The humble crime thriller has proved itself to be one of the most popular forms of filmmaking on the streaming circuit, with Netflix particularly keen on either removing in-house smash hits or repurposing forgotten classics and introducing them to a whole new audience. Thunivu falls into the former camp, and it appears like subscribers cannot get enough.
The Tamil heist caper has climbed up the platform's global charts since being added to the library last week, and it is currently in good company, as the rest of the Top 5 is dominated by star-powered originals and high-level adventures, proving that the people understand exactly what they want.
Ajith Kumar and his stunning beard round out the ensemble as a mysterious character from the Tenet school of nomenclature who doesn't even get a name, but it doesn't mean he isn't a force to be reckoned with. When a group of criminals makes their move, they discover somebody's already pulling the strings.
Thunivu is slowly putting more and more pieces on the board, and based on its current public reaction, it's evident that there's a whole heap of people eager to learn how the plot works out by the time the credits are issued.