14 reviews
Excellent portrait of a middle class family life in metro Chennai
This is one of the few movies that will stay with you long after you have left the cinemas. Character development at it's best and each scene is very relevant to the story. The actors have done a phenomenal job especially the lead female character. The story itself is fresh and never been heard of in the past. Very natural and simple shots makes this movie stand out from rest of the mass entertainment movies. Kudos to Chezhiyan, I'm sure he is going to become extremely successful as a director.
- ganesh-june
- Mar 30, 2019
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Simple yet powerful
'To Let' portrays the day-to-day troubles of a small family of three in finding a rental house in Chennai City. The movie has an excellent plot that begins and ends with the house hunting of this family. Chezhiyan has delivered a masterpiece by sticking to a simple but powerful message through this film.
The shots and angles are to the point and do not deviate from the storyline. Casting is excellent and the individual actors have masterfully played their roles. The screenplay is probably the highlight of the movie as it takes you through an emotional rollercoaster throughout the duration of the film.
A must watch!
Now for my reflection of the plot and timing of the movie:
Indian society has many socio-economic layers that coexist with real but unspoken boundaries. The script here deals with one such boundary of Rs. 10000/month rent. Indian film industry needs to represent stories from all strata. Most mainstream films paint a utopian picture only existing in a small fraction of the society.
This movie is reminiscent of good flicks such as Gharonda. We need more of these gems to depict societal anomalies. Movie has deservedly won many awards and I am sure many more are coming...!
- syamalsanmath
- Jun 25, 2019
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Middle Class yet to Settle Middle Aged Guy's Story!
- harishmadireddi
- Mar 10, 2020
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Its my film
In my childhood days our family was in rented house. On those times my mom used to say to my dad that we need our own house even though its very small. Since i was small i could understand the reason behind her words but the real feelings i felt when i watched this movie. I seen it till end of the title.
My heart is filled with emotions after seeing this movie.
Thanks to all the cast and crews in the movie. You have given a wonderful wonderful movie.
A Sublime Masterpiece
This is one of the most underrated masterpieces that our country has produced in the recent times. This deserved to be India's entry to the Oscars but even without that validation, this film will stand the test of time and I'll count it as one the greatest films of our country. It reminded me of masters like Ray, Ozu, and Majidi and the director's love and respect for their kind of cinema comes through in his naturalistic portrayal of a family and a class of our society whose dreams and ambitions are getting lost and left behind in today's world of rapid development and growth.
Even though the film may appear simple (and its apparent simplicity is one of its most endearing qualities), the camera says a lot with the subtle shots without any use of melodramatic background scores or dialogues or acting. The family feels extremely believable and lived in and that speaks to the cast and the filmmakers' talents. I have watched this film twice now and there's details to catch and observe and appreciate with every viewing - not in the sense that it's a puzzle to solve but for the realism portrayed by the director and the minute details of every day life that's spread throughout the film. The film is currently available on Amazon Prime India for streaming and I hope it remains available for many more multiple viewings. The director/writer/dop and the cast are people to watch out for and I'll closely follow whatever they do next. A truly commendable piece of work that should be seen by everybody.
Even though the film may appear simple (and its apparent simplicity is one of its most endearing qualities), the camera says a lot with the subtle shots without any use of melodramatic background scores or dialogues or acting. The family feels extremely believable and lived in and that speaks to the cast and the filmmakers' talents. I have watched this film twice now and there's details to catch and observe and appreciate with every viewing - not in the sense that it's a puzzle to solve but for the realism portrayed by the director and the minute details of every day life that's spread throughout the film. The film is currently available on Amazon Prime India for streaming and I hope it remains available for many more multiple viewings. The director/writer/dop and the cast are people to watch out for and I'll closely follow whatever they do next. A truly commendable piece of work that should be seen by everybody.
- noizfactory
- Oct 5, 2019
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A part of life
You can feel it if you have lived it. Thank you for making this movie.
- sanjit_pandit2002
- Jun 26, 2020
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Great show
Arguably the best movie of it genre. Amudha is amazing.
Screenplay
One of the heart touching emotional tension movie till climax
- mavulurivitheesh
- Jan 3, 2020
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Classic movie that makes you reflect on life's challenges
- ngandacinema
- Sep 10, 2022
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A good movie with a Bad probaganda!!
Reality of life of Tolet people
The movie has the potential to talk for a decades, Must watch film deserve to be received all this acclaimed. Performance of Sheela rajkumar and Santosh Sreeram is like to watch again and again.kutty Dharun Bala also did his job clean. First applause to Director. Chezhiyan Sir..
- ratnamfilm
- May 25, 2021
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The best!
This reminded me of the good old movies by Satyajit Ray. Please bring up more masterpieces like this.
- cute_chiku
- Jul 27, 2020
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Let it to be finished
To let is a never before told story in Tamil cinema. All actors lived the characters. Heroine actress remains a homely icon. Grea8 story and making. Mr. Chezhiandid well.
- sregnanamani
- Oct 28, 2021
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To Let
Good Movie. Everybody acted very well in the movie. The movie was not so good as the movie bored a lot. The movie was focusing only about house problem throughout the movie that made the movie bore. The movie could be more interesting. The movie had no Songs and BGM. The movie was good becaquse of good performances of every actors. Good Movie.
- santhosh-10290
- Jul 3, 2019
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