An action movie that follows a man called Karikaalan whose wife is murdered on the hand of union minister Haridev. Haridev wants to take the lands of the Dharavi slum and get the people out of there but Karikaalan tries to stop him by anyway so he killed his wife. Karikaalan has a big desire for revenge and he won't stop till he get rid of Haridev.
Not big enough to be bigger than life, but not real enough to be taken seriously outside of his filmy persona, Kaala is a middling film that doesn't seem to know which side of the fence it wants to be on.
Pa Ranjith does something that no director has done before and he is smart about. He treats Kaala throughout the film like a double edged sword and manages to keep a fine balance.
While this revolutionary epic that's largely predictable would have benefited hugely from tighter editing, the hyper-stylised climax may appease the Rajinikanth fan in you.
The 1.5 stars for this movie is only for Nana Patekar's effort. For the rest of the movie, we recommend loads of popcorn to keep you distracted, or a black eye mask so that you can nod off.