Despite that the flashback could have been shorter, as they slowed down Venkat's good narration.
The movie runs seamlessly from the turning point to interval,pre- climax and the simple ending. The screenplay presented by the director is pretty new to Indian audience and will be the highlight as Masss is cut almost inch perfect by editor Praveen, serving the right amounts of the action and drama. He just might pick up a couple of awards for his contribution.Aiding the camera-work is the nicely done sets by art director Rajeevan, in the opening song as well as in the MJ tribute number. Rajasekhar proves to be the second hero behind the camera with extraordinary lighting and angles for an Indian film. Songs are quite satisfying on the whole with the added visuals. With the film having some emotional content and sentiments, Yuvan adds some magic touches to compliment them. Yuvan Shankar Raja also nails big time on the background score whether its the feet tapping 'Conman theme' or the darker, thrilling theme. 200% effort from Suriya, explains why himself and Vikram chase concept driven scripts, they are the only ones ready to put so much effort into one film. Suriya's acting prowess seems second to none as he single-handedly holds the film playing a dual role one a grifter and another unexpected surprise role. Turning 40 this year, it doesn't add up to his youthful looks and brilliant physique.
Suriya being the refined actor he is, takes center stage acting his heart out on screen. Venkat and team answers all doubts and critics in a such a fashion, commercial directors might have started taking notes. Songs also seem alright ,almost situational, giving fans and cinema goers unrest on whether this could be one of those experimental movies. Venkat and co announces that there won't be an 'item' number with a scantily clad chick like his previous films.Shortly after that, 'Masss' gets granted an 'U' certificate, you wonder if the director had compensated anything script wise to bring in the family audiences flocking.
Suriya and Venkat Prabhu merge in this sort of spooky tale of twists, now both of them needing a proper hit at the BO.