Direction:

Anand, the much anticipated protégé of AR Murugadoss deserves a tap for bringing a story that is marginally different from the routine stuff we get to see in Telugu cinema. Glad for the fact that the hero isn't the usual super intelligent man on the planet who fools around the villain gang. And if you are expecting a heroine, some serious romance, duets and all that - sorry Tiger is not our routine Telugu hero. Of course, the rest is all same to same..uh!

Now coming to serious business, Tiger is about two thick childhood friends and a serious love story set upon an backdrop of honor killings. Though the storyline and characterization look alluring, with its share of loop holes in the narrative, the film on a whole appeared to be a wasted opportunity.

The first half was engaging enough with an intriguing start and a good blend of love, friendship and comedy. The pre-interval episode was predictable yet buys your attention. However, the second half did not get a deserving treatment and hence fails to give you that emotional high that it promises.

In the course of adapting the story to a Telugu nativity, the narration somehow lacked the smart mix of engaging entertainment through out the film. Of course, the intense performances of the lead actors and few gags here and there manage to get a positive talk over the first half but with a spineless and preachy second half, the film ends on a sour note & a feeling Gosh! Tiger could have been better

Merits:

- Good storyline.

- Performances of Sundeep Kishan, Rahul Ravindran & Seerat Kapoor.

- Engaging first half.

- Decent music and good background score.

De-merits:

- The second half is preachy, predictable and lack lustre.

- Dialogues could have been better.