I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

I'm literally speechless after watching this movie: Kuruthipunal. From its story line to dialogues, expression, implied messages and theme. EVERYTHING was nailed to perfection! It has to be one of Kamal's BEST movies I must say! An intense thriller which spruces a lot of issues. Issues which are common yet not tackled completely even till today. Each and every character played their role effortlessly and this movie MUST be on the must-watch list for Tamil Movies. Lastly, hats off to the entire team for producing such a BRILLIANT movie! It's 2017 now, but this movie which was made in 1995 (22 years ago) still managed to keep me at the edge of my seat for 2 hours 22 minutes. Bravo!

Kurudhipunal - "River of blood" as it means, really takes you to another level to show the blood drenched, terror woven society and the elements operating in them - Two honest cops, a mission, a rebel leader whose dogma is unshakeable but yet cannot be justified, the political leeches, corrupt officials...Kamal's best performance as a cop for sure. The screenplay is very natural in that it projected Cops as human beings who can get lured and driven to any extent at times. Definitely not the larger than life roles. The dialogues between Nasser and Kamal stand apart. It shows both sides of the coin and it doesn't try to portray what exactly caused the rebellion group. Honesty at stake !! Break point of a man !! Wow !! Its simple psychology.. Nasser;s performance cannot be taken away..He made his presence immensely critical to the movie's overall success. Spoiler ahead : Adi dies and his letter is handed over to the department. His Letter was a plea to someone who could stop this "river of blood".Personally it constantly reminds that how strong you are, when the toughest situation comes, you can't really back all your principles and this world can be so cruel.Salute to PC Sreeram for excellent camera work and no part I felt it got digressed even a bit.Must watch for any classic movie lover. No songs was the real plus I should say and it never diluted the theme. Gutsy performance from the entire crew. Kamal truly the BEST in business and Nasser no less to him.

One of the best movies to have come out in Tamil. An intriguing & realistic portrayal of how a honest cop succumbs to the corrupted environment around him. Makes you realize the hardships faced by any honest cop. The action sequences are realistic & we don't find any usual cinematic gimmicks. Excellent story & brilliant screenplay combined with wonderful casting makes the movie standout. The dialogs are just mind-boggling. Kamalhaasan's performance is terrific. Nasser's performance is also excellent. As usual PC.Sreeram's handling of the camera makes us wonder. A must watch movie for anyone, eager to watch really good movies. One of the best portrayals of the story of a honest cop.

This is one among "the best" of Kamal.The screenplay is really a wonder.The character of Viswanath(kamal's boss) in the movie is a prelude to that of kamal's. Some of the dialogue's are evergreen.esp the ones kamal and nasser share in the sea shore. The camera focuses on kamal's Black Ray-Ban and Nasser is all in pain in that reflection.So clear,so true.P.C has done a gr8 job.The lighting for the interrogation scenes are just perfect. For those regular "P.Vasu" kind of cop movies,wherein the cop will have every power on this earth to even ask the chief minister to stop talking,this one was a bolt out of the blue. Also the tollgate scene where the cop shoots one of the terrorist's will happen in tamil cinema ,but not the dialog that follows that.Its where kamal asks the cop whether he is married.The lighting and camera angle is so perfect,as if u feel that P.C had just sat in the floor to capture it on the screen.Whata work? The indoor scenes are very good,with bright lighting,bright contrast dresses for the men n women. A gr8 offbeat by kamal and P.C.Sriram