‘Parasakthi’ early Twitter reactions: Sivakarthikeyan’s film opens to mixed reviews; netizens hail perfor
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After days of waiting, Sivakarthikeyan’s much-awaited historical drama ‘Parasakthi’ finally got cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification.The film released on January 10 and fans rushed to theatres and social media to share their first thoughts. Directed by Sudha Kongara, Parasakthi had big expectations because of its cast, scale, and historical setting.Twitter is filled with early reactions. Some viewers praised the performances and visuals. Many others felt disappointed by the story and execution.
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First half reactions from viewers
One Twitter user wrote, “#Parasakthi 1st Half — Simple & Drama Oriented First Half With Peak Performance in Pre-Inteval & Peak at The Interval Block Till Now SK One Man Show Songs & Visuals r Good Atharava is Energy Booster Let’s Get into 2nd Half!!.”
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Another viewer shared a different view and wrote, “#Parasakthi Rating: 1.5/5.. 1st half ok.. 2nd half, drag, சொதப்பல்.! (Neutral Review from premier show audience) Parasakthi dreams big, but ultimately falls short.”
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Some also said Atharvaa’s role stood out in the first half, while Sivakarthikeyan’s presence felt limited.
Second half criticism and story issues
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A large number of tweets criticised the second half. One detailed review said, “The comedy sequences fail big time, awkwardly attempting to appeal to the period context but landing flat instead. Rather than feeling organic, the humour feels forced and out of sync with the film’s tone.”
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The same review added, “The drama, too, struggles to connect emotionally. The core issue the film tries to address remains vague and underdeveloped.”Another user wrote, “Second half : Too lengthy. Easily predictable. BELOW AVERAGE 1.5 / 5.”Many felt the screenplay was stretched and the emotional connect was missing. Several viewers said the climax did not work and felt weak.
Performances and direction talk
Performances received mixed feedback. One tweet said, “First half : Jayam Ravi steals d show as a villain. Adharva – one of the best role in career. Sika as usual dummy role as like in Velaikkaran.”Another wrote, “#Parasakthi- First half filled with love and romance atharvaa Role is good. Second half the story plot Starts Ravi Mohan acting Mid. Very lengthy Screen play as usual Sivakarthikeyan Plays a Dummy role again.”However, not all reviews were negative. One positive review read, “In her latest period piece, Sudha Kongara delivers action, intrigue, romance and songs in a gripping drama.”The review also praised the director and said, “Kongara shows an excellent rapport with Tamil superstar #Sivakarthikeyan, whose boyish charm is put to good use here.”
Overall Twitter mood
The overall mood on Twitter remains divided.One harsh review said, “#Parasakthi first public review First half very boring unable to sit in seats Interval block adharva death scene to predictable by child also Music below average very flat no hype scenes Climax very worst by director carrer sudha kongra.”The same tweet added, “Better to avoid this movie 1.5 star rating only movie disaster.”‘Parasakthi’ has clearly opened to mixed reactions. As more shows roll out, it remains to be seen if audience word of mouth changes or stays divided in the coming days.
