Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Review: Paruthiveeran

Finally I got to see this movie last Friday in Hosur. If your question is why Hosur, then the answer is no Tamil movies in Bangalore theatres after the Cauvery verdict.


I would say that this movie is the best in Tamil film industry since ‘Kadhal’. This movie opens well with a shot of a fair in a village near Madurai. From then the movie takes you to a trip to the Paruthiyoor village where you live in for the rest of the movie.


The story is nothing new to our industry. It’s all the about the relationships in a village and a small love story in that. But the way it has been taken shows the hard work of the whole team. Ameer has led the team to its success. Karthi has made a remarkable debut with a splendid performance. I don’t think that any actor in Indian film industry had such a debut. Anyone watching the movie without any prior information about him would never believe that this is his first movie.


What to say about Priyamani? I can’t think of anyone in our industry in her role. She fits in the Muthalagu’s shoes perfectly. No voice could have been better than her voice. (Trivia: No dubbing artists used. Everyone had their own voice). The other special character is of Saravanan’s role in the movie. I didn’t know that he can act like this. Where did he hide his talents all these days? I should also mention about the roles of Ponvannan, his wife, the two old ladies. Ameer had the perfect cast for his script.


The songs and background score of Yuvan would take of him to the next level in his career. With his first village film in which his father ruled the industry for decades, the son’s composition has come up really well. The cinematography of Ramji is the best, our industry had seen in its recent years.


In the end, it is a team work which worked. TWO THUMBS UP.

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