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it was season of love stories, then comedy, then action
and now it is gangster movie season and Tamil film industry
is churning out dozens of gangster movies. Yet Pudhupettai
stands well apart from all those due to its unconventional
treatment to the story telling and characterization.
Hats off to Selvaraghavan's bold narration and his
crew for presenting a Tamil movie with global flavour.
Dhanush who is desperately
in need of a hit has given his lifetime performance. Though he is
noisy at places and his physique doesn't suit his character and
the energy required, Dhanush steals the show with his matured performance
and body language. Sneha, Sonia aggarwal, Balasingh, Azhagamperumal
and the whole cast have given a decent, realistic and striking performance.
Though the film is sentimental at places, there is not even a single
scene which is too dramatic or overacted.
AravindKrishna and
Yuvan are the backbones of the movie giving exact dimensions to
Selva's perceptions. The new 35mm technology in Cinematography has
captured every minute emotions and details in ultra-closeup shots.
Yuvan's music lifts the mood and feel of each and every scene. The
songs (though only 3) gel well with the situations and the "Variyaa"
bit song is definitely worth the mention. It is disappointing that
the pick of the album "Oru naalil" song is missing in the movie.
Selva is one of the
few directors who understand very well that Cinema is a visual medium.
The characters don't speak much, but emote fantastically. The dialogues
are by Balakumaran and Selvaraghavan and are duly credited by applauses
in the theatres.
On the downside, there
is a kind of morbid feel and too much of blood and violence throughout
the movie. Too much of gore and rude languages are sure to embarrass
the family audience. The movie is a bit lengthy and dragging towards
the end. There are incoherent sequences due to cuts by the theatre
operators to cut short the film which is really painful as it affects
the flow.
A peek into the personal
life of an assassin and his fear for his dear life is new to Tamil
cinema. The hero is not portrayed as a superman who defies gravity
and thrashes hundreds of men in his way. Moreover, the character
is not justified anywhere just because he is the hero and the characterization
is anti-heroic at places too. Usually people coming out of theatres
after watching Selvaraghavan's previous movies are haunted by the
emotional and visual impact of the movie. Pudhupettai is unmistakably
in that league.
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