Paruthi Veeran - Review

One of the best debut performance and that too as hero of the film -not many people have got this opportunity in Tamil Cinema so far. Actually I'm unable to name even a few - hmm..come to think of it - you have Danush in Kadhal Konden (discount his thulluvatho Elamai), Vikram in Sethu (discount all his previous movies)... But all these guys have in one way or the other faced the camera before taking up the film completely on their shoulders. I can only think of the great Sivaji Ganesan's debut in Parashakthi but he too had his fair share of training in acting through dramas. So Karthi is a clear winner in this regard - he has given a stunning performance as Paruthi veeran. He steals the show from the word go in this movie - starting from the introductory scene - to where he uses his muscle power to "pick up" the one that was otherwise brought by a lorry driver - to where he thwarts the "kusthi vathiyar" group almost effortlessly - to where he is seen cutting one of the ears of a policeman who slapped his chittappa (saravanan) - to where he mercilessly ignores Muthalagu's love - to where he realizes the true love of Muthalagu and then tattoos her name with a heart symbol (with a clear ambu) - to where he shows that tattoo to Muthalagu and man you should watch that stylish pose - an amazing actor has arrived. If he continues with this dream run, he is here to give a stiff competition to the likes of Vikram and ofcourse his brother Surya.

Priyamani is a reveletion in this movie - the scene where she is wacked by her father and then hogs chicken curry - truly awesome. And yes she has given a stunning performance in climax - though it could have been done in a much better fashion. But she has done what is expected out of her (infact exceeded the expectation) - so she is not be blamed if the climax turns out be a gory one.

And other familiar faces are Saravanan, Pon vannan and Kanja Karuppu. Its a tailor made role for all three and all have exceled. And I will not be surprised if Nasser gets replaced by Pon Vannan in some of the upcoming movies - especially the films that have a village backdrop.

Coming to the director of the movie - Ameer. First off he comes from Bala's school of direction and no wonder he has chosen a platform where he shows the life of some unknown people. The story line is fairly simple and it goes like "As you sow, so shall you reap". But he has done that with fine screenplay and characterization. The very fact that he could take a debut like Karthi and make him live that character is an indicatioin of the potential that Ameer as a director can offer to the tamil film industry. He has definitely made his presence visible and I will not be surprised if he reaches a legendary status in the next 10 years.

And to the much talked about climax of the movie - yes there is no second thoughts that it is gory and people with a light heart may not be able to even see through the end. You can view this in two ways.

Point A - it is a directors movie and he has all the right to express what he wants in a movie and for all you know Ameer would have thought this climax would justfy the base story line - which is "as you sow, so shall you reap".

Point B - you have people from all walks of life watch movies and having such a scene is certainly going to have its own repurcussions. You certainly cannot watch this movie with the family - but still I could see loads of people coming with their family (including kids) to the theatre - and this movie is apparently given a A Certificate. Do theatres really care about the censor certificates? Anyone hearing???? Hello.....