No more illogical fight sequences where the hero flies like a bird after one punch. No more love-at-first-sight songs shot in Switzerland for no reason. No more villains who laugh like they've been rehearsing for ten years. No more "I love you da" followed by a six-song montage.

After watching a film that finally got it right —raw, real, rooted—you convince yourself that Tamil cinema has turned a corner. Finally.