Thangalaan out on OTT: Netizens call it a 'masterpiece'; Vikram and Pa Ranjith film’s doesn’t lose the shine after digital premiere

Months after its theatrical release, Thangalaan made its way to the OTT by premiering on Netflix on Tuesday, December 10. The makers dropped the film on the streaming platform unannounced. However, the Vikram-starrer film has been receiving good reviews from the OTT audience. Thangalaan is directed by Pa Ranjith in his maiden collaboration with the actor.

Thangalaan out on OTT: Audiences give thumbs up

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Thangalaan was released in theatres on August 15 for the occasion of Independence Day. Ever since its release, fans have been eager to know when the film will drop on Netflix. Nearly four months after its release, Thangalaan premiered on the streaming platform.

While it is common for audiences to have changed perspectives about a film when it gets released in theatres and OTT, Thangalaan seems to be winning the hearts of people on social media. Headlined by Vikram, the film is directed by Pa Ranjith and backed by Studio Green. It also stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, Malavika Mohanan, Pasupathy, Daniel Caltagirone, and others. The film revolves around a group of tribal people who are employed by British officers to find gold in KGF. It opened to positive reception upon release.

Social media reactions to Thangalaan

Much like Pa Ranjith’s previous films, this film too portrays the authentic experiences of marginalized individuals from previous centuries and their fight for justice, constrained by oppression, as they are employed by colonizers to find gold in the region.

From calling the film a "masterpiece", to raving about the performance of Vikram and Ranjith's "visionary storytelling", fans seem to have given the film a major thumbs up. Here is what some who watched the film have to say about Thangalaan:

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Thangalaan revolves around a group of tribals who are employed by British officers to find gold in KGF. With the help of magic realism and real-life narrative, Ranjith weaves in a story of oppression, action, and drama with Thangalaan.