Michael

<p>During the 1980s, Michael was a gangster. Gurunath, a -based , guides him and his right-hand man, Swamy, raises him. However, Gurunath’s son, Amarnath, and his wife, Charulatha, constantly rebuff him. One day, a gang attacks Gurunath, where he learns that his rival Rathan is behind the attack. Gurunath sends Michael to to kill Rathan and his daughter Theera. However, Michael falls in love with Theera and decides not to kill Rathan. One night, Michael, Theera and Rathan are captured and brought to Amarnath, who reveals that he orchestrated the attack on his father to take over his position and also tells Michael that Theera was earlier pretending to love him, but now she truly loves Michael. Amarnath kills Rathan and shoots Michael, gravely injuring him. Amarnath’s men throw him into the sea, but Michael survives and arrives at Amarnath’s hideout. Michael injures and kills almost all of Amarnath’s men before killing Amarnath himself. Michael later walks away with Theera and reveals Amarnath’s death at his hands to Gurunath, who swears to exact revenge. Charulatha and Gurunath go to Amarnath’s hideout to collect his body. Gurunath announces a to kill Michael and Theera in exchange for his position. Michael and Theera are taken in by Kannamma and her husband, a retired police officer, to hide from Gurunath’s men. Kannamma’s husband calls Gurunath and informs him that Michael and Theera are staying with him. Gurunath sends his men to kill them. However, upon arrival, Kanamma’s husband hoodwinks them, and he and Kannamma finish off Gurunath’s men. Kannamma and her husband reveal to Theera that Michael’s mother, Jennifer, a singer, was having an with Gurunath and was oblivious that he was already married to Charulatha. Jennifer became pregnant with Michael. Charulatha came to know about it, which enraged her. Charulatha tried to kill Jennifer by setting her house on fire, but Jennifer managed to survive and worked as a cook in a , raising Michael in the process. Michael learns about his mother’s past and purposely gains Gurunath’s attention to work for him to kill him at the right time. Swamy also knew about his past and was helping him all along. Michael heads back to Bombay and confronts Gurunath at his mansion, where he reveals his relation to him and about Amarnath’s attempt to take over him. Michael later kills both Charulatha and Gurunath, thus avenging the injustice caused to his mother. Later, Michael reunites with Theera and takes over Gurunath’s empire, becoming the new crime boss of Bombay. Later, a new gang led by Gurunath’s twin brother kidnap Swamy. Gurunath had kept this a secret from everyone except Charulatha. After learning about Michael, Gurunath’s brother swears revenge against him. The soundtrack and score of the film were composed by The film was released in theatres on 3 February 2023. The were sold to , while the satellite rights of the Telugu version were sold to and dubbed Tamil version were sold to . The film was premiered on from 24 February 2023. The dubbed version was premiered on on 28 May 2023. Neeshita Nyayapati of gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote ” is a genre film that achieves what it sets out to do – tell a dark coming-of-age tale of a young man who knows what it means to be human for better or worse. Watch it if that’s your kind of cinema.” Latha Srinivasan of gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote ” is a gangster flick that’s more style than story for the most part. Having said that, Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi and Sam CS are the absolute highlights of this film.” Thinkal Menon of gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote ” is a mish-mash of several home-made gangster films which have entertained in the past. The movie is a wasted opportunity and might appeal to hardcore action lovers who do not mind enjoying old wine in a new bottle.”</p>