Captain Miller

"I AM THE DEVIL."

2024 2h 38m TA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 85

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Synopsis

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In the 1930s, during the British Raj, Analeesan "Eesa", a former soldier of the British Indian Army called Captain Miller, is on a mission to protect the people from the British after witnessing an atrocity.

“I AM THE DEVIL.”

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Cast

Dhanush
Analeesan "Easa" / Captain Miller
Priyanka Arul Mohan
Velmathi
Nivedhithaa Sathish
Thaenu
Elango Kumaravel
Kannayya
Shiva Rajkumar
Sengolan
Sundeep Kishan
Captain Rafi
Edward Sonnenblick
Andrew Wandy
John Kokken
Prince

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arun Matheswaran
Writers: Arun Matheswaran, Arun Matheswaran
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arun Matheswaran, shot by Siddhartha Nuni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nagooran Ramachandran shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dhanush and Priyanka Arul Mohan and Nivedhithaa Sathish carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I AM THE DEVIL.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22170036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Arun Matheswaran directs. Siddhartha Nuni behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. Nagooran Ramachandran cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Directed by Arun Matheswaran, shot by Siddhartha Nuni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nagooran Ramachandran shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dhanush and Priyanka Arul Mohan and Nivedhithaa Sathish carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "I AM THE DEVIL.".
8IMDB entry: tt22170036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Siddhartha Nuni
Original score: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Editing: Nagooran Ramachandran
Costume design: Poornima Ramaswamy
Makeup / hair: A R Abdul
Stunt coordinator: Dhilip Subbarayan
Runtime: 158 min · 2h 38m
Status: Released
Budget: $6,016,000
Original language: TA
IMDB: Captain Miller (2024)

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What people are saying

Ritesh Mohapatra2024-01-12
Captain Miller is Dhanush's most rugged and raw film cinematically with promising conflicts and spectacular staging from Arun Matheswaran My Score : 78/100 Captain Miller is undoubtedly the most jagged and gritty staging of Dhanush in a long time. Arun Matheswaran rightfully integrates dacoity, fight for independence and well staged conflicts within the film. He has added brutal gunfights and action choreography is well done throughout while keeping the core emotions elevated at rightful intervals. The presentation of Britishers is pretty stereotypical and repetitive but we can't complain. The music by GV Prakash Kumar is gripping and the background score is efficiently edited into the screenplay. Captain Miller song and its timing is a piece of mass we crave for. The film's runtime is a bit long at 160mins which could have been crisply edited to make more impact. However the cameos are the highlight which sets us up for a rewarding climax. Dhanush is presented as a resilient ruffian against the Britishers who has done his job brilliantly. He has presented all his emotions be it rage , agony, fear and his insecurities with such conviction that he still stays in my list of most hard-work actors of this generation. He is spectacular in the action scenes and equally magical in his vulnerable scenes. Shivrajkumar even though present for short screentime is given the magical staging he deserves. Sundeep Kishan underutilized but solid while he is on screen. Priyanka Arul Mohan gives an promising performance with scope for improvement. John Kokken seriously needs acting lessons as he was very distracting and annoying. Overall, Captain Miller is a promising start for Arun Matheswaran antiques in mass movies. His excellence lies in how well he establishes conflicts and stages raw violence in his films without going overboard. Dhanush's 3 year long sweat is undoubtedly worthy of a watch as this is just the beginning of a devil that Britishers haven't fathomed. The best is yet to come. Kudos to rooted and grounded cinema by Arun which deserves applause. Instagram & X : @streamgenxstrong text

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