Scene movie review and ratings: There is a version of Suriya that quietly disappeared from Tamil cinema over the years. Not the brooding, earnest superstar of the Singam films or the socially conscious crusader of Jai Bhim. Not the overcooked mass hero of Kanguva or the overstretched nostalgist of Retro. For Suriya’s fans, the version of the actor’s Ayan or Pithamagan is peak cinema. The one who could be funny without trying, charming without flexing and cool without announcing it. Jithu Madhavan, marking his first Tamil film, appears to have found that version, dusted it off and built a film around it. Scene is not a perfect film, but it is a film with a personality, which, in the current landscape of bloated star vehicles, is rare.

DSP Inbaraj, played by Suriya, is a sharp and slightly reckless police officer who has been trying to take early retirement. Before he can leave, a case that he has closed many years ago re-surfaces, questioning his integrity and work ethic.…