran’s Mark Antony . However, no matter how interesting the premise sounds, the film ends up being a mess with everything, starting from the background music to the unnecessary songs to those slo-mo action sequences being extremely over the top for no real reason. The only saving grace of the film is S. J. Suryah, who legitimately owns every single frame he is in. But how can a single man save a film that fails in almost all the other aspects? The simple answer is he can’t.

Mark Antony is a gangster drama with a time-travel punch thrown in the mix. We get the story of two gangsters and their sons from the 70s and 90s, respectively. In the 70s, we see Antony and Jackie Pandian, played by Vishal and S.J. Suryah, respectively, being best friends and gangsters who rule over a significant part of Chennai. Things go smoothly until one day, a rival gangster named Ekambaram, played by Sunil kills Antony in a club. Cut to the 90s, we see Antony’s son Mark being taken care of by Jackie, who is the sole kingpin now. For some reason, Jackie prefers and loves Mark more than his own son Madhan, and the reason gets clear once Mark gets his hands on this telephone that can make calls to the past.

So, we have two Vishals and two S.J. Suryahs with their different backstories. The film keeps going back to the 70s and coming back to the 90s with relentless fervor, and if you stop paying attention for a few minutes, you will be confused about the happenings on screen. The director has tried to incorporate a lot of nostalgic elements like the music from back in those days, references to Kamal Hassan films, and the director Shankar. But, despite all these efforts, the writing appears really lazy, and there’s only so much that these references can make up for.

Besides its careless writing and even more careless execution, the film has certain problematic aspects that stand out really badly. The director, Adhik Ravichandran, is already known for making problematic films, and this one does not go in a different way either. Here, the female lead, Ramya, played by Ritu Verma, has been given so little to do that it would not have really mattered if her character was simply not there. She’s shown to have this pattern of being attracted to poor and hardworking guys, no matter who they really are.

This trope works in the first timeline where she’s with Mark, the mechanic son of Antony. You can see why she will be in love with a guy like Mark. But, as the film progresses and we flip through a few timelines, we realize Ramya has a problematic idea about love, or she probably does not have any idea regarding what love is and what she wants. After Mark makes the first-time traveling call and things are changed, we see Madhan is now the mechanic with whom Ramya is in love simply because he’s a poor guy.

But this does not work here because it becomes apparent that Madhan always had different plans and never really wanted to be this mechanic, very unlike Mark in the first timeline. In this timeline, Mark is apparently a ruthless gangster and behaves the same way till he wakes up after a night of that call. However, even if this explains Ramya’s not being in love with Mark in this timeline, it does not explain her being in love with Madhan either because he’s neither honest nor happy in his life as a mechanic and is constantly plotting against Mark. Ramya and Madhan’s story makes no sense, and once you have traveled through a few timelines, Ramya’s character ends up being totally unnecessary.

Then comes Vishnu Priya Gandhi as Silk Smitha. With some CGI, she has been made to look eerily similar to Silk. Here, the director made Antony call her by her real name, Vijayalakshmi, and show her the respect she deserves only to establish how good a guy Mark is. As the scene proceeds, we see Silk’s character talking in an unnecessarily seductive voice, trying to get close to Mark. Jackie Pandhian here is all ready to have some ‘fun’ with Silk, and the sexual innuendos here fly off the screen just like those action sequences that take place in that bus. Silk’s portrayal here is quite distasteful and unnecessary. There’s also the queer character of Gowri, played by Y.G. Mahendran. The brother of Jackie’s wife, he’s referred to as ‘Uncle Aunty’ by Madhan and is ridiculed throughout the film.

Now, keeping all this aside, if we come to the time-traveling part of the film, that also doesn’t stand very well. The idea might not be anything new, but it could have been executed way better. The telephone here has certain rules, but those are only for show because Mark does not take those very seriously, nor does the screenplay. People here are using it as per their whims, making this ground-breaking discovery an adult plaything.

The characters swim through timelines without any visible character development or growth. They don’t have that time, to be honest, as they are busy making phone calls every single day after the other. The timelines shift, but the characters remain the same. They neither process nor understand the gravity of this innovation and what it can do. They treat it as a plaything to achieve goals that are either strictly materialistic or emotional in nature.

The only good thing about the film is perhaps the actors. Everyone has done their jobs well, no matter what the role. S. J. Suryah definitely rules the screen, but others also do their part. Selvaraghavan, as the dedicated and somewhat eccentric scientist Chiranjeevi, who is behind the discovery of the phone, fits well into the role. Vishal, as Antony, seems to have a lot of fun, and when he appears again toward the end of the film with a bald head and a cigar in his hand, he’s really a different trip to watch. Despite the bad songs, the BGM by G. V. Prakash Kumar works reasonably well.

Overall, you can give Mark Antony a chance if you like high-voltage action with a dash of nostalgia, swag, and some mindless time-traveling, but there is no guarantee that you will not regret that later.

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Mark Antony Review: Illogical Time Travel Concept

Movie: Mark Antony Rating: 2/5 Banner: Mini Studio Cast: Vishal, S.J.Suryah, Suneel, Selvaraghavan, Ritu Varma, Abhinaya, Kingsley, Y.G.Mahendran and others Music: G.V.Prakash Kumar DOP: Abinandhan Ramanujam Editor: Vijay Velukutty Art Director: R.K.Vijaimurugan Producer: S.Vinod Kumar Written and Directed by: Adhik Ravichandran Release Date: Sep 15, 2023

Vishal and SJ Suryah's dual roles, as well as the trailer for "Mark Antony," raised some expectations for this film.

Let’s find out its merits and demerits.

Story: Set in 1995. Mark (Vishal), a mechanic, believes that his father, Antony (Vishal), a ruthless gangster, murdered his mother. Jackie Marthand (SJ Suryah), his father's friend, raises him, and Mark begins to regard Jackie as a father figure.

Jackie, like Antony, has a son named Madan (SJ Surya). Madan also likes Mark’s girlfriend Ramya (Ritu Varma).

When Ramya asks Mark to repair her father’s car, he discovers a box inside. The box has a telephone, invented by a scientist Chiranjeevi (Selva Raghavan), which can connect to people from the past.

The rest of the story is about how this phone changes Mark's life and how he learns the truth about his mother's murder.

Artistes’ Performances: Vishal and SJ Suryah not only get to play dual roles, but they also appear in a retro style. While Vishal exhibits both negative and positive aspects of a role, his role as Antony is more colorful and interesting.

SJ Suryah, who was riveting in the recent time travel film "Manaadu," gets to play yet another eccentric villain. Surya's performance as both father and son steals the show. His portrayal of Jackie is superb.

Suneel is adequate in the role of Ekambaram. Ritu Varma’s role is more like a junior artist. Abhinaya asserts her presence.

Technical Excellence: The film boasts top notch production values. The production design and the background score by GV Prakash Kumar stand out

Highlights: Interval bang SJ Surya’s performance

Drawback: Silly proceedings Logic goes for a toss Over the top sequences

Analysis 'Mark Antony' stars Vishal and SJ Suryah in dual roles and is set in the science fiction genre. On the surface, the concept appears to be interesting. However, the fantasy film based on the time travel concept is taken to an extreme level, making it frustrating to watch after a point.

The film is entertaining towards the end of the first half, with the interval bang setting the real base. But the proceedings are no way convincing as everything happens as per the convenience of the screenplay.

Several rules and functions of the time-travel phone are revealed at the beginning of the film, but they keep changing.

Vishal appears as a villain in the beginning, and SJ Suryah appears as a good-natured gangster. Their true natures are revealed by the interval. Hence, we get to see Vishal in both negative and positive roles, as well as SJ Suryah as both a good guy and a menacing villain. Although the film's outlandish concept allows both of these actors to shine, with Surya in particular having the opportunity to steal the entire show, it is not engaging enough.

Even the episode with the Silk Smitha lookalike doesn't work very well. Though some lines here and there provide laughs.

The time-travel element, a couple of humorous episodes, and the setting are all highlights, but the story's wackiness and the erratic narration detract from the film's impact. Concise narration would have helped.

On the whole, "Mark Antony" is quite whacky and makes no sense. Despite its best efforts to offer something new to the time travel genre, the lengthy drama makes a tiresome watch.

Bottom line: Whacky

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Mark Antony Movie Review: Vishal, SJ Suryah starrer is a roller coaster ride

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Mark Antony makes use of cliches and some classic tropes of a gangster drama. With a time-travel twist, it turns out to be an original, fun-filled experience.

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Release Date : September 15, 2023

123telugu.com Rating : 3/5

Starring: Vishal, SJ Suryah, Sunil, Selvaraghavan, Ritu Varma, Abhinaya, Redin Kingsley, Y.G. Mahendran

Director: Adhik Ravichandran

Producer: S. Vinod Kumar

Music Director: G.V. Prakash Kumar

Cinematographer: Abhinandan Ramanujam

Editor: Vijay Velukutty

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Versatile actor Vishal has now come up with a sci-fi gangster action drama Mark Antony which also has the terrific performer SJ Suryah in another lead role. The movie directed by Adhik Ravichandran has piqued the curiosity of the audience with its promotional content. Amidst good buzz, the film hit the screens today. Let’s see how it is.

Antony (Vishal) and Jackie Marthanda (SJ Suryah) are very close buddies. They both are gangsters and are at loggerheads with another gangster Ekambaram (Sunil). One day Ekambaram kills Antony and he escapes from the town. Jackie is determined to seek revenge on Ekambaram for killing his friend. Jackie raises Antony’s son Mark (Vishal) and he gives more importance to Mark than his own son Madhan (SJ Suryah).

Mark who hates his father works as a mechanic to make ends meet. A twist in the tale arises when he comes across a telephone through which one can talk to the people in the past. What difference did that telephone create in the lives of Mark, Madhan, and Jackie forms part of the crux of the film.

Plus Points:

To start things off, Mark Antony succeeds in providing fun in both halves. The humor is created with the help of a special telephone. There are some set of rules regarding the functioning of the mentioned telephone and the whole comedy is based on it.

The script isn’t something new as we have few such movies already but what works with Mark Antony is the excellent performances of SJ Suryah and Vishal. They bring freshness to the film and are the heart and soul of Mark Antony without a shadow of a doubt.

Vishal is terrific both as a gangster and a mechanic. While the father character is intense, the son role is adorable. Credit to him for showing the variations between both roles. Vishal has a good screen presence too. The double-decker fight sequence is crafted nicely. The team did a good job with regard to CGI creation of Silk Smitha.

One can’t help but fall in love with SJ Suryah every single time. The actor is impeccable in Mark Antony too and the way he does comedy tickles the fun bones. SJ Suryah’s trademark style and swag are superbly utilized by the makers. Full marks to the casting team for bringing Vishal and SJ Suryah together.

Minus Points:

Mark Antony is a film with too much stuff and characters. One won’t be able to comprehend the proceedings if they are a little inattentive as the movie demands complete attention. At times things were rushed and they could have been told in a detailed manner for better impact.

The dialogues aren’t good and a few elevation scenes will remind us of earlier films. After a good start, things become slightly slow in the first half. The biggest drawback however is the songs. They aren’t good and act as speed breakers affecting the flow. Whenever songs come the movie turns into a bumpy ride. The climax is underwhelming as it doesn’t pack a punch. Sunil’s character could have been etched better.

Technical Aspects:

While G.V. Prakash doesn’t impress with the songs, the background score is good, and it complements the film’s tone. The production design is impressive, and the bygone era has been neatly showcased. The cinematography by Abhinandan Ramanujam goes in hand with the production design team. The editing is just okay. The production values are good.

Director Adhik Ravichandran did a decent job with Mark Antony. As mentioned earlier, he created his own set of rules as far as the sci-fi element is considered. The intention was to provide a whacky ride to the audience, and he managed to insert fun moments by playing around with the concept. It could have been better had enough care been taken about the songs.

On the whole, Mark Antony is a watchable gangster action drama with solid performances from Vishal and SJ Suryah. The sci-fi element has been used to create entertainment, and there are a decent number of fun moments in both halves. Mark Antony requires attention to detail to enjoy the proceedings and the madness. The movie gets slightly slow in the first half. The songs are poor, and the climax is a letdown. If you could overlook these flaws, the movie ends up being a timepass watch.

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Tamil hero Vishal has gained a lot of craze in Telugu states over the years with his dubbing films. No matter the result, he keeps releasing his films in Telugu and some of his films were very good successes. He is going through a dry spell recently but the trailer of ‘Mark Antony’ generated a lot of buzz. Let us find out how the movie turned out to be.

Mark (Vishal) is a mechanic who runs a garage and he dislikes his father Antony (Vishal) who dies long back. Mark hates Antony as the latter killed his mother and committed many atrocities. Mark has a lot of respect towards Antony’s friend Jackie Marthanda (SJ Suryah) who has raised him since childhood. One day, Mark finds a phone where he can talk to people from the past. He goes back to his father’s time and gets to know some shocking truths. How Mark’s life gets turned after this incident forms the rest of the story.

In the middle of all the routine mass action content Vishal churns out, he comes up with something unique at times. He used to do that a lot till a few years back. Movies like ‘Palnadu’, ‘Indrudu’, ‘Abhimanyudu’ and ‘Detective’ gave what the audience wanted and offered something new as well. But he bored the audience with subpar movies lately. But he and his team delivered a lot of shocks and surprises with ‘Mark Antony’. Talking through the time over a phone and the hero going back in time to change what happened has been dealt with a lot of times before but the way the director used this concept for generating comedy is quite good. We have seen time traveling in many films including ‘Oke Oka Jeevitham’, ‘24’, ‘Playback’ and others. But they never offered a heavy dose of entertainment and it is where ‘Mark Antony’ is ahead of others. But the movie is too loud. The audience may get irritated after a point as everything starting from music to acting is way too loud from the start to end. This is why ‘Mark Antony’ wasn’t able to entertain the audience above a certain level.

Bringing an actor like SJ Suryah on board is the best decision Adhik took as it elevated the film to another level. Though he is a villain, he carries the movie on his shoulders like a hero. When a crazy idea and a crazy actor meet, the output will be like ‘Mark Antony’. SJ Suryah was way above others in this film. His antics and performance in this movie are nothing short of amazing and we can watch him for hours together. Suryah played a crazy role in a time-traveling film like ‘Maanadu’ before and it is Suryah who dominated Simbu in that movie too. It is the same for ‘Mark Antony’ too. With the director not restricting the actor, his over-the-top antics and performance were on full display. They are the ones which saved ‘Mark Antony’ to a large extent. The same situation keeps happening due to time travel which is a minus but the director tried to present it as entertainingly as he could. Adhik has to be commended for that.

Usually, there is a bit of class touch in time travel movies but ‘Mark Antony’ is a complete mass film. The director included a time travel concept in a gangster drama and wrote a crazy story. But ‘Mark Antony’ tests your patience till the phone concept arrives. With the loudness and craziness becoming a bit too much at the start, one fails to connect with the movie. But ‘Mark Antony’ gets on track once the time travel concept is brought into the foreground. We understand that the characters and their motives are entirely different from what was shown till then. The interval arrives with a banging episode and changes the impression on the movie. The second half runs on an unpredictable note with one crazy episode popping up after another. With SJ Suryah in the driver’s seat, the movie becomes a crazy and enjoyable ride. The Silk Smitha episode which caught our attention in the trailer has worked out very well in the movie. But the audience lose interest after a certain point due to excessive craziness. While the proceedings themselves are over-the-top, the loud BGM also adds to the irritation of the audience. Films with time travel concept demand leaving logic behind and we need to ignore a lot of things to have fun. We get stuck in the middle if we start thinking logically or rationally. The director has taken a lot of liberty and made this film. Had the first half been stronger with engaging screenplay and focused narration, ‘Mark Antony’ would have been even better. But the film has the content to make you ignore its flaws and enjoy the craziness. People who like freshness will be impressed by ‘Mark Antony’. But beware of the loudness in the movie which is way overboard.

Performances :

Vishal has shown versatility in his acting after a long time. With the hero aging and getting out of shape, it is tough to see him as a youngster. But he excelled in the vintage character. We get connected to that character and his performance as the old man is also amazing. But it is SJ Suryah who got highlighted more than Vishal in this movie.

If used properly, SJ Suryah can create wonders onscreen. The character suits his crazy acting and he showcased a lot of variations in the role that gave him a lot of scope to perform. ‘Mark Antony’ becomes a paisa vasool film if we connect with his role. Ritu Varma and Abhinaya got insignificant roles but they did their best. Sunil got a prominent role and he justified his selection. Selva Raghavan surprised everyone in a special character.

Technicians :

The technical team delivered what the director wanted. The retro feel has been maintained throughout the movie. GV Prakash Kumar moved away from his regular style and gave loud music. While the songs are not that attractive, this BGM lifts the spirits in many moments. The visuals are quite good and the vintage feel has been created well. Art work and production values are astonishing. Writer-director Adhik Ravichandran selected an interesting point. He did not deal with the time travel concept like others and gave a new spin to it. His narration is loud and massy which may not be everyone’s cup of tea but the entertainment levels are quite high. Adhik scored a lot of points both as a writer and director in the second half.

Verdict : ‘Mark Antony’ – Crazy But Too Loud!!

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Mark Antony review: A whacky combination of several genres

Splendid performances by SJ Suryah and Sunil and the music by GV Prakash Kumar infuse life into an otherwise cumbersome story.

Published:Sep 15, 2023

A poster of the film 'Mark Antony'. (Vishal/ X)

An exhausting watch!

Mark Antony (Tamil)

• Cast: Vishal Krishna, SJ Suryah, Sunil, K Selvaraghavan, Ritu Varma, and MG Abhinaya
• Director: Adhik Ravichandran
• Producer: S Vinod Kumar
• Music: GV Prakash Kumar
• Runtime: 2 hours 31 minutes
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• Director: Maneesh Sharma
• Producer: Aditya Chopra
• Music: Pritam Chakraborty
• Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

Director Adhik Ravichandran seems to have let his imagination run wild while coming up with the story of his latest offering — Mark Antony .

It takes us quite a while to come to terms with the cumbersome story since the developments happen in two different periods — 1975 and 1995. To add to the challenge of keeping track of developments, the two main actors — Vishal and SJ Suryah — play two characters each in the film.

Even as we struggle to process the developments that happened in one year, the story quickly jumps to another year, two decades ago, to present us with another set of developments.

The story keeps moving back and forth so many times that at one point, you lose track of which development happens when.

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Adhik Ravichandran directorial ‘Mark Antony’. (Vishal/ X)

The story begins with a scientist (Selvaraghavan) inventing a phone that enables its users to make calls to the past.  Unfortunately, he gets shot before he can showcase his invention to the world.

Time passes, and 20 years later, the focus of the plot shifts to Mark (Vishal), a mechanic by profession. He has a close friend named Madhan (SJ Suryah) who is the son of a top don — Jackie (SJ Suryah).

Though Madhan is Jackie’s son, the father and son hate each other so much that Madhan is on the lookout for an opportunity to kill his father and take over his gang.

Jackie, for his part, likes Mark more than his son because Mark is the son of his close friend and partner in crime Antony (Vishal). Jackie has been looking after Mark ever since Antony’s death, 20 years ago.

Mark, too, reciprocates Jackie’s love and treats him like his father. However, he has an innate hatred for his late biological dad Antony who, he believes, was a womaniser and an immoral man responsible for the death of his mother.

Life is smooth until one day when Mark happens to stumble upon the phone invented by the scientist. He realises that he can make calls to the past and alter the whole course of history and thereby, the present state of affairs.

When he finds out that his dad isn’t the womaniser he was made to believe he was and that his dad was not killed by an enemy but by his most trusted friend, Mark decides to change history by making calls to the past.

What happens then is what Mark Antony is all about.

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Many genres in one film.

A still from the film ‘Mark Antony’. (Vishal/ X)

The story is a whacky combination of several genres. It starts as a time travel, sci-fi, fantasy film and then slowly changes colour to become a gangster drama and eventually changes shades again to turn into a revenge thriller.

The whole movie is so exacting that you feel exhausted by the time it ends.

Realism and logic take a back seat in this excruciatingly difficult-to-fathom plot that leaves you drained so much that you feel relieved when the film ends.

Although Mark Antony fails to impress as a whole, there are sparkling performances from some of its cast that bring a smile to your face.

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Performances.

Vishal and SJ Suryah in ‘Mark Anthony’. (Vishal/ X)

The most significant performance in the film belongs to actor SJ Suryah who clearly stands tall for his brilliant depiction of the characters of son Madhan and father Jackie.

Thanks to his outstanding acting, you can sit through this film. He adds value to several scenes with his expressive mannerisms and well-thought-out dialogue delivery.

Despite playing the role of a gangster and a villain, Suryah provides some much-needed comic relief. For instance, the sequence where he happens to meet the late actress Silk Smitha is just hilarious.

The other artiste who impresses you with his performance is Telugu actor Sunil. He plays a small but significant part. In fact, Sunil steals the thunder with a really impressive fight sequence.

The next big factor that works in favour of Mark Antony is its music by GV Prakash Kumar. A fantastic background score and some peppy numbers infuse life into an otherwise cumbersome story.

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Despite its high points, Mark Antony fails to impress.

(Views expressed here are personal.)

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Mark Antony First Review: Vishal, SJ Suryah Starrer Is A Quirky, Funny, And Trippy Ride

Mark Antony First Review: The upcoming film "Mark Antony," directed by Adhik Ravichandran and starring Vishal and SJ Suryah, is scheduled for release in theatres on September 15.

This film holds significant importance for both the star and the director. Adhik Ravichandran is aiming for a comeback after experiencing consecutive disappointments with films like "Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan" and "Bagheera."

Vishal, on the other hand, aims to make a strong impact with 'Mark Antony' after a series of less impressive films like 'Laththi,' 'Veerame Vaagai Soodum,' and 'Enemy.'

Recently, the makers unveiled the trailer for "Mark Antony," an action-packed, comedic, and sci-fi film. The trailer, which runs for two minutes and fifty seconds, provides an exciting glimpse into the film's world, featuring stunning visuals, action sequences, and vibrant frames. All of this is complemented by the high-octane tunes composed by GV Prakash Kumar.

"Mark Antony" is categorised as a period science-fiction action comedy and showcases Vishal in four different appearances. The film also boasts a star-studded cast, including Sunil, Selvaraghavan, Ritu, and others. The production is helmed by S. Vinod Kumar.

Mark Antony First Review Out Now

Ramesh Bala, a well-known entertainment industry tracker , recently took to Twitter to commend Vishal's bold move in showcasing his upcoming movie, "Mark Antony," to a select audience ahead of its official release.

He highlighted that this practice has been a consistent feature in Vishal's films since "Irumbuthirai" and signifies the actor's unwavering confidence in his projects. The fact that Vishal is open to feedback and suggestions from viewers before the film's release demonstrates his commitment to delivering quality cinema. Bala also noted that the initial review of the film is extremely positive, further fueling anticipation for its release.

Additionally, Ramesh Bala shared Aditi Ravindranath's opinion on the film, adding to the buzz surrounding "Mark Antony. This early positive feedback from industry insiders and critics bodes well for the movie's prospects upon its release. With Vishal's confidence and the encouraging reviews, fans and audiences across languages are eagerly awaiting the grand release and success of "Mark Antony."

Vishal's proactive approach and openness to feedback underscore his dedication to delivering engaging and quality films to his audience. This move has not only generated excitement but also raised expectations for "Mark Antony," which is set to hit theatres soon.

Very brave of @VishalKOfficial to showcase his movie #MarkAntony to a group of audience much before the official release which has been a regular feature and a 1st in all his movies since Irumbuthirai. This shows that #Vishal is always super confident of his movies and open to… pic.twitter.com/NkoF2jtTFB — Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) September 1, 2023

Legal Battles And Release Hurdles

Recently, doubts surrounded the release of the film due to financial issues and legal disputes. Lyca Productions filed a case against Vishal, alleging that he cheated them and needed to repay the money. They also requested a halt to the release of his upcoming film, "Mark Antony." The court granted relief for the film's producer, who stated he had invested a significant amount and was not involved in the dispute between Lyca and Vishal.

The court understood the producer's concerns and allowed the movie to be released on September 15th as planned. However, the legal case against Vishal is ongoing.

On September 12, Vishal tweeted, "No objection in court to release the movie #MarkAntony, Stay vacated. #MarkAntony all set to release on Sep 15th Worldwide and 22nd in Hindi, GB #MarkAntonyFromSep15 #WorldOfMarkAntony."

At first, obstacles emerged when the Madras High Court issued a restraining order on the film's release due to Vishal's debt to Lyca Productions.

The latest update reveals that the film will release as scheduled, as the Madras High Court lifted the stay after its last hearing.

In the background, the court had ordered Vishal to deposit Rs 15 crore with Lyca Productions after he failed to repay the loan of Rs. 21.29 crore, which he had taken to produce the film under his banner. Vishal's non-compliance led to the court ordering him to hand over the rights to all his films to Lyca Productions. Despite this, Vishal released his last film, "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum," according to his plan.

The case was brought before the court on September 8, with Lyca Productions informing the court that Vishal had not paid the outstanding amount. Consequently, the court restrained the release of "Mark Antony" and adjourned the case, ordering Vishal to appear in person on September 12. Vishal complied with the court's order and resolved the issue regarding the film's release.

Red Card Issued Against Vishal

On September 14, the Tamil Film Producers Council in Chennai issued a red card to actors Dhanush, Simbu, Vishal, and Atharvaa due to allegations of misconduct with film producers. The complaint suggests that during Vishal's tenure as council president, he mishandled the association's finances.

The red card constitutes a severe penalty for the actors, barring them from working with any Tamil cinema producer until further notice. Until these actors settle their financial obligations or resolve their disputes with the producers, they won't be permitted to participate in any Tamil film while under the red card suspension.

As of now, the four affected stars have not responded to the allegations. They are currently committed to their upcoming projects and enjoy a dedicated fan base. The handling of this situation and whether they can evade the red card remain uncertain. It remains to be seen whether Vishal's imminent release, "Mark Antony" (scheduled for release tomorrow), will proceed without any disruptions, considering the actor's ban from Tamil cinema until the matter is resolved.

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