Despite the formulaic plot, Thirunaal could have been an undemanding action entertainer, but the predictable scenes and leisurely narration keep letting it down. Ramnath also slips in the characterisation of Naga. He is introduced as someone to be feared (he had murdered a judge in the court premises), but after that he is mostly shown drinking or sleeping with women. Not since Jackie Shroff in Aaranya Kaandam have we seen a gangster driven mainly by his libido and alcohol.
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