This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This movie needs to be praised for its technical brilliance and camera work, which is way ahead of its time. Exotic locations and the music makes it a better experience. The light hearted humor and some thrilling elements makes it a good watch. This movie gradually achieved a cult status and is considered to be a pathbreaking road film, which explains why the movie did not do well at the box office. The whole movie runs on the basis of a very simple script. based on the classic, 'Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid', the director does a good job in moulding the film in a desi style which would be closely relted to the rural lifestyles. On the whole this movie is a good entertainer and can be watched to kill time.

Stunning locales and exotic scenery lead the viewer right from India's mint at Nasik into meandering ravines and forests. The story and its conception was probably way ahead of its time, when such pace of action was unheard of, not to mention the extra morph of glamour that the film boldly and outrageously, though successfully, portrayed. This was probably one reason why the movie did not do well at the box office. Some good acting by S.P. Balasubramaniam as the CBI officer gives insights into the workings of the pre-eminent organization. Overall an urbane action flick with rustic romantic vibes, and laudable cinematography.

This movie is visually good.Mani and Sriram has tried different filters to get the mood of a mis en scene.The song Putham puthu bhoomi.. is gorgeously pictured.But mani has completly forget the script, it travels as it wish with Sriram.If they have faithfully stick to the original I believe this movie might be saved.

Mani Ratnam's much-hyped "village thriller" turns out to be just a headache. Great music by AR Rahman is completely wasted (though well picturised) in this awful film, as is Salim Ghouse. Bad dialogue, bad screenplay, bad direction...Bad sums up this film.