Days after actor Suriya’s Tamil fantasy epic Kanguva was released in theatres to exceedingly negative reviews, actor and Suriya’s wife, Jyotika, has come in support of the film, stating that such negative reactions on the first day seemed like the work of ‘multiple group propagandas.’ On Sunday (November 17, 2024), Jyotika penned a note on her official Instagram handle, stating that she was writing the same as Jyotika and as a cinema lover, and not as Suriya’s wife. “ Kanguva - a spectacle in cinema.
So proud of you Suriya, for the actor you are and how you dare to dream to take cinema forward,” she said, before acknowledging the criticisms that the film’s loudness and the present-timeline portions have garnered. “Definitely the first 1/2 hr doesn’t work n the sound is jarring! Flaws r a part of most Indian films, so that’s only fair, especially in this kind of a film wherein one experiments largely! N it’s just the first 1/2 hr from the whole 3 hrs. But to be true, it’s an absolute cinematic experience! Camera work n execution never before seen in Tamizh cinema, @vetripalanisamy (sic)“ she added.
“I’m surprised with the negative reviews from media and certain fraternities, as it’s not done by them to this high level for the most unintellectual big budget films I have seen earlier with age old stories, where women r stalked, double meaning dialogues r spoken and have the most over the top action sequences,” said Jyotika, adding that the cri.
